He wants to be a house-husband!
Have you heard the term ‘himo otoko‘? It is a term that describes a man who is financially dependent on women. While it may sound unconventional, this man happily refers to himself as the one who lives off the incomes of his wives. His recent claims about remaining a himo otoko and having 54 children have made him a social media sensation. Here’s the story.
Ryuta Watanabe is a 36-year-old Japanese influencer who earns somewhere around 1.25 million yen a month. While this may be a huge figure for some of us, Watanabe has some other plans that don’t involve a job altogether. He wants to remain a house-husband relying on the incomes of his multiple wives and making babies all the time. Though Japan doesn’t legalize polygamy, the man claims to be living with his 3 ‘wives’ and he already has 4 children with them. Besides, has 7 more children from his past relationships. All his relationships are unregistered partnerships and he is even involved on-and-off with a fourth partner. So, 3 wives, 1 girlfriend, and 11 children already but the man still doesn’t wanna stop.
Being a school dropout, Watanabe was involved in over 20 part-time jobs over his career path. But now he has settled on being not just a social media influencer but also a gigolo. Wondering what it means? Well to define, a gigolo is a man who is financially supported by a female lover. Watanabe proudly believes in his ‘profession’ as he feels he was “born to do it”. His goal in life is to engage in s**ual activities over 28 times a week! He claims that this will increase his chances of conceiving with multiple partners. He also plans to refrain from self-pleasuring to prevent ‘sp*rm wastage.’
Watanabe’s ambition is to become a “God of Marriage” surpassing the record of a Japanese shogun, Tokugawa Ienari. The person had fathered 53 children with his 27 mistresses. Watanabe is quite open about his polygamous lifestyle on social media and claims to be earning millions from this. But netizens don’t seem to be quite happy with this lifestyle.
As these claims went viral on social media in 2024, people are expressing disgust and outrage against the influencer. While some are calling it a ‘cult religion’, others are afraid of the bullying his kids will have to face as they grow up in this ‘unconventional’ family tree. Some users have even made sarcastic remarks calling him an ideal partner for women looking to have children without marriage.
