Man Gave His Wife Silent Treatment for 20 Years, His Reason Will Astound You

Man Gave His Wife Silent Treatment for 20 Years, His Reason Will Astound You
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Are you a sulker? Do you feel rejected by your partner and, as retaliation, refuse to talk, for maybe a few hours, or even a day? Well, a Japanese man took sulking to another level and stopped talking to his wife for 20 years.

Sounds almost impossible, but this was what happened between a couple from Nara, southern Japan—Otou Katayama and his wife, Yumi—even though they lived together through it all.