Three years after marrying Hitomi, I bought an apartment and moved with her into this neighborhood. Our long-awaited new life soon soured because the neighborhood association imposed endless rules and gatherings. Then Hitomi told me about an upcoming community camping trip. I had asked her to remain a homemaker to keep other men away, but she was bored and insisted on going. Nearly everyone in the association would attend, and because the busy season kept me from joining her, I reluctantly saw Hitomi off...