TC 4

EP4. ◇ Overcome by Loneliness

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I often travel abroad for work, so I can’t always be with my family every day.
Still, when I’m in Japan, I think I have more conversations at home than most.

I’ve always talked to my wife about everything—
from what happened at the company to the people I met overseas on business trips.

Even now, that hasn’t changed.

But a few years after our marriage, my wife, though not blatantly,
> “clearly began showing signs of avoiding sex with me.”

Since it was such a delicate matter, I never forced her,
and just let things be.

If it had only been a short-term whim, it would have been fine.
But unfortunately, even after all that time,
> “her cold, distant attitude toward me never improved.”

And what’s more, from time to time,
> “I began to notice remarks from her that seemed to clearly look down on me.”
Because of that, my love for her gradually grew smaller.

The unreasonable unfairness was unbearable,
> “and a deep loneliness simply spread throughout my heart.”

Even so, we still bathed together, cooked meals, watched movies,
and whenever we were together,
> “we always enjoyed chatting with each other as usual…”