Quote :

"Wakaresaseya perform a variety of functions, but all of them arise from the Japanese dislike of direct confrontation. Rather than pleading with him face to face, a woman whose husband is having an affair may hire a splitter-upper to seduce his mistress away from him. Parents may engage their services to prise off the unsuitable lover of a son or daughter."

Quote :

"As well as breaking up couples, entrapping someone into an affair can be useful to an employer who wants to secure the “resignation” of an employee or a businessman seeking “favourable terms” "

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article7021033.ece

I wonder if there are such companies in the US

2/11/2010 8:50:38 PM

yeah... I used to work for one. I'll tell you this: It's not as fun as it seems

2/11/2010 8:52:16 PM

2/11/2010 9:00:11 PM

You mean I could be getting paid for this?!

2/11/2010 9:13:06 PM

[Edited on February 11, 2010 at 11:38 PM. Reason : ]

2/11/2010 11:35:35 PM

Interesting. I can't say that I'm surprised at all. I'm sure that happens in the US, and the world over, at least the business part of it. Just in the US it's blackmail, does the article say if it's actually legal in Japan?

I could definitely see parents doing it to get rid of some douchbag asshole guy, or girl; especially rich and important people.

What about a 3rd option of splitting people up? Like you're the potential suitor and want to get rid of the competition? So you hire the splitter-uper to get your rival to cheat. I could see that being quite profitable.

2/12/2010 1:07:30 AM