Around-40 YM Live Quest [Day 6] 'The wife who was surprised, saying "You knew?", and a small middle-aged victory'

――There are nights when the "numbers" we don't put into words become dear to us, precisely because we've been together for over a decade.

🎮 Today's YM Status
・HP (Weight): 78.8kg 👀💦
・MP (Mood): 75
・Alcohol Craving: 0 (Because it's finally being lifted tonight)
・Wallet Balance: Raoh has ascended to heaven!! (lol)
・Distance from Wife: Uii 👍👍👍 (What even is that lol!!)

⚠️ Today's Status Ailment
・[I can drink, I can drink, I can drink alcohol (Joy)]
First thing in the morning, my eyes popped out when I stepped on the scale. 78.8kg. A shocking weight gain since yesterday 👀💦

But my MP this morning is"75", hitting the highest number in the last few days.

That's because tonight is finally the day I promised to share a drink with my wife. In my brain, a mysterious party song is already ringing out, "I can drink, I can drink" (lol).

While I'm in such a good mood, the dungeon known as my home relentlessly confronts me with reality...

Last night, my wife muttered that she was feeling heavy, saying, "My girl days (period) might have started."

My daughter immediately chimed in with
"Just go to sleep already!"

She delivered that simple and accurate advice. Seeing that, my wife said one thing.

"Our daughter says better things than you, Dad!"

......Ouch.

Even before I said anything, Dad's stock value plummeted. No, this is daily life. This is the position of an Around-40 man. It was a pathetic moment where I could only smile bitterly in the face of my daughter's overwhelming logic.

However, on this day, I had a moment of "small victory" where I did a fist pump in my heart.
To my wife, who looked like she was feeling unwell, I casually replied, "Yeah, it is the end of the month, after all."
At that moment, my wife looked strangely surprised and stared straight at me.

"You knew?"

When I saw that surprised face, I quietly smirked inside.
When you've been together for over a decade, you don't need to write it in a planner; the calendar cycle is somehow in your head. I don't say it out loud, but I know at least that "it's a tough time of the month."

I'm usually called a "clueless guy" or told that "our daughter is better," but just by extracting those five characters, "You knew?", I felt like my pride as a husband was rewarded just a little bit.
This is the realistic distance between a couple who have built up over a decade of time together.

We haven't reached the point where we have no reservations at all, but

even though there are days when we throw cold words at each other,

we are properly connected in ways that aren't visible.

To all the Around-40 warriors out there.

No matter how roughly you're treated by your family, aren't there nights when you suddenly want to do a fist pump in your heart, thinking, "Ah, we really are a married couple after all"? (lol)

Tonight, I will pour some top-quality beer into my 78.8kg body.

[Afterword]
A sign of the end of the month that isn't spoken, isn't written on a schedule, but is somehow understood. With just that small realization, tonight's drink will surely taste delicious.
――Around-40 YM


[Watchword]
"Survived another day. Around-40 YM."

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