All Comments on 'It was Written in the Stars Ch. 03'

Nothing much to say after that!

Best Regards

C

Well done on the wrap up, in too many stories it's, I know you cheated for 6 months but we can get back together, or BTB down. This was a very good ending wish more of the authors in here would see how well this works. Very well done, 5 stars. Oh could you do a followup from Coras perspective, may be interesting.

"The vast majority, who believe in astrology and think that the planets have nothing better to do than form a code that will tell them whether tomorrow is a good day to close a business deal or not, become all the more excited and enthusiastic." Isaac Asimov

"I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical." Arthur C. Clarke

Me, I used to be a Gemini until they decided the dates for the signs were wrong so now I'm not, don't know now and don 't care but I could be a Sagittarius. Another good story where it seemed to me pretty much everyone got what they deserved, with the exception of Barbara. Signed: BTW

But that one stuck for some reason maybe tar on road

So, "what are the chances?" Maybe she should consult her horoscope. No! Wait! Been there, done that!

"More tears rolled down her cheeks and she let out an inadvertent sob as she pulled a tissue from her purse. There was one thing she was sure of; if she ever did find another man; a man she could love and who would love her, she wouldn't blow it again. She would be the best, most loving wife and mother a man ever had, but what were the chances?"

Just then she heard a kind voice ask, "Are you alright, Miss?"

She looked up into a pair of the deepest brown eyes and replied that she was fine, just reminiscing about thinks that might have been.

Taking the seat across from her he smiled and said, "What's your sign?"

The End.

Great story!!! 5 stars. It's nice when the good guy wins.

Well done

Very good story.

The one part that seemed unrealistic was that Megan fell in love with Steve before she met him based on his work, advertising photographs. I’ve seen a lot of billboards, magazine ads, posters, etc and never fell in love with any photographers.

Pretty high. There's a lot of them out there. The question she should have asked is "Will she be worthy of them?"

As regards astrology? There are 12 star signs. There are approximately 7.6 billion people in the world. That means that about every 6 million people or so are exactly the same, and will have the exact same future, personality, experiences etc. So for any aquarius' out there.... Did you find those socks all 6 million of us lost that Thursday, 2 years ago?

Another great story.

5⭐

it took a little while, but it did heal eventually.

Thanks for sharing your talent

I LIKED IT BUT ; IT WAS A LITTLE TOO LONG , THE MIDDLE BORING . I GAVE IT 5 STARS BECAUSE IT WAS GOOD OVERALL .

It's always amusing to see the exes in these stories continually come back, announce the errors of their ways, and make pitches for second chances, all with zero tact. Brass balls, for sure.

Wasn't prepared for Cora's betrayal and almost lost interest at the absurdity of her reasoning, but stuck with it and I am so glad I did. Happy for Steve, his ordeal was heart wrenching. I am surprised at my feelings for Cora at end. I would hope that she would find happiness and I can't believe I think that (c'mon, I'm a Republican!). Oh well.

Too convenient at the end. No tension. Belonged with Karen

agree with AngelRider...the end was too convenient Frankly the whole addon with Cora's internal soliloquy as she watches the pregnant Megan with her children at the mall...is so out of context it is not believable...worse...it borders on trite. This one did not deserve the kid glove treatment of Cora at the end... Repentant or not...she is still a cold hearted betraying bitch....and a much more decisive treatment would have been in order.

But you do write a killer love story...so its a 4 star.

The whole rubbing the wife's nose in their happiness is so tired and overused. Fits the same template as all of these stories despite the otherwise unconventional reason for their divorce (astrology not the bog standard cheating). Would have been nice if the MC didn't end up with the first woman he met after the divorce as is true in 90% of these LW tales. At least give us some tension before ending it in the most cliché way possible.

To mrfriendly: It may be over-used chliche', but that's because it works.

And even though astrology was the vehicle for the plot, even the plot was cliche'. His ex-wife cheated because she thought with her pussy, and believed to be trading up with someone new and exciting. She USED astrology to justify it. Not the other way around. She was upset because she got caught, and had to own her deception and cruelty. She could no longer hide behind the excuses of astrology. After-all, if she found her soulmate why not tell her husband before fucking the guy? The reason is simple. She wanted to have her cake and eat it too. Her husband was the safety net. If Mark failed, she could crawl back to him without any worry. She doesn't respect other people. That's why the ending works so well, because she's a cunt. Yes, feel pity for her. But not sympathy. She's not a good person. A good/delusional person would have asked her husband for a divorce to start dating her soulmate. She did not do that. She wanted to waste his time, she wanted to use his resources, she wanted him as a back up plan. That's shady at best.

The astrology did play a part in all this, but not a big part. This is still a story about flawed people interacting with each other. She learned a valuable lesson, but didn't dig deeper into her own psyche. Probably because she wouldn't like what she finds.

Good story even though cora wound up alone by her own fault I still kinda sory for her 4

I thought I had read all of your stories, but some how I missed this one. Hard to believe someone could actually believe in the whole astrology thing to the point of blowing up a good five year marriage. I knew a gal that did the charting thing, but she wasn’t delusional about it. This was a fun read, as are all of your stories. Glad the MC found happiness and there was no stupid Raac.

Great story!

Karen's one to talk about fucking "baggage" and divorced men. Should have left Karen as a divorced single mom raising a kid by all by herself working a crummy waitress job at Denny's for the rest of her life. Cora's fate should have been a lonely life as a perpetual crazy old cat lady dying alone in her shitty apartment and then her dead corpse being eaten by her horde of cats.

Don't buy Cora's rejection of astrology. Astrology is like a religion that claims to be supported by """science""" (with added quotation marks for emphasis). Like with any faith, the believers rationalize away facts that do not match the belief system. She would never admit to being wrong.

3 stars - just another average BTB story

Another wonderful story by one of my favorite LW story writers. 5 stars.

Enjoyed the read. Thanks for your writing.

A well written and entertaining story. But, holy crap some of the comments.

Great story! Thanks!

Excellent as always L!

“Just for my records I had her fill out an application as well as insurance forms.” So — Steve is a sole proprietor who has never had employees….and he has employment and insurance forms handy? Too funny 😎

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But seriously…well done tale with a happy ending. I’d like to think that Cora, now that she’s ditched the mumbo jumbo, will find a nice guy sooner rather than later.

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4 ****

"I appreciate the offer, Steve, I really do, but after going out with a couple of recently divorced men I've learned something...they all have a lot of baggage they carry with them for a long time,"

Karen has a SON, and she complains about Steve's "baggage." As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a maroon!"

RATS. (☆Stars, backwards)

'the fault not lies with the stars,

but within ourselves ') Shakespeare?

Just couldn't get with this one. I feel it would have worked far better, and would have been clearer for those on the shortbus, if Cora had been the one to come clean and ditch Steve for Mark on the grounds of star chart compatibility.

Tbf like staunch religious people, astrologists are a little crazy. It infects their everyday life, the further down the rabbit hole the more the believers are ruled by it. This kind of crazy just doesn't go unnoticed and has a profound effect on the people and relationships around them.

Excellent

I loved it. Contrary to many readers, I didn't mind the MC seeming wimp. I prefer a "wimp" who doesn't forgive the cheater and moves on to a consenting cuckold or to one who ends up reconciling the cheater. 5* from me.

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It felt like he was just setting with the Oriental chic, should have gotten back with ex-wife. She sounded hotter.

"She would be the best, most loving wife and mother a man ever had, but what were the chances?"

Well, if Cora doesn't turn into a flaming idiot again, honestly they're pretty good. Although she'll have to get off her butt and work at it. Otherwise, then she'll lose out.

Totally enjoyed it - thanks a lot!

Wow. Stunning. You capture emotions very well.