I’m the person who asked yesterday about saying, “A family is an institution, and on paper my wife is my spouse, but my wife and I haven’t had an intimate relationship in decades.”

Thank you very much for your answers. I do understand that every family has its own circumstances. One respondent pointed out that, since one of your girlfriends is in her twenties and you’ve lived nearly twice as long as she has, I must be “a terribly boring woman” for asking this kind of question anonymously. You may well be right. I have no excuse. But I’m only human, and sometimes I get mentally exhausted. After reading the responses yesterday, I became even more depressed, and today I felt as though my entire identity had been否定されてしまったように感じてしまい、寝込んでしまいました. (I realize that writing this may make some people call me a boring woman for thinking this way, but I was simply feeling down because I had to travel for work to apologize for a mistake made by one of my subordinates, and the situation had been stressful.) I’m sure your girlfriends and the men you see are all wonderful people whom no one would ever criticize. However, people who ask questions are often looking for opinions they can use as a reference—and sometimes they are even reaching out for help. I would be grateful if you could understand that. Thank you for your consideration.