Comedy | July 27, 2009 | 48 comments

Housewife Charges Husband $4 for Lunchbox, $50 for Sex

source: http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/07/27/housewife-charges-husband-4-for-lunchbox-50-for-sex/

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“It’s strange for a career housewife to be providing her services for free” – under this reasoning one married couple have taken their relationship to a new level, a commercial one.

Each evening the husband finds a note in the kitchen, “Bento – Needed / Not Needed,” and if circling “needed” he must leave ¥400 on the table as payment for the morning’s bento (a bento generally costs ¥300-500 at a convenience store).

The husband, a 48-year-old salaryman, was told one day by his 42-year-old unemployed wife “It’s strange for a career housewife to be providing her services for free – from tomorrow the lunch bento will need to be paid for,” and they later formalised the arrangement with a contract. She did not however opt to charge their son for his bento.

The husband claims his marriage improved after the deal: “Now we spend more time together on weekends,” though he does concede he was embarrassed at first, when co-workers would say such things as “Ah, your lovely wife prepared that by hand for you didn’t she? How nice.”

She also apparently charges him ¥5,000 for the privilege of having sex with her.

However, the arrangement is not one of commercial equality – the wife actually controls the husband’s salary, a common arrangement in Japan, and generously lets him have ¥50,000 of his own salary as an allowance to spend freely, out of which he must pay her to make him his bento, and presumably cover his sexual expenses…

Business commentators describe this “B2B marriage” as “win-win.”
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48 comments // Housewife Charges Husband $4 for Lunchbox, $50 for Sex

  • formichinoo
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      formichinoo  

    • Paying the wife is fine,but when the marriage ends she deserves nothing.Giving in todays money $150 did give me a wild time,cosplay-how I miss that sailor suit!

    • 2 years ago
  • stevieuk
  • remanns
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      remanns  

    • Wow,....that actually makes my cynicism seem light weight,....
      NAH, it makes my 'age 30s' cynicism seem light weight.
      As a devout 'romantic atheist' (sort of like a renounced catholic-once a true believer now soul deep hostile and bitter) in my decrepitude, I can most unfortunately embrace it,...
      -----but it does make me sad.
      Love as politics; thats why I quit. Hell, Tequila is more honest; it doesn't lie,....it slurs.

    • 2 years ago
  • lifestudentno83
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      lifestudentno83  

    • If he's happy then good for him.

      However, I have a problem having to pay for a meal twice over. If I buy the food through my salary, I shouldn't have to pay for it to be prepared. The shopping, amenities, clothing, and bills are paid with the salary the husband makes. Therefore, she benefits from the salary without having to be paid directly. I also would absolutely NOT pay for sex with my wife. This is something we're both supposed to enjoy; sex with a spouse is not a chore nor a service.

      If my wife doesn't want to work that is one thing, and I would be willing to share my earnings with her. However, paying for sex in a marriage is absolutely where I would draw the line.

    • 2 years ago
  • artemis6
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      artemis6  

    • It is the capitalist way . Let us see if it lasts into old age . If they are lucky , one of them will have a sudden death , then no problem . The free markets logical conclusions .... This may be a healthier relationship than most .

    • 2 years ago
  • MotherForTruth
  • remanns
  • artemis6
  • remanns
    • 0
      remanns  

    • Whatever the market will "BARE" (in modern skinsensual times). I think classically, it translates to ; " as long as she doth bear [offspring]" . Otherwise-----headsman/divorce.
      But the market is the judge of all "GOOD(s)" in our mercantile society today,.......... isn't it?

    • 2 years ago
  • maof4brats
  • Ihatethemall
  • Nettle
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      Nettle  
    • maof4brats:

      Well to each his own, but if my boyfriend ever told me to be a little maid in the kitchen, I would drag him into the bedroom, do things to him till he begs for me to stop, then make him do the dishes naked while I sit behind him and watch. Mmmm.

    • 2 years ago
  • maof4brats
  • Nettle
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      Nettle  

    • Netstorm. You're forgetting that this is Japan where women have a very difficult time succeeding in the workforce and are usually second class citizens. I think it's cool that she's demanding recognition and payment for keeping the house and salary in check.

    • 2 years ago
  • netstorm2k8
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      netstorm2k8  
    • Nettle:

      I think she's a whore who wants payment for sex. She perverts the very essence of this man's job as provider. He puts a roof over her head, food in her mouth, and enables her to live. She's his wife, not his mistress, employee, or housekeeper. He works his ass off (Japan, remember), and she does what? Demand payment for being a wife? If so, she's a whore.

    • 2 years ago
  • Nettle
  • div
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      div  
    • Nettle:

      lol, man essence.

      Nettle, netstorm seems to think that women, if not working, must be lifeless drones that follow their husband's wishes. Because, you know, it's not like she's working. Even if she's cooking, cleaning, looking after and raising a child, shopping for the home, making everything work, and so on... well, dontcha know, it's not *real* work, it's just a woman's duty. Or some such bullshit.

    • 2 years ago
  • netstorm2k8
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      netstorm2k8  
    • Nettle:

      I didn't say it wasn't real work. Housewifing is hard work. No one disputes that. But it's called marriage. He's paying the bills, which include all of her needs. How does him paying extra for what a wife is SUPPOSED to do make sense?
      Don't forget, he's the one making the money. He works to feed and clothe and shelter her. Now he has to pay extra for her to do the work he's ALREADY paid for by keeping her golddigging ass alive.
      I hope he starts charging her for her food, her clothes, her rent, her jewelry. See if she doesn't realize the imbalance.

    • 2 years ago
  • Nettle
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      Nettle  
    • Nettle:

      That's YOUR definition of what marriage is 'supposed' to be. I find it to be rather pig-headed and derogatory.

      He makes the money. He pays for house, food, etc. and has personal spending money left over. She lives in the house, eats the food, cleans, and raises the child. And she has no money to call her own. I think it's a way for a woman in a society where women are viewed as second class and wives are often times little more than accessories to gain some recognition.

    • 2 years ago
  • netstorm2k8
  • div
    • 0
      div  
    • Nettle:

      So what, she's a prostitute by the definition. What's your point? She's not a whore.

      By the way, every woman who gets married is a prostitute. They all give sex for (at least) the one time price of a ring. So that makes all men.. what.. johns? Yeah. Johns.

      So, again, what's your point?

    • 2 years ago
  • Nettle
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      Nettle  
    • Nettle:

      Man takes girl to dinner. Man pays big bill. Man probably buys her nice gifts to woo her. Girl approves and they have sex. That prostitution, too?

      This is a CONSENSUAL agreement between them. He didn't leave her or fight. He agreed that it was fair.

    • 2 years ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
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      DeliaTheArtist  
    • Nettle:

      WTF?

      "Housewifing is hard work. No one disputes that. But it's called marriage." Say WHAT?!? That's what marriage is? Ack!

      "By the way, every woman who gets married is a prostitute. They all give sex for (at least) the one time price of a ring. " Say WHAT?!? That's what marriage is? Ack!

      We've entered some odd arena where any piece of a relationship is compared to prostitution?

      Let's remember that every relationship is different. Clearly, this guy LIKES paying for these...er, services... "The husband claims his marriage improved after the deal: “Now we spend more time together on weekends." No one is "perverting man essence" here!

    • 2 years ago
  • div
    • 0
      div  
    • Nettle:

      haha, delia, sorry for the weird comment.

      I was trying to explain that if one looks at this wife as a prostitute, then one must look at all wives as prostitutes, because all women give sex in exchange for a ring. If one sees a wife as someone who does a man's work and gets a "reward" for sex, then yes, she is a prostitute.

      But that's not what marriage is about. One cannot look at marriage in that light.

      Sorry it didn't come across clearly!

    • 2 years ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • div
    • 0
      div  
    • Nettle:

      "Billing sex is pervert, sick and now the line is crossed!"

      You do know that men pay for wedding rings for the legal right to sleep with a woman, right? Of course, there is love and devotion, etc NOWADAYS, but the bottom line is that men pay women for sex through wedding rings. (well, technically, I suppose it used to be to produce offspring... but that's neither here nor there).

    • 2 years ago
  • catchiecoo
  • fatmonkey85
  • mojojuju
  • fuhleesha
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      fuhleesha  

    • I think this is a great solution to the whole under-appreciation problem that many women face. If you want me to have dinner on the table when you get home, give me 10 bucks. Sounds alright to me. The sex part is kind of weird, though...

    • 2 years ago
  • netstorm2k8
  • junipersage
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      junipersage  

    • it makes me wonder how she got to that point, a woman should be rewarded for the things that she does for her husband, she works very hard, but not on a salary basis, either shes a golddigger or he simply neglected her needs for so long that she had to come up with a solution, either way it cant be a healthy relationship

    • 2 years ago
  • Cuddlebones
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      Cuddlebones  

    • That's so wrong. He brings all the money into the house and she's still digging into his pockets by doing everyday things that a wife, or just someone who doesn't have an income, should do. What-a-bitch.

    • 2 years ago
  • div
  • netstorm2k8
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • maof4brats
  • JK47
  • netstorm2k8
  • Viciouspike
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      Viciouspike  
    • netstorm2k8:

      I am with you my man.... I have to pay you for sitting your dumb ass home all day? I bring home the money I pay the bills I buy groceries and etc. and you expect me to pay? That bitch then bumped her head.... I wish the woman I marry would say some shit like that.... On that note Ladies and Gentlemen get a prenup =\

    • 2 years ago
  • ProjectBat
  • CHANLEEPENG
  • bailey78
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      bailey78  

    • Yep sounds right to me. A woman should get paid for the work she does. The common housewife works harder than most office workers. A good woman is hard to find. I have met a lot of women that were good workers but piss poor house wives

    • 2 years ago
  • netstorm2k8
  • ReganMann
  • CalgarC
  • Nettle
    • 0
      Nettle  

    • I think it's pretty cool that a homemaker decided to step up and demand recognition and payment for her life's work, but I would be pissed if my bf wanted cash every time I wanted to play in the sack. Eh, well if it works...

    • 2 years ago
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