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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
I would disagree here.
Like marriages in the west most are centered around both.
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While I agree that's the realistic approach towards marriage in the west (especially in the prenuptial era we live in), there is this sweeping notion that the ideal marriage involves nothing less than to "love, honor, cherish in sickness, in health till death and so on." (These traditional marital vows that allude to the idea of romance and endurance...not to mention the other factors such as media and the romantic masses). That's why I alluded to "views" instead of focusing on the practicality of it all.
Perhaps I misunderstood since I don't know much, if at all, about Japanese marriage but was curios about MMM's post when he stated it's more acceptable for men to cheat in Japan as long as they're bringing home the money. I thought that, culturally, Japanese marriage is mostly/solely based out of material values. I guess I took his statement too literally.