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I understand her reasoning for not moving (the earthquake), but the fact that she says she was "forced" to leave him alone for a long time - a YEAR - is bs. I by no means pin this on just Ayu or Mannie, but in Mannie's case, it's wouldn't have been that hard for him to go visit her every once in a while between work; likewise, I'm sure Ayu could've worked a trip or two into her schedule if she really wanted to. She didn't HAVE to go to London to record as there's always LA. I just don't understand why it took Ayu until her anniversary to realize never seeing her husband again after they got married wasn't gonna work. And let's get real: we KNOW they didn't see each other after that because if they did, the reporters would've been all over it like they were when she went to Hawaii.

Also, as much as I want her to, I just can't see Ayu living in the US. She said so in her message there that she's way too attached to her home country, so even if she moved and the earthquake happened later, Mannie would've still been left alone anyway. Not to mention, she's AYUMI HAMASAKI. Unless she planned on making a US debut or retiring, I can't see how she'd successfully continue her career without being in Japan most of the time - which again leads to Mannie being alone.

With all that said, I still can't help but think this marriage had some other reason behind it. But I am kinda sad, because regardless, I did like Mannie a lot. I hope they can work something out in the future.