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A man refused to speak to his wife for more than 20 YEARS
because he was 'sulking', adding: "There's no going back now".
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Father-of-three Otou continued to live with his wife and family
, speaking normally to his children, but he never uttered a word to his
long-suffering wife Katayama Yumi for two decades. She spoke to her partner and
addressed him as usual but to no avail - he would only nod or grunt in reply.
Revealing the reason behind his silence, the man said he was
"jealous" of the attention his wife gave their children. The bizarre
problem came to light after the Japanese couple's 18-year-old son, Yoshiki,
wrote into a TV show asking for help to reunite his parents.He said he had never heard his parents speak since as far
back as he can remember. "My father doesn't talk to my mother but my
mother talks normally to him," he explained on the show."It's a one way chat."
His 21 and 25-year-old sisters could also not remember a
time that they had ever heard their parents speak to each other. Speaking on
the TV show, which is understood to be filmed in the city of Nara, Southern
Japan, the father explained his reasons for giving his wife the silent
treatment.He felt she was not giving him enough attention. "When
the kids were born my wife was very involved and busy in raising the kids."I was kind of jealous. I was sulking about it."There's no going back now I guess," he added.The Japanese show plotted to reunite the parents by
arranging a meeting between them at the same park where they had their first
date. And the strange situation had a talkative ending.After visibly struggling, the father manages to utter a few
words to his wife as they sit together on a bench in Nara Park.As their children watch on and cry, Otou says: "Somehow
it's been a while since we talked. "You were so concerned about the kids."Yumi up until now, you have endured a lot of hardship.
I want you to know I'm grateful for everything."The pair promise their future together won't be so quiet.
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