Friendship Marriage: Everything you need to know about Japan’s relationship trends with no love or sex

As the marriage rate declines, a new love trend called “friendship marriage” is spreading in Japan, which is facing a declining population. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), an increasing number of young people in Japan are choosing a new type of marital relationship that is free from love and sex. The report dubbed this trend “friendship marriage.”

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The report says this romantic trend is based on shared values ​​and interests, and people see it as an alternative to traditional marriage.

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What exactly is a friendship marriage?

The report defines friendship marriages as “cohabiting relationships based on common interests and values,” and the trend is that people don’t marry the person they love or share a romantic bond with.

Following this trend, partners can legally marry and live together as husband and wife. People in friendship marriages are also allowed to have relationships with other people based on mutual consent. Additionally, you may decide to have a child through artificial insemination.

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“A friendship marriage is like finding a roommate with the same interests,” SCMP quoted a person who had been in a friendship marriage for three years as saying.

Another person in a similar relationship shared their experience of having a friendship marriage, saying that even if you’re “not the right person to be someone’s girlfriend,” you “can still be good friends.” She also said she wants to be with someone who has similar interests and tastes.

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The SCMP report highlighted that this trend is more popular among asexuals and homosexuals. The report also highlighted the relevance of friendship marriages as this alternative option for homosexuals, as same-sex marriage is not legal in Japan.

How to have a friendship marriage that will please your parents

Friendship marriages can be an escape for people who have no intention of getting married but do it to present a “stable and mature” image in front of society or to please their parents, SCMP News reports emphasized. He also said more than 70 people had gotten married. Because it remains difficult for single women to embrace motherhood in Japan, % of friendship marriage partners chose a marital relationship to have children.