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Survey reveals type of man Japanese secretaries don't want for a husband

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By Angelina Lucienne

Rakuten Research has released the results of an online poll about the kinds of men women in Japan do not want to marry, and as a result the heads of lonely trolls are exploding all over Japan.

Collating results from 100 female secretaries between the ages of 30 and 49, the survey had three possible answers for each prompt: “I’d be OK with marrying him,” “I’d be hesitant to marry him,” and “I absolutely would not marry him.” Only the 10 list of undesirable traits in potential husbands were published, and only three qualify as being so bad that the respondents said there’s no way they’d marry them.

10. He likes work so much he almost always works on days off.

This one wasn’t too bad with Japanese women. They said they’d be alright with marrying this type of man, but its presence on the list shows it’s far from their favorite quality in a partner. It’s hard to find fault with excessive overtime in Japan anyway, as such behavior could get you labeled as a “monster employee.”

Next, numbers 4-9 all got an overall response of “I’d be hesitant to marry him.” They’re not deal-breakers, but no one’s lining up to snag these guys, either.

9. He flatters his superiors.

Does anyone like a kiss-up? It appears not.

8. He changes jobs often.

While Western readers might feel like this is unreasonable, you’re expected to stay with one company for most of your professional life in Japan. Changing jobs too often might mean people peg you as unreliable or disloyal.

7. He flatters women.

It’s almost like flattery is different from sincere compliments.

6. He only uses pet names with cute female coworkers.

But old-time sexual harassment is so in, eh Tootsie?

5. He wastes time.

If you’re going to be married, you might want to spend time together once in a while.

4. He thinks chores are the woman’s job.

You can just say goodbye to having a career or any kind of life outside the home if you marry this guy.

Finally, the last three qualities had women running for the hills.

3. He tends to show contempt toward women.

It’s refreshing to hear this, as Japan keeps sliding down the ranks with regard to the gender gap.

2. He seems like he would be lost without his job.

Retired life is going to be painful if you’re taking care of someone who doesn’t know how to cope.

1. He often says or does things that show he looks down on others.

Source: Jin

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I can find fault with excessive overtime.

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Ooooooh, what an insightful survey. So, it seems to me like women want a man who is nice and likes them.

This is the kind of article stupid girls share on their facebook and say something like "ooh, yeah, this is like sooooooooo truuuuuuuuueeeeeee <3<3<3<3<3"

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OOOooooooohhh it's freaking rocket science!!! No, actually it's not, but I'm sure someone out there must feel like this story is soooo great as it's full of scientific findings because it 'connects' so well with them. WOW a sampling of 100 women in a country with 127.5 million people. They really went all out to get an accurate survey done with this one. (/sarcasm)

What ever happened to using your brain, you know, common sense? Can't common sense ever be the flavour of the month in Japan?

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He seems like he would be lost without his job.

Without his job ? Women I know say wouldn't consider a jobless man as a marriage prospect.... except rich ladies of a certain age that are on the market for a toyboy.

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Is there such thing a perfect couple? Let put financial prospect a side. Everything else is unpredictable; we all changes from time to time depend on our circumstances, job issue, family issue, health issue. These issues can have an effect on the way we behave and our attitude toward our partner. You can never choose a perfect partner but you can make a perfect partner. The keys to make a perfect partner are to respect, to trust and be supportive. To marry a rich partner, who wouldn’t want that? Good luck

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Number 8 is really dumb, especially with the thing about contracting being so "in" nowadays.

Life is also unpredictable, so if you expect things to play out like a movie script, you're in for a very rude and nasty surprise, guaranteed!

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Based on my experience, this is quite true in some cases..Japanese men who are working in a good company or as a public servant, government employee etc would probably work for 10-12 hrs a day and only have 1 day off a week..so that is one reason why you can't even have time to talk to them or spend time with them because of their busy schedule which is really affecting a relationship. This might sound strange, but this is reality in many cases.;(

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He likes work so much he almost always works on days off.

Uhh ... I'm pretty sure that 'he' is working because he has to or is at least expected to. I haven't met many people - men or women - who prefer working to relaxing or doing things they enjoy; especially when they only have one day off per week.

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The answers to the quesiton no one asked.

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They want to have their cake and eat it, too?

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Number four is a deal breaker.

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