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> More than half of Japanese are single. 49 percent of unmarried women and 61 of unmarried men, ages 18 to 34, are not in any kind of romantic relationship. So
by nerdo 12y ago
> More than half of Japanese are single. 49 percent of unmarried women and 61 of unmarried men, ages 18 to 34, are not in any kind of romantic relationship.
So 12-24% of women are sharing men then? Or would this be an artifact of the age bounding and women pairing with older, not counted men?
- tsotha 12y agoOr maybe there's some disagreement between the sexes on what constitutes "a relationship".
- na85 12y agoWouldn't that be shocking.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 12y agoA little of both, I'd guess. They're not immune to the "hooking up" phenomenon over there, are they?
- marktangotango 12y agoDoes hooking up qualify as a 'romantic relationship'? Depends on who you ask apparently.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 12y ago"Romantic" is a euphemism in these things. When even apparently romantic relationships no longer result in marriage, how do you even test them anymore? About the only objective criteria is "did he pay for sex" which lets you rule out prostitution. Everything else is wishy-washy.
- peterwwillis 12y agoOr have more same-sex relationships. Or the men are overemphasizing on the lack of romance in the relationship. Or the unmarried women are seeing married men. Or the statistics are flawed. I think sharing is actually the most likely if you consider the "herbivore men" trend. If more men are unwilling to have a sexual relationship than women, it would figure that the left over "carnivore men" would need to pick up the slack, resulting in sharing. Poor carnivores.