To Ito, this is important. "I don't know if we can really call it sotsukon if the wife's lifestyle is being paid for by the husband," he says. "Wives need to be financially independent to truly graduate from marriage."

对伊藤来说，这一点十分重要。他说：“如果妻子的生活方式是由丈夫出钱维持的话，我不知道那是否真的可以称之为‘卒婚’。做妻子的需要在财务上独立，才能名副其实地从婚姻中毕业”。

Individualization of the family

家庭成员日趋独立

The Japanese family as a whole is changing, says Ishii-Kuntz。

石井真子说，作为一个整体，日本家庭正在发生变化。

"Family members have become more individualized. Each family member is allowed to seek whatever he or she wants, rather than spending all their lives taking care of family members," she says.

她说：“家庭成员变得个性化。每一个家庭成员都可以寻求他或她想要的东西，而不是把一辈子都用于照顾家人。”

Multiple generations of adults living in one household is becoming increasingly rare in Japan, she adds. Furthermore, it is not unusual for husband and wife to sleep in separate beds in the same room.

她补充说，几代同堂的家庭在日本正在变得日益罕见。此外，夫妻在同一个房间里分床而睡的情况也并不少见。

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