All Comments on 'Did You Really Mean It?'

This story gets a 5 rating based on the great finish!

Sure there were holes in the plot but,like an aged swiss cheese,I chose to enjoy the flavor while ignoring the holes.

and so happy that you share it with us. A lot of your readers agree with me and some, well, I wonder what arrested their development into adults who can just appreciate another's efforts. We have all known since kindergarten that if you can't say something nice (or nicely), don't say it.

This isn't your best but it's worth every cent we all paid for it and more. Thanks again.

1. There was no reason given why she was even with Ron

2. How could she be this shallow person and only Ron knew it.

3. The plot was not believable

just read the comment picking holes in the story. Does the silly person have no romance in their soul!? The requirement for a reader is to let go of reality and let their imagination take over, suspend disbelief and imagine they are watching a play. No one actually believes the leading man is in love with girl on the stage but if they are good enough for you to suspend disbelief for a while, it works long enough for you to enjoy the illusion. Please, for your own sake , let go your inhibitions and just enjoy.

Janie knew exactly who and what Ron was, why would she do what she did to her husband and her best friend in the world? And the story gave no indication as to the why. Truly made no sense. Of course it opened the way for your cliched ending but that's all.

soppy git.

I too am a sucker for a Great love story! Thanks for sharing this Fantastic story with us! ★★★★★ WOOF

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I'm such a sucker for a happy ending. Very well written.

And so well written.why are there not more stories like this?This author is a genius

Still 5***** Made me cry again.

This is my second trip through this one, and it wears really well. Selfish, cheating cunt gets what she deserves (although why she hooked up with asshat Ron is a little sketchy), and the good guys finally get each other and ride off into the sunset, making babies all the way!

Thanks bunches for your contributions here!

Why would she destroy a good marriage for a scumbag. She saw what he did to her best friend. That's all I have to say except it is a good story 5 stars

Fucken tastic story! I loved it! What can I say, well it is better than MILLS&BOONE ! Thanks for sharing this Fantastic story with us! See ya.

as women in this story! They fall for these handsome sweet talking guys while the nice guys try to get dates with these women. Then once they marry these weasles, their husbands treat them like shit by cheating on them. You would thing that once these women divorce they would wise up and grab a nice guy but they don't so they marry another weasle and the cycle continues.

On LIT every woman is per definition a brainless,stupid adulterous creature who is only alive thanks to her obivous living and breathing vagina

Why are women who have everything they could want in a marriage such dumb asses?

This a very good story! Loi's story was well covered in the beginning and we knew her husband was a low life. Dans wife being involved in cheating was a twist but, you could have dropped a hint.

Maybe you did "visit all the time out of town ".

During the confrontation the wife and her lover said they did the deed at Dans house. By that time it didn't really matter. What you wrote about the ladies taking care of one another is so true.

Your ending was very satisfying and the way Dan got Lorin to come back to him we could have seen coming.

I didn't care though the ending was still great. Five Stars *****

I absolutely loved the story and the writing as usual is top shelf.

Hated the cheating and marriage destruction but loved the happy ending.

Enjoyed this fine story just as much as I did the first time I read it. It should be noted by other authors that it is possible to write excellent entertaining stories without reverting to explicit sex and with only lightly implied sex.

Perfect in every way!!!!

Enjoyed it eminently. Great plot and characters. AA

Well done!

In another universe they would be together, well her ex the prick and his oh so vane wife opened the door to that universe. I do think his wife loved him in her own way and he said the two times they saw each other she wanted to talk maybe just to tell him why she took up with the scum bag or maybe trying to find a way back in his life. There are to many unanswered questions my thinking there should be a sequel to the story letting it all out. Just my thinking on it.

Ron/ cowboyridecc@yahoo.com

One of your better stories.

The ending was a bit disappointing and kept it from being a 5

It should not have been by email. So cold and impersonal. He should have made the fucking trip and made the speech then with a ring in his pocket to put on her at the end of it.

That would have made it a 5

I know it is in LW but a tweak here a turn there and could be a romance story.t worked out good for Lori and Dan as for the other two she threw her marriage away for a piece of crap than he left town just not of his choice. The ex tried to talk with him and I think she wanted to try and dig herself out of the divorce but she was just to late and I think she really loved Dan. In my favorites.

Ron

cowboyridecc@yahoo.com

I gave it five stars but I have some issues. The ending was extremely rushed . Also, what happened to the cheaters?? I can see that a sequel or epilogue would be nice. Thanks again for sharing your talent.

Great story - you have great talent to tell a story with all of the emotions bleeding out through your story. Keep on writing!

Very nicely done, not over done, or under, but right on.

Grrreaaattt!

You write wonderful vignettes of human life and love. Thank you.

When/if I ever become a writer, I wanna be like you. I almost never post comments when several comments have previously been posted. But wow and I mean wow, I just had to say something. Thank you sir for one of the best stories that I have ever read.

Just read for I don't know how man times, still had to fight through the tears at the end.

And anyone who has read some of my BTB comments know that I'm not all that soft-hearted!

Excellent that there was a happy ending. In the end the good people got together for a happily ever after. A great read every time.

Just love your stories.

Good one.

Thanks,

MGM

This really was the best story I ever read. I don't know where to start. Sooo good. Thank you for writing it. I cryed. I'm a 60 year old truck driver...made me think a lot about life. Thanks again

Excellent story. The cheaters lose and the non-cheaters win. What more can you say. Thank you for another real good story.

I checked your Bio and see you have a history High scoring stories. You must have the record for the highest percentage of hot stories. Keep up the good work.

MAYBE he had FEELINGS for Lori, but you KNOW he was FAR to honorable to act on them in ANY way, and certainly in no way to justify Julie’s cheating with her best friend’s HUSBAND!

What was the problem in her marriage that fucking around was going to solve? The romantic side story was too obvious and predictable to be very interesting. A nice story, but could have been much better with more drama and exploration of motives and personalities. If his wife was just a shallow selfish cruel lying whore, how could Dan not have noticed? Pretty hard to hide that depth of evil and selfishness. It oozes out, like stink from a pit toilet.

just magnificent

still five stars.

An outstanding story!

Those e-mails from Dan,particularly the last one,were real tear-jerkers! ( In a profoundly happy way.)

to me I spent too much money on whiskey and after the dog died I was alone again. I'm still as angry as you are Scotty

sorry but this should have been in the romance section.

not the loving wives

what that saying you. may have to kiss a frog to find your true love

it could of had little more to the ending or not.

Only Thing Wrong in your story is when your ex went back to Tom after Christmas he should have beaten her to death! Then when he was sentenced to life in prison he could have been Bubba's and "Tiny's" bitch for life. I really like a tidy ending. ;)

My allergies kicked in right at the end, I swear.

*****

But it needs an epilog where he takes her friends out to dinner to thank them for helping bring them back together!

than the first time I read it.

thanks

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! Why!? Why must you end at the beginning of the best part!? I'm gonna lose it! Or have I already lost it? *resumes screaming*

-Anubelore ;)

He loved her she cheated with a worthless piece of crap.

Lori was was betrayed by him and her best friend.

Dan and Lori were ment to be together.

In my favorites. All is well all ends well.

Ron

cowboyridecc@yahoo.com

I want you to know I read this and I cried. The right people got together after all. The ex-wife just flat out didn't care.

"I saw her once at a funeral, and again at a wedding. She tried to start a conversation both times, but I just smiled, said hello, and walked on."

Yep, same with me. My girlfriend cheated on me with an old boyfriend and I was stupid enough to take her back after she swore it would never happen again. Note to self, never believe a cheater again. But then we got married and were about to try for a baby. She had went off the pill a few weeks before and she was coming close to her fertile time. I noticed she was acting a bit 'off', but was so busy with work, I never thought about it again.

Until I forgot some work files and went home to get them. Tom's car was there and I knew, I knew in that instant what was going on. I snuck into the house with my cellphone video ready to go, peeked in my bedroom to find her riding his cock and I caught it all on video. Their grunting, moaning and trash talk, her tight pussy and his big cock. Taking a good look when she was on the upstroke, I wondered why she ever married me and my dinky little 7" cock, he was pushing over 8" or more. And she was taking it all and begging for more.

It wasn't until she came which set him off and she leaned forward on him, laying and catching her breath when they both happened to notice me standing in the bedroom door, still recording. What happened then was the usual, screaming, shouting and a couple punches thrown. Tom left with his pants in his hands and a broken nose bleeding everywhere. My wife was right behind him, I let her know in no uncertain terms, he was her ride.

6 months later and the divorce was final. The video and its possible release to folks she didn't want to see it was all it took to have her sign on the dotted line. She took nothing from our few years together but her clothes. When she came over to get those, I made a big show of getting out all our pictures and just when she thought she'd get them all, I tossed them in the hot fireplace. Her tears and look of betrayal made my day. I wanted to erase myself from her and that was the best way I could think of, our town was tiny, less than 1200. My job, fairly high paying was there and I couldn't lose it. Besides, my home was paid for, a college graduation gift from my grandparents.

She moved in with Tom. After our divorce was final, they started talking about marriage and she started wearing an engagement ring. The first time I saw her was when we signed the final papers and when she talked to me, I just turned and left, like she'd never made a sound. After that, anytime I saw her around town or on the street, I just ignored her. More times than I can say, she tried to start a conversation but I never said a word to her again, ever.

She finally married Tom. Maybe you think I should have done something but in my own way, I was sure I was. My best way of getting back at her was to make sure they married and she soon found out why. He was a beater. I'd heard whispers before, apparently my ex hadn't and it wasn't long before she started wearing long sleeves and big sunglasses.

We were all sitting around in my house one Christmas day when there was a knock at the door. My entire family was there, over 40 people who had loved my ex and my ex loved them. Opening the door, my mom hollered at me and when I went to see what it was, it was my ex, battered and bleeding. I called 911 and then sat her down on the steps of my porch and went back in to the party. My mother was livid but I couldn't care less. The ambulance came and she went to the hospital, with my mother in close pursuit.

My ex had no where to go. With no money and a husband that almost beat her to death, she was about to be homeless. My parents were enraged when I refused to help and took her in their selves when I wouldn't. The thing was, I refused to speak with them or let them in my house as long as they provided for my ex. I never told them why, but they soon figured it out on their own and helped her to find her own place and a job.

After a few months, to everyone's chagrin, my ex eventually moved back and reunited with Tom, her husband. Everyone knew he was beating her but it was her decision. They soon moved away and I never heard about her again. She deserved everything she got, imho. I eventually remarried and just recently celebrated out 12th anniversary, we have three boys too. Word on the street said my ex, who wanted children in the worst way found out before they moved away, she would never have children, Tom had beaten her too badly.

Dan was emotionally involved with Lori before his wife ever cheated. His wife knew that hence the cheating. They are all guilty. I don't feel sorry for Dan at all.

I know I don't.

Sir,you make me smile and you make me cry. No one ever had this effect ! I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

'annie'

What else is there to say? Some might like more information on Julie's motivation, but it's not necessary, because, really, she is incidental to the story. It's a love story, and Julie, and her infidelity, were only needed as a mechanism to free Dan to follow his heart. Nicely done.

Cheaters, if you don't want to lose your spouse, don't cheat. You will eventually get caught. Remember that everyone is replaceable.

and select only one, how could you know. TK U MLJ LV NV

To bad his wife did not l ove Dan. Great that Lori did.

How about a sequel about the happy couple and you might want to write something about his cheating ex wife and what she threw away for a total asshole

Ron. Texas. cowboyridecc@yahoo.com

I think I enjoyed this story even more the second time I read it.

G0OD STORY,I MEAN THE BEST.

YES IT IS IN MY FAVORITES. TO BAD HIS HEARTMATE(THE EX WIFE) SPREAD HER LEGS FOR GOOD OLD RON BUT THAT JUST SHOWED THAT SHE TRULY DID NOT LOVE HIM(BESIDES DOING EVERYTHING SHE COULD TO NOT HAVE KIDS) IF SHE HAD USED HER BRAIN SHE COULD HAVE HAD A LOVING HUSBAND KIDS AND BEEN RICH NOT JUST WITH MONEY BUT WITH LOVE.

NOW LORI LOVED HIM TRULY AND HE LOVED HER THEY AS HE SAID ARE SOULMATES. THEY DESERVE TO GROW OLD TOGETHER.

HOPING FOR A SEQUEL ABOUT DAN AND LORI

RON TEXAS cowboyridecc@yahoo.com

A loving wives story. It has all the elements needed to make a entertaining good read. Love and the consequences of cheating. And the cuckie lovers wonder why guys like me come back to loving wives daily. It's not for the swinging, it's not for the willing cuckoldry, it's not for the fetishes, it's for a story of marriages that go wrong and the aftermath. Makes for interesting reading, wouldn't you say? "Swingerjoe" take note. Here is the answer to the question you ask so many times. 5*

At first I thought Janie found out about the abortion, and thought that HE was the father and that was why she cheated.

Look like she doesn't even have that feeble excuse!

Love lost love found .a happy ending!

A truly nice and enjoyable story to read.

I'm all misty eyed.

Not really cause I'm a guy. BUT. Really great story.

Not a BTB story but a BTC story. Burn The Chump.

its a shame Janie lost her best friend and husband to a jerk but her decision.

glad that lori got her act together and went back to see dan its best for both.

do you have a follow up story on Dan and Lori where maybe Janie comes into the picture later to try and win him back? If not maybe you could write one. it is in my favorites.

Ron

Oh, so wonderfully written ! It brought tears and woke-up old emotions. This is the sign of a genius author.

Thank you qhml ! 'Annie'

Very well told & written. It's amazing ,how, in the hands of a good author a fairly basic & simple plot can be developed into a loving & touching story. 5 *****

thank you, I needed that

Very good story...Thank you

Certainly worth 5*. I do understand the scoring for this one.

A happy ending. That's what he world needs more of today. True love wins in the end. To hell with the cheaters.

If only this one was a little bit longer, it ended so abruptly ): .

If Dan had enough money to make Ron's life hell if he stayed in town, he probably had enough to make Ron's life hell wherever he went. Ron and Janie should both have spent the next ten years or so sleeping with one eye open and looking over their shoulders everywhere they went.

What a nice story!!

Sometimes I think the people clamoring for an extended story just don't have any imagination or appreciate the beauty of the writing as it stands. Sometimes it's nice to ponder over the story and come up with one's own conclusions.

No apology needed for the story or ending - I don't think I've read other stories from this author but look forward to doing so in anticipation of such quality storytelling.

or as good a friend as we thought.

I am happy for the "soulmates" but would like to know more about what happened to the cheaters.

my real question is why was it not finished with a epilogue

if you read some of the writer's other stories

they have epilogue to them.

My only complaint is that it took him so long to get his head out of his ass and that he made her come to him! What happened to the man on the white horse, riding in with roses and a ring and sweeping his woman away with him????

Only thing I would have liked to see was more resolution to the story. An epilogue to tell about the wedding(?) and how Janie reacted when she found about them. Things like that. It just felt like the story ended too soon...but nice story.

I can truly enjoy this kind of story, and did so. An excellent read, worthy of 5*****, my compliments to a fine writer. Saratu

You're saying that Janie was his HEARTMATE; A-R-G-H, no way in hell! She was his & Lori's worst enemy. I mean c'mon; she'd cheat on her husband with Lori's EX, BS, BS, BS. Please wash your mouth out with soap, every day she was destroying Dan's hope for a family with children. She also knew that Dan & Lori were a better match.

? Hmmmm ? why would the story start with "Do you really mean it?"; if Dan didn't already subconsciously think that there were problems?

THX; DKP

I liked it a lot. Romantic and tragic. A bit of revenge on the first broad would have been in bounds. Cheers!

What a lame, sorry revenge tale. Guess the faggot didn't have enough balls to bring the heat. Some call it Taking The High Road, but men call it Being A Pussy.

and gave 4 stars. I, like others, was baffled by Janies's cheating. The set up makes us think that it had only been going on for about 6 months before discovery. Still, she was well aware of what kind of scumbag he was, so yes, a little more insight into her mindset would have helped in developing her character. Instead, basically, Janie was reduced to that of a mere foil. SOMEBODY had to be the cheating wife in this story. You really wanted to set up a tale justifying a romance, and eventual marriage to the ex's former best friend. You do spend some time with Dan reflecting how love had blinded him a little to true characteristics in her personality, (he never realized how shallow and selfish she was), but that is still quite a leap for her to suddenly, after 6 years in a strong relationship, risk it all. And this is especially true to do it with a known total asshole, the same man who had destroyed her best friend. She HAD to totally understand the devastating consequences, so it had to be something pretty specific to get her to overcome all that. I think it would have almost been more believable for her to pick someone else to cheat with, since in order for your story premise to work, she was destined to cheat. But providing some of the juicy details would have also helped to establish Dan's pain at her betrayal. Anyway, well written as usual, but I caution NOT to adhere to formulas when creating characters. They ALL deserve distinctive and well constructed personalities. You have always shown care and great attention to detail in this regard, in other stories of yours that I have read. So may be you learned from the experience of writing this one. Another sign of a talented author.

I guess you should always look back over your favorite authors from time to time in case you missed a story!

All I can say is GOOD READ! Well worth time reading!

5 stars!!!!

Thanks for posting and I will keep reading and now checking back!

Damn if I didn't have to eat and a roof over my head I wouldn't work and could spend more time enjoying life including reading good stories and authors like

qhml1

: )

...and I regret that I cannot add more stars!!

I know all stories don't HAVE to have a sex scene, but another chapter with a fabulous, tender, true "lovemaking" session would have put the icing on the cake of this sweet story!

5* Curious about Janie's reasons for cheating, though. Especially when she knew what a jerk Ron was. Also curious if Ron was her first...

I too was expecting him to show up as she read the e-mail - but this worked reasonably well - a bit sub-alpha male but still OK lol

The whole premise was a fascinating one - the idiot Ron gets a hold of the intelligent but selfish wife after she learns he is a womanizing abuser?? That part would stretch credibility more than a little but whatever heh

I would have ended it with Dan showing up with an engagement ring the day the other 3 got their bouquets, but still, well done.

Very upbeat, emotionally satisfying tale. Not sure that the two lovers needed to wait a year to get together, but you are the author and that is your decision. Look forward to more of your work, Qhml1 . Dan

just like so many of your stories. They get better with each reading. thank you

Enjoyed it again for the first time :)

I've been on Literotica for a few years now and I don't really know how I ended up reading all of the loving wives stories, especially the divorce stories. After all of the stories I've read, I've noticed I've become really cynical about marriage and love in general, even though I've never experienced either myself. I'm happy to say that this story was lovely enough to crack the shell of ice around my heart. Maybe this sort of love is exceedingly rare, but maybe, just maybe, it's worth hoping and searching for. Thank you.