I see the situation similar as you do, and I am living in Japan since almost 40 years with my Japanese wife. I am from Europe.Zambales wrote:In a nutshell. It's a pointless thread really because he only wants someone to agree with him that the blame lies with the Japanese culture and not with his wife. You can and try and advise people but sometimes you need to back off and let them make their own mistakes which hopefully they can learn from in the future.droid wrote:And once again, someone asks a crowd for advice just to have some sound boxes while pondering, but still stick to the initial plan, without willing to try anything else out.![]()
This Japanese woman is manipulating her husband in Mexico in a very selfish and cruel way, this despicable behavior has nothing to do with 'Japanese culture' or 'Cultural differences'.
In Japan it is not really about her former life as a hostess. It's about that she did not inform him prior to their marriage. This is not what a Japanese former hostess will do if she really wants to get away from that business. She will do more the opposite as Japanese hostesses are good in conversation and they would try to convince a man before marriage that nobody can be a better wife than a former hostess.
She wants him to give her his salary, despite she is also working and earning well. However this is not what a typical Japanese woman is doing - only a married Japanese wife with children and with no or low income will ask for sufficient money for support and for paying all bills and loans.
Young couples without children working full-time and living in rented rooms share most expenses 50/50.
Another red flag is violence against her husband, showing up around the house with a knife, moving out for months but insisting in strange promises to return and share rooms again coming May. What should that mean?
No, this is NOT the typical behavior of any average Japanese woman.