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Meanwhile, this page claims that a Dutch wife is a real wife, merely an unpleasant one. The Wikipedia article on Bamboo wife claims without any citation. The origin of the English term "Dutch wife" is thought to be from the Dutch colony of Indonesia where Dutch traders would spend long periods away from their wives. But I'm a bit skeptical.
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