Our marriage isn't bad. But there was a part of me that was hurt.
My husband is a man who works very hard. No matter how busy he is, he never complains, and he has overcome many difficult situations in the past. He is tough and doesn't give up on things easily. He is cool and detached, but he cares deeply about people. A fair amount of time has passed since I married such a man. Our marriage isn't bad. However, there are feelings within me that I just can't seem to resolve. When I try to face them head-on, We don't fight every day. We go out together sometimes, and we have normal conversations. Even so, there are things that have gradually piled up over our long life as a married couple. There was a time in the past when I was overwhelmed with everything—work, raising children, and more. I felt trapped with no way out, and there were nights when I would cry alone in secret, screaming “someone help me” in my heart. Thinking about it now, I suspect that…
