Walking marriages" have many effects on family life. For example, pizuchuma's youngest daughter is the same age as Dashi's. Dashi is clear about his feelings. "I am closer to nieces than to my daughter,because I must always consider their upbringing and their education " It is dashi and his brothers who are financially responsible for pizuchuma's children, not their father. And when dashi was growing up,the most important man in his life was his father, but his mother's brotheir. Similarly, dashi's baby girl will be brought up by her uncle's.