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Husband has gone 20 YEARS without speaking to his wife since she upset him
Daily Mail ^ | 31 Dec, 2016 | PADDY DINHAM

Posted on 12/31/2016 5:07:55 PM PST by MtnClimber

Although most couples have experienced a long and awkward period of silence after a row it is unlikely to compare to a husband and wife who have not spoken for two decades - but continue to live with each other. Otou Katayama, from Nara, southern Japan, continues to live with his three children and wife, Yumi, who perseveres in making conversation with him but has only ever received a nod or a grunt in response for 20 years. The Japanese couple's silence was revealed by their 18-year-old son Yoshiki, who wrote into a TV show asking them to fix the situation as he had never heard them have a conversation.

And sure enough, a meeting was arranged between them in the park where they had their first date, as their emotional children watched on. 'Somehow it's been a while since we talked.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: genderwars; husband; japanese; psychology
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1 posted on 12/31/2016 5:07:55 PM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Make sure you don’t miss the comments section.


2 posted on 12/31/2016 5:08:27 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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20 years without speaking. 18 y/o child. I guess speaking isn’t necessary if they still show affection in other ways.


3 posted on 12/31/2016 5:11:56 PM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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Irony... no talk in 20 years but have an 18 year old son.


4 posted on 12/31/2016 5:12:10 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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Irony... no talk in 20 years but have an 18 year old son.


Universal language of point and grunt?


5 posted on 12/31/2016 5:13:20 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: MtnClimber

Old joke: Couple didn’t speak for 30 years. One morning, the husband said “The oatmeal’s too hot.” The wife nearly fainted! She said, “You don’t talk for 30 years, and THIS is what you say to me??” He replied, “Well, for 30 years everything’s been good.”


6 posted on 12/31/2016 5:14:15 PM PST by COBOL2Java (1 Tim 2:1-3)
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"....she has no idea he's smuggling Skittles to a lady neighbor"

7 posted on 12/31/2016 5:16:15 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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He said it best
8 posted on 12/31/2016 5:21:52 PM PST by Theophilus (#RepentTrump)
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In order for the silent treatment to work, it actually has to be considered punishment by the other person. I always looked upon it as a nice break.


9 posted on 12/31/2016 5:22:49 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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Maybe because the wife slept with another man and had the child he’s forced to raise


10 posted on 12/31/2016 5:23:41 PM PST by 4rcane
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Might have known it wasn’t the woman who was silent
for twenty years.

MIght be like my sister who can’t be silent for five
minutes.


11 posted on 12/31/2016 5:24:11 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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yeah i take it as relief.


12 posted on 12/31/2016 5:24:29 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Pollster1

Having sex with a woman is NOT showing affection to her if you are not on speaking terms with her.

It’s using her to fulfill his own desires and for his own pleasure only.

He’s one incredibly selfish and immature man and his wife enabled it.


13 posted on 12/31/2016 5:26:22 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: MtnClimber

She probably never lets him get in a word edgewise.


14 posted on 12/31/2016 5:27:15 PM PST by Sparticus (Tar and feathers for the next dumb@ss Republican that uses the word bipartisanship.)
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To: MtnClimber

Good for them for working through it.


15 posted on 12/31/2016 5:28:32 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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As a kid, I remember my parents going to a 50th anniversary celebration. Before they left my Mom and Dad talked about what is was going to be like because this couple had not spoken in many years. He received the guests in one room and she received in another room. Their children hosted. Rural Iowa in the 50’s where divorce simple did not happen.


16 posted on 12/31/2016 5:32:49 PM PST by w1andsodidwe (TRUMP. He makes me smile, too.)
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To: MtnClimber

A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse about 50 Feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash. Behind him, a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file.

The man couldn’t stand the curiosity. He respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said: “I am so sorry for your loss, this may be a bad time to disturb you, but I’ve never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?” “My wife’s.” ‘’What happened to her?” “She yelled at me and my dog attacked and killed her.

“He inquired further, “But who is in the second hearse?” The man answered, “My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned on her.”
A very poignant and touching moment of brotherhood and silence passed between the two men.

“Can I borrow the dog?” the man replied, “Get in line.”


17 posted on 12/31/2016 5:34:00 PM PST by stylin19a (Hey obamas-it's Ray Charles time - "Hit the Road Jack"...you know the rest)
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On the plus side, the make-up sex should be amazing.


18 posted on 12/31/2016 5:34:19 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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19 posted on 12/31/2016 5:38:56 PM PST by Daffynition ( "The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder")
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To: MtnClimber

Okay, do the math hete...


20 posted on 12/31/2016 5:43:49 PM PST by TalBlack (Evil doesn't have a day job....)
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