Learning about marriage

Hi, everybody. How was this weekend? Did you enjoy?
I enjoyed this weekend. Especially today, I had good time with my host father.
We went to shopping mall today, because I really wanted to buy Japanese foodstuff.
There were many kinds of Asian food. As today was Chinese New Year’s Day, there were many Chinese people. I could find many Chinese foodstuff for New Year meals,
for example, big crabs, big shrimps, and several kinds of seafood. My host father and I were interested in the seafood and touched them without asking. However, clerks of the shop didn’t care about us. We enjoyed watching these things and touching them. haha
After that, I bought many Japanese foodstuff, some fruits and skim milk. What I was surprised was the price. I couldn’t believe it. It was 50$.I forgot that Japanese food was foreign food here, and I bought many stuff without seeing the price. If I were in Japan, I could buy same things with half price. After I finished shopping, we went to coffee shop and talked for two hours. Topic was marriage. It was interesting for me. I knew the truth that I’ve not noticed. My host parents didn’t marry. It may not be raised as the matter here, but it was amazing thing for me. They have 5 children and they have lived together for 30 years. Why didn’t they get married? It was strange! How have they kept relationships? According to my host father, he and host mother are good friends still now. They don’t tide each other. My host mother went to Africa for two months as volunteer. Why could she do that? The reason is easy. They are friends. While she stayed there, host father did all house work by himself. He also does house work everyday as my host mother does. They share the cost of living. Both are working and pay the half cost, so they have same positions in their house. My host parents are not same as Japanese couples. In Japan, many women who get married don’t work. It is evidence that they get married with a good husband. It is still believed by many people; however, it is a little old opinion. They don’t need to work. It is easy to live for women, but they don’t have power in their house. They always do house work for their husband. When they need money, they ask their husband. I don’t like the situation. I can work. I want to use money freely without asking. That’s why I agree with my host parents finally, and my thought changed. I noticed that we can make family without marriage. I know it is sometimes hard to keep. However, we can do similar thing like my host parents. What is the most important thing for doing like my host parents is making promise with partners before marriage. So…..I should find a guy who agrees with my opinion. It may be difficult.
Every body, what do you think about this opinion?