All Comments on 'Did You Really Mean It?'

Average for being such a wimp after finding out her cheating.

. counseling or btb.

No hem haw around

Jamie's character didn't really seem bent out of shape when she got caught. Great punishment for Ron, I liked the flow of the story. Some constructive notes: Character development could have been in more depth. Ex: Jamie, why did she seemed much more distraught about Lori then her divorce? Year or so lapse of time after the Dan caught the cheater seemed a bit like time lapse photography...a bit too rushed. Might Dan have called and talked to Lori? I want to end with a positive note and say the story had enough non-stereotyped actions to make it a good read. BTRH

Your stories are enjoyable, but you really need to work on your endings. It's almost like you hit a point in your writing where you are in a hurry to just end it instead of bringing things together in a satisfying conclusion.

Almost all the stories of yours I've read seem to end abruptly with no real closure. If you can figure out how to do that, you have the capability to be a 5* author.

It felt like the ending was a little abrupt. Normally, most of the stories tend to be too wordy, but yours needed bit more. Not just more words, but more substance at the end. Even so, 4 stars

Even though there's a lot of missing words also misspellings. I can't deny you, your five star rating. Very good and lovely story. Thank you. Definitely a 5 star 🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟🌠🌟

Damn dust.

It's not very credible that Ron told his wife Lori that he was having an affair with Janie... he had to know that would get back to Dan... and, then carry on the affair knowing he would have a good chance of getting caught... just doesn't make sense at all.... Also, you need a proof reader, bad... your grammar, left out words, wrong words, misspellings, etc. is unacceptable... at least reread the story yourself and see if it makes sense or not... then make the obvious corrections... there are many.

He was way too nice to his ex-wife. She burned him bad and he let her off way too easy and even with some money. I don't get it. Her's was a horrible betrayal of both him and her best friend.

Generous. Rated average.

Where do authors get crazy?

Chested for 6 months and is ongoing.

Burn both and get on with life.

No kids etc. What a wimp

I’ve just read some of the recent comments & thought to reply to them.

I grew up in the ‘40s & 50’s in a small town where we played outside until the street lights came on.

Lost my virginity on my 22nd. birthday, kept it mostly by choice & didn’t give it up until I was in love—or thought I was anyhow.

I graduated college in 1971 when The sexual revolution was starting but in a conservative college I found a couple of virgins, dated & married one.

As for Medicare being shite, I love it. Of course I stayed in the military for 24 years so I have full medical coverage. That’s worth more than my pension.

It’s always bee about personal choice. I saved & worked for years (mostly at 2 jobs) to have a great retirement.

The same was available to others like me & if they didn’t want to work hard it’s totally up to them.

Of course “you reap what you sow” is too hard on many & they refuse to see it was all on them that they didn’t take advantage of the opportunities available to them.

Oh yeah, I took advantage of the G. I. bill & got a BS degree while serving in the reserves. Allowed me on my modest salaries to amass a 7 figure nest egg.

Sorry, but the great American dream is still there, you just have to look for it & work for it.

Bill S.

this one was a 3 pager that felt like it should've been a 5 or 7 pager. still 5 stars.

Very romantic railway station book for women but it is nice to read.

Anonymous is dumb - the comment/11172947 sys men dont have any aspirations anymore and that marriage isn't useful. Look up the 80s then. The 80s destroyed unions and wages went down as a result and american corporate profits went up. It began to create a new rising power in the form of China and good for them - global trade is good. But the American oligarchy didn't manage the side effects on society well - wages haven't kept up with living costs or inflation. Medicare is shite. That's not even counting racial and religious discrimination since! And the wars...

American society is managed by a criminal oligarchy that puts profits over society and that is why the family unit has been destroyed! And it will get worse!

A very good ending, but it left me with a desire to know how the rest of their life went. Think about it, please.

I gave it a 5. That being said, I can’t believe the way women have changed over the years. 100 years ago, it still took a woman the good part of the day, to do laundry, cooking, etc. Sex did usually result in pregnancy, so a woman was very choosy on who she shared her body with, and it was usually after marriage.

50 years ago, was the 70’s. It’s the decade I came of age. Even though birth control was becoming more widely available, girls were extremely worried about becoming pregnant, due to the social ramifications from society. Men were instilled, that you had to make something of yourself, if you wanted to attract a good woman. The “ sexual revolution” of the 60’s hadn't really changed things, yet. In fact, in some ways those of us who came of age after Vietnam, were more like our parents, then our older brothers and sisters.

Flash forward to today- There are no longer any expectations placed on young men and women, by society. Gender roles are non existent. Women are free to do whatever they want with their bodies. If they do it once married, and after starting a family, the courts award them for it. Broken families are a norm. Young men no longer aspire “ to make something of themselves”. Most are just happy, somehow skimming thru life. Most men realize marriage isn’t what it used to be, and shy away from it. If a woman does somehow become married, and then divorced in her 40’s, there is a slim to none chance, she will ever replicate it, in another relationship. So... I bring this up, because of all, the stories on Literotica, about women throwing away good relationships, for flings. I think it boils down to this- A man does not need you to be happy. A woman does not need you to be happy, either. Children are unruly and disrespectful. At the end, you can risk something, and throw it away, if it holds no value to you. THAT is what we have become. THAT is what the marriage contract has become. “ You’ve come a long way baby” . Hope you find, whatever you think, you are looking for.

I enjoy all your tales Q, many times each. Thank you!

somewhere east of Omaha

Something in my eye. I like these tales because I have seen them in real life. Man and woman marry the person who "seems" apt, looking for that normal good life, and then find out that this person is weak and has become self-pitying, and through it that delightful combination of bully and victim that seems so common in societies based on equality. Self-pitying bullies always cheat, even if not sexually. They may simply deprive you of real affection. If the good get their heads out of their asses, come to understand each other, and get each other in the end, it makes for a great story and the best outcome, sort of like a Candida Crewe or Jane Austen novel. Maybe nature really is only about reproduction, but not all bodies are equal, and you have the greatest hope when the good ones find each other and have (mostly) good kids. One area where we differ in opinion: "They say the most erotic part of a person is their brain." I don't think it's the brain; it's the soul. The moral fiber, the desire to pursue beauty and truth, all of that. Maybe the soul is in the brain? I don't know. I really don't know. Christianity says no, science says yes but unsteadily, and alcohol says hell no. God(s) help us all.

Interesting story. A good story Jamie’s affair is a loose end in my mind, though I think she is probably a serial cheater just careful and lucky until now. The grandmother visits just shouted check on this to me. The back story in the email gave some insight into the character of Jamie,but just not enough for me. Though it does not distract from the story sufficiently to warrant a rating downgrade.

Why can't there be more lovely stories on lit like this. It made me feel so warm, so happy, life shouldn't always be about sadness. Thank you it was so very good.

I have been reading LIT stories for maybe 2.5 yrs now. 74 yrs and just started reading erotic sex stories. I attribute that to being married for 44 yrs to a most wonderful woman. Cancer took her from me 5 yrs ago. Started to watch porn 3 yrs ago and don't know why, just lonely I guess. Wife and I made our own brand of porn so we didn't need any outside stimulation. Shit! I'm rambling.

This story is one of my favorites. The cheating part was dealt with more as justice than a BTB and there is a sweet side romance going on in the same story line. To Me this is believable so thank you for such a nice story.

Holy smoke! This story is better every time I read it. Lori is the big prize, and Dan won.

Cheaters, there is no explaining them. What do they want? Why do they get married? What is really going thru their minds when they cheat? Do marriage vows mean absolute nothing? This was a good story even though it wasn't BTB one. The 'why' was never answered but there can never be a true 'why' because there can be no real justification for cheating. You are either married and faithful or don't get married. If you are married and not happy talk about it and find out why. Life is too short to remain in an unloving, un-faithful relationship.

Great story! This must be the fifth time I’ve read it and the end ties it up so nicely. ~ 5 ~

This author writes good stories, but this one could have been a page shorter. Lori leaving town because she is destroying his life by being the bearer of bad news is nonsensical, especially waiting a year. She should have been waiting for the decree to step in.

A nice story though a somewhat predictable and routine one.

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It is qhml1's story and he can write it how he wants, but, this story as many others on LW overuse a similar trope. The one where the wife's lover is beat up with no retaliation to the husband. All kinds of men take up with someone else's wife, not just weakling assholes. There are those who know how to fight, ( former soldiers, as an example), who when they are, unexpectedly, confronted by the husband, do not fold and can give as good as he gets or even prevail. Who, if ambushed, would be willing to not get even but et ahead. I get the desire for vengeance on the interloper, but making it a one-sided affair, makes for a predictable, thus, a dull story.

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Do not get me wrong, I do like the bulk of qhml1's work. He is acknowledged as one of the better writers. He is better than me, for all I can write are commentaries. But, no one is perfect.

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Pasqual

Didn't buy Janie's characterization. Lori has been Janie's best friend since childhood, and had no idea that she was a shallow narcissist? Dan also, married to Janie for years, and had no clue as to her true character? That's just bad writing.

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A good LW story should be constructed like a mystery -- but instead of a whodunit, the classic LW tale is a whydunit. What led Janie to cheat? Why do so with Ron? How long? Was Ron the first? All these questions are glossed over.

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This story was at heart a romance, rather than a LW story. And as a romance, it was sketchily developed. We're told that Dan and Lori love each other, but we don't experience it until the end. The end was corny, but effective enough.

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Overall an entertaining story, but could have been more.

No REAL altercation with the ass-wipe.

A rather delightful romance springing from the jaws of heartbreak and betrayal.

LA

Excellent

First a cheating tale then a love story. It doesn't get any better.

What people don't get is that everyone has their own way to end a story - thank you for a great story with a perfect ending! 5 stars

somewhere east of Omaha

4 STARS,,, 5 if a proper ending was posted ,, Still thoroughly enjoyed reading this story....

A pure ten. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Too bad there isn’t a star override.

Bill

Needs an epilog for completion. Good though.

Great story,5***** despite not having an epilogue. Keep on writing I enjoy your work

4 Stars would have given 5 if it was longer and had an epilogue at the end.

Wouldn't Be Great

If more LW's men had friends like Lori who cared enough to tell them the truth when they first know his spouse is cheating even when they believe it would cost them the friendship? Of course it would tend to change, shorten or eliminate most of the stories in LW's. Jace might never have found Amanda if Aida hadn't let him know Becky was cheating. She was the newest friend he had, really the only one he had at the time as it turned out, she had class just like Lori. *****'s Signed: BTW

Nice story...well written as well. I liked it very much. I’m a sucker for a happy ending.

A great love story! Thank you so much! I loved it. 5 stars.

Entertaining read. Some quibbles : Ron, as is the norm for the Other Man in LV tales, is a one-dimensional heel/clown. He must have had some appealing qualities in order for such a sensible person as Lori to fall in love with him, but we never see those qualities.

And also : the classic LV story structure is like a murder mystery, but instead of the murder we have the affair, and the mystery is not a whodunit, but a whydunit. Why did Janie, who apparently loved her husband, carry on an extended affair with a man she knew to be an asshole?

Great story. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thanks

If all stories could be this good! Thank you! 5 stars

Short Story

Or long, Q always has style and grace in every one. I know I've read this one before and may have commented, I haven't looked. But beyond the exceptional skill of his words I come back to this - "The trouble with dealing with stupid people is, well, that they're stupid." I've said it before and I guarandamntee that I'll say it again "You can't fix stupid. *****'s Signed: BTW

Good story but why did Janie cheat. Did I miss something in the story. I initially thought that Janie had found out about him paying for the women's abortion and thought that it he was having the affair and Janie decided to get payback but that's not the case. So why was this bit about the abortion it didn't add anything to the story and doesn't make any sense including it.

There is nothing like a happy ending to turn the day around! And I liked the simple confrontation - no electronics, didn't wait until they were naked, just stopped them at the top of the stairs. It was simple, clean, and lovely. Great story!

Nice... very nice! Mistied eyes and all! Great story! Thanks

through this one. Just as beautiful this time!

One of the loveliest stories that I have ever read, wonderful end. This writer is amongst the best, his way with words and emotions. Two loving people ending up happy, what more can an emotional woman like me want.

Good story.

I know something had to be amiss, but I didn't anticipate Janie canoodling with that douchebag Ron (there's no accounting for taste). Nice plot twist.

Four stars. No, I had to deduct a star for the clichéd alpha-male rumble. Three stars.

Really great I enjoyed it all.

As for why they married their worthless spouses the answer is simple. When people are courting they want to be their best so they can land someone. Both her Husband and his Wife were gorgeous people no doubt with charm coming out of their asses. Of course they would land a spouse, and only later would their faults become apparent.

That's the way the courting game is, you hope you pick the right person and go for it. This is why it's wise not to rush into things, take your time even live together for a while so you can see more and learn more. It's the only way to have a chance to avoid Divorce, otherwise you're just playing the lottery and hoping you're both going to work out the differences you didn't know you had and not end up with nothing except the poor kids who always get hurt.

We all think of the old days when people got married young and did their best, but the dynamic then was different, times were different, maybe even the values though I think it wasn't so much values as practicality. If you were some pioneering couple on the frontier not so easy to be selfish and cheat now is it? Adversity can forge families just as easily as love.

I wish I was as good with words as you Q. At this point what could I possibly say that others and I haven't already said about this and your other stories. You, Randi, E14 and a couple others leave a 60 year long lover of reading in absolute awe. There are many other good writers but there are you 5 that are and always will be the cream at the top of the pitcher of whole milk. Many people write stories, you write classics. Thank you ALL!

( BTW for the same but different reasons will always be JPB.) somewhere east of Omaha

Now this is how to finish a story! Hard to figure why the married their spouses in the first place but I guess if they hadn't this story would have been even shorter than Building A Love Life! Thank you for this story.

you do tell a good story

As always, you’re a great storyteller and I enjoy the experience of reading your stories.

Can I just say, constructively, that with this one I found myself wanting just a little more from the ending. Apart from that, totally enjoyed the story!

Thank you.

I've read this several times, saw it in recent comments and decided to read it again. I had a pretty good memory of it, but not 100%. When Lori told him about his wife cheating, it started coming back to me and I got a little misty. When he sent that first email I started to get choked up. By the end I was fighting back the tears. A little embarrassing for this 70+ old guy!

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I would have loved to see Lori's friends meeting him, maybe bringing them up for the wedding.

Great story as usual!!! He should have been meaner to the cheating slut...

From the story - "I'm bothered by the fact that my wife is a lying, cheating cunt, who's fucking the biggest asshole I've ever met while lying about how much she's looking forward to having our baby. That about covers it, wouldn't you say!"

Of course I didn't say that, but it went through my mind.

I wonder what would have happened if he had said this instead of just thinking it. Or would it have ended the story too soon?

THE STORY BROUGHT TEARS. REMINDED ME OF A HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART THAT TOOK HER OWN LIFE. I OFTEN WONDERED IF I HADN'T BROKE IT OFF AND MARRIED HER, IF SHE'D STILL BE ALIVE TODAY. OLD NOW AND TOO MANY THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!

a good story. It would have been great if there was more meat in the ending.

Again. Nobody else does this type story quite like qmhl1.

I READ A LOT OF LW STORIES BECAUSE, FOR PERSONAL REASONS, I'M A BTB FAN. BUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS I READ 2 WONDERFUL STORIES THAT BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES! (IT'S EITHER BECAUSE THE STORIES HAD PARTICULARLY WARM ENDINGS OR I'M A LITTLE DEPRESSED). I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. NEVERTHELESS, A HEART-WARMING STORY!

Simply beautiful!

and everybody is concerned the ex wife didn't get punished enough ? She gave the other two a gift.

I personally would have done like Grandpa said and BTB!!! She wouldn't get one dime more than the pre-nup said...

Perfect ending! 5 stars

Why the hell would he give her anything? She knew what she risked and their marriage meant that little to her. Maybe let her have her car but I sure as shit wouldn't pay a penny on the balance due. She can ask her fuck buddy for help.

Lovely story.

With Tajfa’s comments on 10/31/19. Please consider finishing the story by answering those pertinent questions. Inquiring minds want to know! Thank you.

Good one. The Dan character is tough, did what he needed even though he still had feelings for the cheating wife. But between what Lori told him and the conversation with the dickhead he overheard before they ran up the stairs had a lot to do with getting over that.

Good romantic ending. I'm a sap for happy endings.

Read the story enjoyed the story

He didn't check to see if first affair or second etc

Trips to grandma?

No want children and couldn't see attitude? Grandpa my kind of Hardass

Burn the cheaters her too

You can do about it, you can fix ignorance but "The trouble with dealing with stupid people is, well, that they're stupid." Stupid is to the bone. Signed: BTW

Would have liked more detail on how he crushed the f2f and his ex but overall a great story. 5 stars

I really liked this one but it could have been better if we heard a little more from the cheating wife. Why did she do it? Did she regret it? Did she really love him? Why say you want kids when you really didn't? Was she going to leave him and if not how did she see things going with her lover? If you ever feel like writing a second chapter it would be great if you could address these questions. 4 stars, would be 5 if you add answers to these questions.

Janie moves away. Still doesn’t make sense since she needs the money due to the pre-nup. Only thing that makes sense is if she could get a promotion with her company by transferring out. I mean, all her friends are still in town, and family, etc. too.

You know it’s gonna happen — they have the same friends from when they were kids. There was no mention that Janie left town, and she had a lucrative position with her company so she’s not going to leave just because she’s divorced; especially because she is divorced with the pre-nup, so needs the income.

For that fact, how is it when Dan sees Janie about town?

Except for Janie cheating, this could almost fit into “Romance”.

I wish you had explained her affair more especially since it hurt her best friend also. And a little more than a "hello and ignore" would have made some people appreciate Grandpa more. But despite no blood, it was a damn good read.

You are such a good writer and this story just proves it again. Thanks for this one.

I've been reading through a lot of your stories in the past couple days. You have a great style and the flow is really awesome. You tell a great tale and I especially liked this one. Thanks!!

Made me a bit sad to find the wife had been fucking the best friends ex.

But on the other hand I love a happy ending.

Should have listen to Grandpa and Burn The Bitch!

You're holding out for Shakespeare quality stories before you leave your name? Get real! The stories are good enough to read, but not good enough to use your user name? You are a coward, and a world-class loser. So tell us a little bit about you. Besides, of course that you only read Shakespeare and stroke stories, and criticise the stroke stories because they aren't up to your oh-so-high standards. Why don't you tell us what you have written that is comparable to what the Bard of Avon has left for us, or failing that, write something of that caliber, and point it out to the plebes here gathered.

“Lori, when I went to get your purse, I saw the email. I read it.”

In that inimitable way that women do:)

Really does need a continuation to truly finish the story. But still good

from qhml1 - an author I have marked as a 'favorite'.

Sure, when the authors posting here start writing Shakespearean quality stories I'll reward them with a username of my very own.

I'm not holding my breath.

I didn't like it because this story was all about Lori and you all the time. This had nothing to do with Ron or Janie, They were only used to make it look as if two long suffering people had finally found their way. But first you had to find a way to tear them down, Why not divorce Janie because of incompatitability instead of trying to make her look as you did. No people are as stupid as you made them out to be. maybe once in your house, but to make a habit out of it?

Should have continued on a little about inviting Janie to the wedding. She did get off Scot free even after fighting the prenup. Made the hero look wimpy.

WTF don't you man up and sign your posts? What a wussy!

I do think that she was wrong in not speaking to her best friend one last time. the email could have been short and sweet( I know that you were cheating on dan with ron because he told me so and I know about the birth control implant. You are really stupid and will not hear from me again)

Why did he not ask Janie whyshe hooked up with Ron,pointing out she was cheating on her best friend.

Marty Stu saves Mary Sue saves Mart Stu from marriage to Jane R. Ottencrotch.

It was bad enough that Janie lied about kids and birth control.

It was obviously horrible that she cheated.

But how in the world could she possibly do it with Ron? Forgetting for the moment that while the may not hang together any more, they probably know a lot of the same people, increasing the risk of discovery; but how can she do it with the guy that cheated on her best friend?!

Might as well have called her "plot device."

Never get tired of reading this, and it's still one of my favorites.

A chapter from Janie's point of view would have been great. It would clear up any questions on how she fell. Was it stupid revenge sex based on a lie or did she genuinely just want the d.

Some more regret on the side of the wife would have been nice too. Her timid demeanor and lovemaking and the sobbing showed that while she was still a terrible person for cheating and lying about wanting to have his kids she must have still loved him.

I'm not asking for raac as I believed that lori was the better fit but I would have liked to read Janie trying harder to beg his forgiveness than just two attempts at talking at a wedding and a funeral.

A little more pain for the Ex-Wife. Although, I sense from something that was wrote that she got tricked into the sex as "Revenge Sex" because Ron told her "they were doing it first (Lori and Dan)," when in fact they weren't. If that's the case, some truth time that she fucked up and got stupid for no reason.

That’s all just so beautiful.

I've been reading Everything that you have written, just going down the list now...

I've already read 15+, your writing pulls me in!

Please keep them coming, on Any subject!

SOME SPELLING MISTOKES BAT WHO GIVES A SHOT, ANOTHER TOUCHING STORY MISREAD BY SOME OTHER PEOPLE, REALLY ENJOYED, JUST 5*****.

His wife is fucking the asshole several times a week for 6 months and he gives her money to make her go away? And the asshole gets a quick beating and that's it? He should have let grandpa handle it. Sounds like he might have had some connections that would have made the problem go away.

Please keep them coming.