When she was just married, she continuously suffered from troubles such as poor life and a conflict with her mother-in-law Hisako (the letter '寿子' is also written as '久子' in some documents) NOGI, so she was separated for one and half year from Katsusuke and Yasusuke.
新婚当時は生活も厳しく、貧しい生活をしている上に姑・乃木寿子（乃木久子表記での文献有り）との確執もあり、苦労・苦悩が続き、1年半ほど勝典・保典を連れて別居している。