Why don't you break up?

Author: Akizuki Junichi
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Publish Date: 2003-09-02
Features: This is a couple of rivals, with the wife knowing her husband has a mistress and the husband knowing his wife is having an affair. Just as a family war was about to break out, unexpectedly, this married couple of seventeen years, both engaged in extramarital affairs, entered a strange period of stability. Akizuki Junichi seems to be writing a satirical light comedy this time. The protagonist,, is forty-six years old and works as the head of the plastic surgery department at a comprehensive hospital in Tokyo. He lives a seemingly perfect and problem-free family life with his wife,, who is seven years younger than him. However, they both have mistresses— has a close relationship with his colleague,, who is six years younger than his wife, and has developed a physical relationship. , knowing her husband's affair, had a physical relationship with a divorced free photographer. Yet, after seventeen years of marriage, it is unrealistic for them to be unaware of each other's affairs. This novel explores the gaps in marital relationships and the selfish mentality of middle-aged men.