ishmael69 wrote:No, obviously I don't, and that was precisely my point: we cannot know for sure that he did not have an affair either. I don't understand how it can be claimed that he never dreamt of cheating on Satsuki.... If he didn't (cheat) then good for her (and him too, cheating is a difficult businnes on both sides). If he did instead, then they obviously worked it out and are now happily married. Kudos to them, it's even more challenging to work out a relationship after a betrayal. Even if (and I want to stress the "even if" ) he made a mistake in the past, that doesn't make him less admirable. Quite the opposite. I like him as a human being, not as a faultless God.
PS: I surely aknowledge your dedication to being a fan for so many years. I'm new to this fandom, as I only followed his work as an actor since Love is the Devil, but I knew knowing nothing about his private life. So I have no authority in these issues. But I still like to express my harmless newbie opinion
Just looking back at my posts, I never actually claimed that he would never dream of cheating on Sats, what I was saying is that in fairness to all sides, no-one knows what happened in that time.
Also, I’m a pretty hard-core fan but even I’ve never claimed that he is a faultless god.
...........on second thoughts.....looking at my avatar, I might change that!!!