Maybe Gloria Steinem was right:

"Women need men like fish need bicycles." Young Japanese women, who are opting out of marriage in droves, seem to have it figured out.

"Many young Japanese women live carefree lives, staying at home with their parents, paying little if any rent, letting their mothers cook their meals, clean their rooms and do their laundry. Many work dead-end jobs that don't pay much but don't cause much stress and give them enough spending money to buy designer handbags, shoes, clothes and jewelry and enough time to take overseas holidays with their girlfriends."
USA Today story

Sounds great! Where do I sign up?