Crazy Reason Why a Japanese Couple Divorce Every 3 Years
A Japanese couple who can’t agree on their last name has agreed to divorce and remarry every three years so they can take turns using their respective last names.
Japanese law clearly states that couples must agree on a single last name to use after they get married. What happens when two lovers just can’t decide which one of their family names to use? That was the conundrum of a young couple from Hachioji city, on the outskirts of Tokyo. They found themselves in a pickle when they decided to tie the knot, after a few months of dating.
The wife-to-be was very frustrated about not being able to keep her maiden name. Her fiancée complained about it to some friends also. That’s when he found out about another couple with the same problem who had managed to fix it by divorcing periodically and getting remarried under the other partner’s last name. Which is exactly what they decided to do.
After the man, who works as a civil servant, presented the solution to his fiancée, they decided to go through with it. In 2016, they got married for the first time and used his last name for three years. Then, in 2019, they divorced and then remarried, using the wife’s maiden name. This July, they are scheduled for another divorce, after which they plan to remarry using the husband’s family name.
This compromise does solve their original disagreement. The Japanese couple, who preferred to remain anonymous, both admit that periodically changing their last name is somewhat problematic. The husband still goes by his family name at work, but when it comes to procedures and paperwork, it can get confusing.
Link: Oddity Central
