Declining Marriage Rate in Japan
Research done by Goo Japan shows that the number of unmarried folks in Japan is on the increase.
The percentage of unmarried men aged 25 - 29 has reached 70% compared to the 1950's where it was only 34%.
When asked "why are you not married?" most people in the survey said while they did have the intention of getting married, they have not met the right person. Or could they be lying and actually prefer 2D girls/boys, Tenga and Candy Girls?
I remember during my early twenties, I was always wondering where on earth I was going to find the girl of my dreams. I finally found her when working part time at a Japanese restaurant - she approached me first ^^;
Hmmmm. May as well talk about previous girls who I fell in lurve with.
Fell in lurve with her cuteness. I was about 16(?) at the time. Followed her everywhere. Got to know a few of her bodyguards and ended up getting backstage passes all the time. Have a load of photos with her that I will scan and post one day.
Ariel was probably the first 2D girl I had a crush on. Most sweetsome. I even had a little mermaid figure which I took pictures of all the time. I dropped her one day and her leg fell off. She currently sits on my monitor back in my room in the UK.
She worked in a Japanese bookshop in London. I had to wait until she wasn't at the checkout in order to buy health related material. Got a bunch of flowers and approached her during lunch one day. Turned out that she already had a boyfriend but we remained friends.
Saw her walking by in a shopping arcade. Grabbed a bunch of flowers and approached her. We ended up going out with each other for a while before she got bored with me ^^;
Met her at a part time job I had. She was a model who came to London from Japan to learn English. They put her in the kitchen washing dishes as there were not any positions open for waitresses at the time. I offered to help her wash the dishes. We also ended up going out and I was extremely attached to her. Unfortunately, she was they type of girl who liked to have many boyfriends. She told me that she didn't want to hurt me by continuing the relationship and dumped me ^^;
She was a Japanese Idol called Nishida Hikaru who I previously talked about before. Came to Japan to meet her every year. The first time I met her was at the backstage entrance of the Kousei Nenkin Hall in Shinjuku. Managed to pass her some presents. That night, I got a huge bunch of flowers and waited outside the hall after her concert with rollerblades on - the intent of chasing her car and handing her the flowers.
The guards at the hall didnt like the look of me and just before her car came out, 7 or so guards rushed and pinned me to the ground until her car was out of site. They left with the words "This is Japan - you cant do this sort of thing here."
The flowers still looked decent so I got up battered, bruised and skated in the direction of the car as fast as I could. Fate was on my side and her car was stuck at some traffic lights. She opened the window for me with a sorry look and accepted my flowers. I dont think it was her decision to set the guards on me - or at least thats what I like to think ^^;
I tried the same thing the next year at the same time and place but this time I hid well out of site. Unfortunately fate was not on my side and the traffic lights were greener than green - I remember chasing her on my roller blades through Shinjuku in the middle of the road with this huge bunch of flowers until my lungs started to ache - my ashtma got the better of me.
I retreated to sitting infront of a pachinko parlor crying my eyes out until a lady came up to me and asked if I was alright. I said I was fine and offered her the flowers.
Have you met your eternal partner yet or are still looking or do you intend not to marry or are you happy with 2D girls?
