Japanese Meeting Ways

We have various ways to meet lovers or marriage partners. Some ways are accident and others are made intentional. I don’t know about the ways in foreign countries well. In Japan, people meet their lovers or marriage partners by normal ways or unique ways. I want to introduce Japanese ways to meet lovers. First, almost people encountered their lovers at school or office. I think that this way has possibility to meet lovers the most. The reason is that they meet a lot of various people and they spend long time together at school or office. They have a lot of chances to meet and fall in love. I also met my boyfriend at university. I spent much time with him at school so I could know him very well and loved him. Next, we have a traditional way to meet marriage partners and we call it Omiai. Long time ago, almost all of people meet their marriage partners by Omiai. But now, only people who can’t find their marriage partners often use this way. At first, they exchange pictures of them and information. If they like the picture and information, they can meet directly. When they meet, their parents usually accompany with them. If both of them and their parents like each other, they can establish second meeting. Finally, some people find lovers by Goukon. It’s like a party and people who are strangers each other attend it. Even if they can’t find lovers, they can meet new friends there. The number of people depends on the party, but basically 8 people (4 boys and 4 girls) attend the party. They enjoy talking, drinking, playing the game and karaoke there. If they are interested in someone, they can ask his/her cell phone number or establish second meeting. Thus people have a lot of chances to meet lovers or marriage partners in Japan, and I think that there are countless ways in the world. The ways are essential for us because we can meet various people and fall in love by the ways.