Emotional Divorce: The Heartbreaking Tale of a Family in Crisis on 'Oh Eun-young Report'

The emotional turmoil of a family, hidden behind the glamorous past of a former broadcast journalist husband, moved viewers to tears as the story of isolation and scars from time unfolded.

On the night of the 23rd, MBC's 'Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell' aired its fourth episode of the special series 'Family Hell,' focusing on a couple whose communication had broken down and their daughter caught in the middle.

The episode featured a 62-year-old husband, a 61-year-old wife, and their 35-year-old daughter in the studio, as it was deemed that counseling the couple alone was insufficient.

The husband, once a successful broadcast journalist who won awards, blamed himself for the cracks in their once-harmonious family, attributing it to the repeated failures of his ambitious business ventures after leaving his job.

However, the wife shockingly revealed that the collapse of his business was the only reason their relationship could be maintained, asserting that had he succeeded, the family's unhappiness would have been immeasurable.

The wife confessed that she had prepared divorce papers since her thirties, indicating the deep wounds inflicted by her husband, and recalled the painful years spent in tears.

Feeling foolish about her past self and still suffering ongoing pain, the wife's heartfelt revelation brought her daughter to tears as she realized her mother's long-hidden loneliness.

Dr. Oh Eun-young, observing the situation, clinically diagnosed the couple as being in a state of 'emotional divorce,' where they remain legally married but are psychologically estranged.

Reporter: Chaeryeong Lim, TenAsia syjj426@tenasia.co.kr