Lunch Zake - Ch. 10 - The 10th Cup

[MangaDex]

 

[Bireus]

This series perplex me. They're on speaking terms with their ex spouse, but one is clearly not in the Childs life constantly. It doesn't seem like they aren't able to be in that child's life, but it gives the impression that they choose not to be.

 

[Guyincognitus]

This series perplex me. They're on speaking terms with their ex spouse, but one is clearly not in the Childs life constantly. It doesn't seem like they aren't able to be in that child's life, but it gives the impression that they choose not to be.

Yeah that's the thing that's been bugging me too. Like, if you're gonna cry about it do something. Be with your daughter like you are with all these randos. I assumed there were extenuating circumstances but at this point I really have to wonder about where her priorities are. It's actually getting a bit frustrating.

 

[HawkGoggles]

I don't know about recently but Japan was always be picky with joint custody. It wasn't common even in the early 2000s. One parent wold keep the child and the other wouldn't even have visitation rights. The child tends to go to the person who can provide the most. So seeing Shouko with the type of job she has now I don't think she'd be able to keep her daughter. Divorce is a clean break and she had no home or job after it so he wasn't going to be able to see her child until she was stable and she seems to have done that. She is literally doing the best she can.

 

[ShrimpShady]

Damn girl that sucks

 

[soidish]

I just cannot understand the Japanese norm that wives would stay at home while the husbands still be able to work. It will create a significant disadvantage to the women if divorcing, they will not have any income therefore it would be hard to get custody.

 

[EchoGirl]

This series perplex me. They're on speaking terms with their ex spouse, but one is clearly not in the Childs life constantly. It doesn't seem like they aren't able to be in that child's life, but it gives the impression that they choose not to be.

Have we seen the daughter express interest in also wanting to see her? I can imagine it’d be tough for a child since divorced couples might be looked down upon if they have a kid but even if outta convenience I’d think there’d be usefulness in having a parent take care for a weekend now and then to not worry about a babysitter or so

But I guess there’s stepparent tension too tho sucky if there was an implied cheating/affair

I just cannot understand the Japanese norm that wives would stay at home while the husbands still be able to work. It will create a significant disadvantage to the women if divorcing, they will not have any income therefore it would be hard to get custody.

apparently it’s common for female office workers to “retire” after marriage but unless they all get money as a gift like in Korean weddings, other than suddenly having a kid id think more ppl would wanna save up if the breadwinner didn’t also get a raise/promotion before a proposal tho apparently japan is more affordable but I imagine it’s changed these days pandemic aside considering the population talk

 

[orangerain7734]

I do have to wonder what led up to the divorce to begin with. Just from that brief look at the flashback, the father seemed giddy about the divorce, or maybe that was a wry smile as he was talking to his junior (maybe the same girl he's going to remarry with?). Meanwhile, the mother looked like an empty husk right up until their child started crying. Sure, the dad's taking responsibility for waking her up (if that was even his fault, didn't notice what he did that would imply doing so), but the mother's clearly at a breaking point if that much was enough to get her crying, as well. I don't know if the dad was giving enough support to the mom on top of helping looking after the child and making the income to support the family, but it seemed clear that neither of them were happy with the current status of their marriage.

One also has to wonder if the dad is giving the mother less opportunities to see her own daughter so she could get to know her soon-to-be new mom under the guise of giving the old mom time and space to get her life back together. As someone who grew up with divorced parents, myself, it breaks me to see the kid being used as a means to make or break a relationship like that.

 

[fatto_catto]

I wonder if the ex-husband would ever notice his new girlfriend had she not helped him with his work, he just gives off the vibe of person fixated on efficiency rather than little things in life.

 

[t28]

It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are. Hearing that your ex is about to start another family, and someone else will be replacing you (...and your kid will look at them as “mom” / “dad” in place of you) is a pain that I hope none of you ever have to experience.

And that’s bad enough even if there was no funny business involved to get to that point — if there was adultery leading up to it as well then the pain is 10x worse.

 

[mrboxeater]

Kinda of evil, get ur ex-wife like that in public and then ambush her with a convo like that...if i were her i would cry.

 

[MacMeaties]

Oh I absolutely get the vibes the exhusband is manipulative, like there wasn't any physical abuse but emotional abuse was low key and insidious.

 

[EchoGirl]

Oh I absolutely get the vibes the exhusband is manipulative, like there wasn't any physical abuse but emotional abuse was low key and insidious.

I can imagine ppl being impulsive and rushing into relationships but stubbornness aside if not arranged/political business marriages, i wonder if there would be some precedent in the future where an engaged couple would have to do like a hundred hours of couples therapy together before they're allowed to be married, tho i guess that'd be too controlling/hard to enforce