Psychiatrist Husband Makes Former Announcer Hwang Jung-min Question, "Do I Have a Mental Problem?"

Former announcer Hwang Jung-min revealed the unique hardships she faces during marital arguments with her husband, a psychiatrist. While he is known to others as a gentle person with a heart as wide as the Pacific Ocean, her husband shows a completely different side when arguing with his wife. What is even more difficult is that whenever her husband points out her behavior during an argument, she begins to doubt herself because he is speaking as an expert. The honest confessions of this couple, who are in their 21st year of marriage, drew both laughter and empathy.

Hwang Jung-min appeared on the episode titled "He's Good at Fixing Others" of the MBN entertainment program ‘Heart-to-Heart Show Dongchimi’ broadcast on the 10th, where she shared anecdotes about arguing with her psychiatrist husband. Regarding her husband, she revealed, “Outside, he is like the Pacific Ocean. No one has ever seen my husband get angry.” However, she exposed, “But when he fights with me, he fights with an exceptionally high-pitched voice, screaming.” She explained that a person who rarely gets angry in public shows an intense reaction specifically during conflicts with her.

She also mentioned a frequent expression she hears from her husband every time they argue: ‘You are the only one who makes me this angry.’ To this, Hwang Jung-min retorted, “That's natural. I am the only one who knows even his smallest details.” She explained that because they are spouses who have lived together for a long time, they know not only each other's strengths but also the flaws and trivial habits they wish to hide, and that very intimacy sometimes becomes the spark for conflict. It was a witty observation of the raw reality revealed only between a married couple.

However, what made Hwang Jung-min feel even more hurt was an issue related to her husband's profession. She lamented, “When we fight, he says it's not his problem, but rather that ‘some aspect of you is strange.’ When an expert says that, I start to wonder if I actually have a mental problem.” She expressed that even a fight that could end as a simple difference of opinion between a couple feels like there is a problem with her personality or psychological state once it passes through the mouth of her psychiatrist husband. Hwang Jung-min confessed that it feels very upsetting, saying, “It's a slightly different issue from having a bone ache or inflammation.”

Her husband's unique way of relieving stress was also revealed. Hwang Jung-min stated that her husband has a teacher who provides him with psychoanalysis, saying, “He treats that teacher as a mentor, but more than half of the psychoanalysis is about badmouthing me.” She continued, explaining to the cast, “When we go out, everyone knows I am announcer Hwang Jung-min, so they can't badmouth me. So, he pays expensive money for psychoanalysis just to badmouth me.” This story of the husband venting his frustrations about his wife during a professional counseling process showed the diverse ways emotions accumulated between a couple can be expressed.

It wasn't just Hwang Jung-min who talked behind her husband's back. She admitted that she also frequently badmouths her husband outside. She laughed, saying, “One day, while going to lunch, I was badmouthing my husband, and a junior asked, ‘Sunbae, do you badmouth your husband even while walking?’” She added, “After badmouthing him, I feel sorry, so I end up being good to him at home.” It was a candid confession that after venting frustrations, she feels guilty and ends up being even kinder to her spouse.

When Kim Yong-man heard this and asked, “If a wife suddenly starts being good to her husband, does it mean she badmouthed him a lot outside before coming home?” Hwang Jung-min admitted, “That day, I talked about him a lot outside,” drawing laughter. The daily life of marital arguments, badmouthing, and belated apologies resonated with reality as it is not a story unique to a special couple. Hwang Jung-min married a psychiatrist in 2005 and has one son and one daughter. By honestly revealing the inner thoughts of a couple who still clash and feel hurt even in their 21st year of marriage, she playfully revealed the fact that the closer people are, the easier it is to hurt each other because they know each other so well.

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