My problem with dating Japanese Women

He recounts pursuing Japanese women from age 17, dating at least 11, having 30-plus hookups, and marrying one in 2018. After divorce, shallow Japanese-language communication and a disappointing encounter with Mizuki weakened his idealized preference for Japanese women. Positive experiences with European women shifted his attraction; Japan, Japanese study, and relocation now no longer interest him.

A lifelong Japan-centered romantic project is reframed as completed, disappointing, and ready to be abandoned.