Why don't you break up?

Author: Akizuki Junichi
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
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 is about to break out, unexpectedly, this married couple of seventeen years, both engaged in extramarital affairs, enters 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 with his wife,, who is seven years younger than him, in what appears to be a perfectly happy and problem-free family life. 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., on the other hand, had a physical relationship with a divorced freelance photographer because she discovered her husband's infidelity. Yet, for a couple married for seventeen years, this is unrealistic. This novel explores the gaps in marital relationships and the selfish mentality of middle-aged men.