In northern China, this particularly means a guy lives on his woman's money, especially those who mean it and don't go out and work to take the responsibility. it's not a good word for men, usually 吃软饭的男人 would be looked down upon by others.

“吃软饭”基本上指靠女人（一般是妻子或女友）养活的男人。 The man who does't work and depends on his wife or girlfriend.

基本正确。“吃软饭”是带有贬义的。男人从女性朋友（通常是同辈、非亲友）那里得到好处，就难免被说成是“吃软饭”；但类似的关系反过来，女性从男性那里得到好处，则没有那么多批评或蔑视。这也反映中国社会男性女性角色之间的差别。

看情况，如果一个男人靠女人的钱来维生的话就算了.a kept man