Looked up chapter 1, chapter 20 and skimmed through another many chapters (from 2 to 7) and then from 14 to 20.
It is not wholesome for someone as old as me. I think, i plan, i rationalize. My prefrontal cortex has developed and with it i cannot see this marriage surviving long-term in real life.
Wife has a child from another man - Socially dead in Japan.
What's normal statistically? Single parents getting together.
In her case a woman like her needs to kiss the feet of her husband (not literally). Instead we see quite a toxic dynamic of constant ridicule and disrespect.
It's wrong to expect single parents to be forever grateful, not because it's bad to want this but because humans are just like that. For what we should feel forever grateful we eventually make it a minimum baseline (psychological mechanism to save us from debt). Her reaction is normal, her personality though is shitty.
Why are there so many people don't like it?
- Because they are rational adults
- Because they experienced it
- Because they know statistics and psychology
It's hard to see comedy in something that you know is set up to fail.
Attitude to the husband is something we could see towards husbands who cheat on their wifes.
P.S. My personal 5cents. Both of "his" children have black hair while their hair differs. Her first child has HER hair. He has light brown or brown hair, their children have black hair.
Due to Japan having cucking epidemic in media and in real life, this story is perfect set-up for NTR.
Her constant disrespect towards him and denial of intimacy tells us about likely situation of having an affair.