Marriage material

There’s such a thing as being too organized.

Like the Japanese school that teaches students how to find marriage material.

As the news story puts it, “The Infini school offers various classes for wannabe brides and grooms at a time when many people in Japan are either shunning the institution of marriage or are finding it very difficult to hook up with a partner.

“The school … teaches students how to talk, walk and present themselves elegantly in a bid to capture the hearts and minds of prospective partners and their parents. ...”

Has it come to this?

Don’t the old-fashioned ways of snaring a mate work any more? Such as going to an ice-cream social (if you’re the straight-laced type) or a rowdy bar (if you walk on the wild side).

At this marriage academy, “students also simulate dates, during which their instructors grade their performance and point out what they did wrong.”

Wow. I can hear it now: “Guys, belching during the meal and asking if the lady wants to go Dutch on the bill do not point you in the right direction.”

And the ladies may not be much better. One young lass said, "I'm looking for a man who makes more than $110,000 a year, doesn't ask me to live with his parents and takes good care of me."

Duh! And guys want rich gals who look like movie stars!

Good luck, grads. May you find your soulmate -- or at least save a few bucks at tax time by finding someone you can file a joint return with.