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[CULTURE] · Japan · 2 sources

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Woman faces family estrangement after marriage following affair

A woman in her 30s shared an account of the social consequences following an affair that led to marriage. After pursuing a relationship with a married man, she successfully married him, but faced immediate estrangement from her family. Her sister, who had previously been a close confidante, refused to support a happiness built on destroying another's marriage and subsequently blocked all communication. The woman's parents also distanced themselves, and she became isolated from mutual friends.