According to Eistrup and Kahlig, the Greenlandic men became the losers (Eistrup and Kahlig 2005: 204, with reference to Arnfred 1991:105). Rasmussen (2009) further suggests that even successful fishermen and hunters in practice often rely on their spouses' income. Thus, a growing number of households depend on income from the women, and more than half of the homes where hunting and fishing represent a significant part of the revenues, it is women who earn most of the money. As Rasmussen states: "Single men without these income sources, however, are confronted with severe economic problems" (Rasmussen 2009: 526), and an increasing number of these may in practice often rely on living as "couch surfers” with family and friends, or receive help from ageing parents, which according to Rasmussen only amplifies the extent of social problems in the small villages.