I was (Mutsuki), living with my ex-wife Sae and our two elementary school kids. A while back, my family started talking about putting my dad into a nursing home. But Sae said she wouldn’t put a single cent of her own salary toward it. Following my sister’s advice, I threatened her with a divorce, and to my surprise, Sae casually agreed. So we ended up getting divorced. But once I moved back in with my parents, I realized just how much I’d been relying on Sae’s income to support me financially. Six months later, I met up with Sae, bowed my head, and asked, “Can we try again?”
I had no idea what I was doing. Without Sae, my life completely falls apart. I never should’ve gotten a divorce. For the kids’ sake, I should’ve stayed their dad…
So I bowed my head and begged Sae to take me back. She seemed deeply torn. And honestly, who could blame her? Anyone would be confused getting pulled into a divorce and a reconciliation proposal in such a short time. But it’s going to be okay. This time, I’m the one who’s going to step up and support her. We’ll live together and all be happy!
Since I was the one who brought up the divorce in the first place, Sae probably never even wanted to split up to begin with. Thinking that gave me all the confidence to ask, but… Sae just seemed lost in thought.