I have the strangest feeling that, in this context, "Commuting Wives" means something completely different than what Urban Dictionary says, but I have no idea what...

Fluffy_Katana said:

I have the strangest feeling that, in this context, "Commuting Wives" means something completely different than what Urban Dictionary says, but I have no idea what...

I don't know what urban dictionary says and now I'm slightly afraid to look, but it's a very literal translation because I couldn't think of the right term to use in English. The Japanese term is 通い妻 and it just means more or less a wife that doesn't live with her husband (but they are still healthily married and visit / spend time together on a regular basis). I'm not aware of any special connotation, but I don't know the cultural context of the term so it's possible there is some. According to pixiv dictionary, it can also be used figuratively for a girl that often comes over and takes care of a guy's house despite not actually being married.

Sorry if the title of the pool was misleading. I'd like to use a more appropriate translation for the term in question if anyone has one.

☆♪ said:

I don't know what urban dictionary says and now I'm slightly afraid to look,

I looked for you, and it's not as dirty as you might fear. It's basically, "someone you see on the commute to work every day."