I watched the Japanese series 'We Married as a Job,' and I found that it resonated in very clever ways for any modern marriage in Europe or North America as (I assume) in Japan. It explored these issues not only from the wife's perspective (which is initially how the audience is introduced to the show), but eventually from the ensemble cast's review of how everyone struggles with expectations and what equality means in a changing society. I liked how it embraced things in a 'Toyota way' which is to say that as a managerial consultant, we were taught to look at how systems impact individuals and their choices vs. strictly how individuals act. This wasn't to excuse bad apples, which evidence shows are harmful to the whole system, but to understand that individuals and their values are constantly negotiating available known options. I think about that a lot in my marriage as well as my work life. What is the individual's perceived decision tree vs my decision tree and why? What's shaping our interpersonal interactions and our interactions within the larger community?

That show was really good - I love the monologues each character has as they consider decisions. I especially love the build up to the episode where the wife coins the phrase 'love exploitation' and the husband immediately understands the concept.