Bachelors looking for love can now learn child-rearing skills to boost their chances of finding a partner.
teaches men how to bathe and dress a baby and also helps them understand a woman¡¯s perspective on child-rearing, according to Ikumen University, the Osaka-based company behind the course.
Ikumen is a made-up word deriving from ikuji (child-rearing) and the English word ¡°men,¡± and usually refers to married men who take up active roles in child-rearing.
Participants in a session Sunday in Tokyo wore a 7-kg pregnancy jacket, were taught how to improve communication with a potential spouse and filled out a worksheet stating traits women are deemed to dislike in men.
¡°I wanted to create a form of certification proving a man¡¯s child-rearing skills and support for married life,¡± said course instructor Takeshi Akiyama. ¡°Matchmaking agencies can advertise such men as having ¡®extra value¡¯ by letting potential partners know he will support the marriage.¡±
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