Miroku and Sango
Miroku and Sango were strangely the opposites. Miroku was care-free and a playboy while Sango was serious and devoted. Eventually, they got married and had a few children. It was until one mistake or one too many took away the happiness of their family. Miroku cheated on her, multiple times actually. It only took one time to see him and a woman in bed, naked, to finally open Sango's eyes.
"How could you, Miroku?" Sango yelled out at the couple before her. Her tears had fallen as she did so. She finally broke. It was too late to repair the damage.
"Sango, I..." Miroku stuttered, "It isn't... I'm sorry." He lowered his head in defeat like a coward that he is.
No, Miroku couldn't lie anymore. He was tired of the lying and going behind her back with his affairs. Yeah, lying wasn't going to work this time when the evidence was right in front of her. But he had hoped, she would forgive him like she always does.
No, not this time. Divorce was the answer in the end.
It took one mistake for her to finally realize all those calls weren't from work but those women he was seeing behind her back while she took care of the children and work at the same time. It only made her realize that devotion was not in Miroku's books. She wanted something simple. She just wanted love and devotion from him. She wanted loyalty. She wanted to be the only woman in his life to satisfy his cravings. But no, she never had that. She never did, and so she walked away because this kind of love isn't worth it anymore.
Of course, Miroku pleaded and cried for her not to do this. He spoke about their love. He spoke about the memories. He spoke about their children. The last one was what tore Sango's heart the most. What about their children? How could she tell her three children that "mommy and daddy can't be together anymore because their daddy cheated on her"? She wished this hadn't happened, but it did.
The divorce went to court when Miroku refused to sign the papers. It was that one deed that had broken the family element. Not wanting to further pain their family, Sango decided it was better off that they had joint custody.
Two years had passed after their divorce. Their children were used to going back and forth, but it never meant it didn't hurt. They just were impassive about it now, going with the flow.
The divorce had changed Miroku though. It damaged him greatly. All of those affairs? They didn't matter anymore. Yeah, he cheated and regretted it. But most of all, he missed the "I'm home"s, "I miss you"s, and "I love you"s. He missed those family outings and all those small moments he had with his ex-wife. Now, he couldn't have those anymore. He wished and wished that he would wake up in bed to find his ex-wife next to him. He wished to hear Sango's sweet voice. He wished for the days he felt truly happy. Yes, he had his children. Yes, they were more important. Yes, they made him happy. But one thing is for sure, his happiness wasn't complete without her. Isn't complete without her, he should say.
Were the affairs worth it? No. Were the lonely nights in bed without the one person that mattered worth it? No, of course not. Was a broken family all worth the damage? No, it never did. Was it worth to lose the only woman who was devoted to him? He cried. And cried. And cried. Until she was gone, did he realize having affairs wasn't worth losing his family.