In a country where polygamy is illegal, a man with four wives and two girlfriends is aiming to give birth to 54 children and become the “god of marriage” eventually.
The 36-year-old man, Ryuta Watanabe, lives in the northern prefecture of Hokkaido in Japan. He has not been working for the last 10 years and has living on the salaries earned by his wives and girlfriends.
As reported by Shueisha Online, Watanabe already has 10 children and has been living with two of them and three of his wives.
He has stepped into the role of househusband and does all the housework, cooking and takes care of the children.
The household expenses which are around $6,000 every month get split between his wives and girlfriends.
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Watanabe said his aim is to break the record of fathering the highest number of children in Japan and gaining the title of so-called “God of Marriage”.
As per records, Tokugawa Ienari - who was a shogun and died in 1841 - had fathered nearly 53 children with 27 concubines in his reign in the Edo Period.
“I want to have 54 children so my name will go down in history. I’m still looking for new wives," Watanabe said.
Way of the Househusband
And I thought a man with two wives would be happy
As per records, Tokugawa Ienari - who was a shogun and died in 1841 - had fathered nearly 53 children
So…52?
Nah. He died during childbirth of the 53rd. Kid was already crowning, so just give him the W.
Okay wtf, this guy looks dumpy as shit and all his wives are decent looking too. Like… it’s not even a religious cult thing? It must be a combination of sexual prowess and mad levels of charisma that I will never be able to understand.
I looked them up. The women are pretty average by Japanese standards. They just know how to do their hair and makeup well and take care of their skin. And the guy while not really handsome looks better than many Japanese guys. Many Japanese men don’t know how to take care of themselves and dress terribly. They look like dweebs and are not charismatic and often misogynistic assholes.
If you dress well, are a gentleman and charismatic and not a misogynist you can easily woo women out of your league in Japan.
Well, looks aren’t important to everyone, especially if the other person is ready to handle housework, br a stay at home husband, has plenty of charisma as you said, is caring etc.
Good god, I have two kids and that’s enough.
I doubt he’s a very good father to any of them. Probably can’t remember most of their names.
Hell I’ve got 2 kids and 2 dogs (and fostering a third), and I fumble and jumble their names all the time. Usually get it right by the third name.
Our chickens are like 4 months old now. We have 9 and I can probably only name like half of them.