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Kusojiji-
Even if you disagree with jt, there's no need to resort to insults. Let's keep the discussion civil, shall we?

You certainly take a pessimistic view of the situation. While many of the things you said may very well be true for many people of the older generation who view their relationship as more of a...

Just to play devil's advocate a bit here, but most of the older generation (50/60) of Japanese women I personally know, have a much better deal than the men. They make the breakfast and lunch in the...

Azuma_fujin
While I agree that the situation you describe sounds quite frustrating, I think you are wrong in believing it to be typical.

I'm also a foreign woman married to a Japanese man, and...

I occasionally find it a little annoying to be complimented this way (again), but as someone else said, people are not saying these things out of ill-will, so why get worked up about it?

I usually...