世論 What Japan Thinks

With today being Husband and Wife Day in Japan – the date is 11/22, and one way of pronoucing the numbers is ii fuufu, or in kanji 良い夫婦, which means “Good Husband and Wife” – here is a short but perhaps sweet survey from goo Ranking on the secrets of maintaining that newlywed feeling. As usual, no demographics information bar that the data was collected between the 25th and 27th of September 2007. Presumably the respondents were all married. Separate rankings for male and female would have been welcome, but perhaps that wouldn’t be in keeping with the spirit of the day.

What’s your secret? Mine is plently of hugs.

Ranking results

Q: What are the secrets for maintaining that newlywed feeling?

Rank	Secret	Score
1	Express thanks when your partner helps you out	100
2	Listen fully to your partner’s talk	89.2
3	Have shared hobbies	85.2
4	Help each other with the housework	73.3
5	Be sure to celebrate anniversaries	68.9
6	Go on holiday together at least once a year	68.3
7	Don’t sleep in separate rooms	68.0
8	Don’t have secrets	61.0
9	Praise your partner	55.2
10	Exchange greetings even when tired	54.1
11	Make time for dates for just the two of you	52.3
12	Eat together at least once a day	39.5
13	Say what you want to say	38.1
14	Take baths together	37.5
15	Hold hands or link arms when walking together	34.3
16	Kiss frequently (when going out, before bed, etc)	32.0
17	Don’t grumble about your partner’s work	29.4
18	Say “I love you” to each other	27.6
19	Don’t remove your wedding ring	26.7
20	Don’t wear sloppy clothes even around the house	25.6