Megumi was only 5 years old when Mizuki, a close friend of her mother, looked after her as a babysitter at her home in Marugame, Japan.
Thirty years later, that same little girl became his wife. She is 24, he is 53, and their story came to light on a Japanese variety show, where they revealed how their relationship went from a family friendship to marriage. The young woman fell in love with him when she was just 20, and became very jealous at the thought that Mizuki might be with other women. Then her mother realized that something strange was happening.
4 years later, in the television studio, Mizuki read an apology letter addressed to his now mother-in-law, who had once opposed the relationship: “Although you once opposed us, you now support us in silence, and I am truly grateful”. She simply smiled and replied: “That’s enough. You two are very much in love”. In the end, love found its way. And although it is an unusual relationship, neither of them chose what happened. It just happened.
