I’m Asuka. I have two elementary-school-aged daughters with my husband, Yusuke. I thought we were just your average family of four. Yusuke used to be a freelancer, but when things didn’t really take off, he switched careers to become a salaryman. At the same time, I stepped down from my full-time role as the primary breadwinner to work part-time. Then, one night, Yusuke told me we “needed to talk,” and our lives were turned upside down.
Yusuke’s sudden words left my mind completely blank. When I asked for a reason, he just kept repeating “irreconcilable differences.” To make matters worse, he threatened to cut me off financially if I didn’t agree to a divorce. When I asked if he’d found someone else, he clearly got flustered. He refused to show me his phone, and when I asked about the girls or the mortgage, he just snapped, “Not my problem.” I supported him the entire time he was struggling as a freelancer, and the second I switch to part-time work, he pulls this? It’s beyond cruel. I’m past the point of shock and sadness—now, I’m just pure livid.