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改めて妻と話し合い、妻のわたしに対する想いを聞いて、もう１度やり直したいと思うようになった。
I’ve decided to give my relationship with my wife another chance after having a deep discussion and hearing her honest thoughts about me.
わたしの想いを100%伝えても、それでもついてきてくれるなら、ここでしっかり２人の関係を修復できるはず。そして、今後同じような問題が発生することはないのではないかと思う。
Even though I shared my true feelings with her openly, she said she wants to stay by my side. In other words, I believe we can rebuild our relationship. Furthermore, I’m confident that this kind of problem won’t arise between us again in the future.
将来、子供が大きくなってから離婚することだけは避けたいので、そのリスクがここで取り除けるならば、このまま続けてもいいのかなと思う。
Since I want to avoid the possibility of divorce as our child grows older, I’ve decided to continue our marriage and address the issues now while there’s still a chance to resolve them.
なので、まずは、やり直しを前提に妻とのかかわり方を見直していく。これまでは、相手に期待する分が大きかったけど、夫婦といえど、究極は他人なので、ちゃんと伝えたいことは言葉で伝えることにする。
To make this work, I’m going to rethink the way I communicate with her as a foundation for starting over. Up until now, I’ve expected her to understand me without much explanation. However, even as a married couple, we were essentially strangers to some extent. From now on, I’ll make an effort to clearly express what I want to say to her.
離婚するかしないかは、それからでも遅くはない。
It’s not too late for us to decide how we want our relationship to move forward.
To be continued.
