by juanwildone
But he really never sat down and had her explain. When she stumbled he left the conversation rather than forcing her to continue.
I can see why this didn’t score s high as the quality of the writing might have indicated. The plot went sideways. The MC never figured out what he wanted. As a result….he did nothing. Yeah..got divorced…but then is banging the slut afterwards? What a maroon…..
.
3 ***
Anon below telling others to “read between the lines”
Pull that cactus out of your ass, you condescending prick :)
To anony 12 days ago.
Read between the lines dude, first, she was at it again.
Second, he hit his limit and corrected the error from so long ago, one he made trying to move past it and save the marriage.
But what the story really was about, was that he regained some of his self respect, and more importantly, self determination.
The reason he ended up dropping the divorce, was that her disrespect, her betrayals, and most of all her dishonesty set him free. He didn't have to worry about ANYTHING anymore, because he just no longer gave a fuck about her... and it's all on her. She was no longer worthy, and she was NEVER trustworthy.
There are two sides to a formal marriage... there's the piece of paper, and then there's the relationship itself. Once the relationship was thoroughly destroyed, then all you're left with is a piece of paper, and THAT, he just does not care about.
Try and think just a little deeper than the most superficial elements, would you?
Goose.
That was fucking stupid.
If you decide to keep the bitch you can't throw a hissy fit over nothing TEN YEARS LATER and DIVORCE her. Grow some balls.
YOU SIR ARE A VAGINA COVERED IN PINK COTTON CANDY!!!! no wonder your wife stepped out on you!! Sorry Cuz but it's the truth!!!
Not only did Doris' husband not get any answers, neither did we readers. I guess they weren't the point of the story; it was about the destruction of trust. Still it's spartan where there might be more. The why of the original affair, the how she turned back to him. Was she really up to her old tricks again?
So true, once the trust has been violated it’s over. I know because my marriage of 37 years is blowing up as we speak
That his wife was all spin after learning she'd been caught is absolutely right on the nose. Nailed it. This is the likely path by cheaters when caught. Especially women. That hubby didn't expect it is telling.
The weakness in the story is that we don't really get any idea why he handled the cheating as he did. It seems he made a covert contract with his wife. Covert in that she wasn't aware of it. He expected that if he gave her the free pass, she would owe him and be a great wife. Covert contracts never pan out for obvious reasons.
Knoxhard
Ok, I might be dumb as a box of rocks, but why is it cheaper to keep her? No kids mentioned, both employed, what’s the deal? Dump the cheating bitch and restart your life!
You have a nice way of crafting words.
Your story heaven and the man endure already did for all those years and then question what's going on it's simply foolish refoolish and really ruined your story.
1 star - without TRUST or ETHICS or HONESTY (never mind LOVE) there can be no happy marriage - end of story. With a 50% divorce rate within the first 5 years, that is not working out so well any more. Why don't we just get to the pre-nupt contract and forget all about religious requirements for marriage - they might last longer and actually mean something - especially when there are substantial financial, personal and painful losses involved.
Okay listen up all you delusional people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHEATERS DO NOT LOVE THE PERSON THEY HAVE CHEATED ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did you all get that?
At Least The Writing Style Honestly Reflects The Husband's Character:
Weak, shallow, lacking focus and substance, and having no real goal or purpose.
What difference does it make what he had for breakfast at the diner? Why did all his years of suffering, contemplation, and submission not prepare him mentally and emotionally for this revelation, or his wife repeating her adultery with another man? Why is the focus on Love, instead of her lack of character, ethics, virtue, commitment, and betrayal? Why does the story leave out her eventual confession, regret, remorse, contrition, and acts of penance? Because there were none? How do you reconcile such emotional and spiritual violence she committed against the marriage without a demonstration that she understands her comprehensive failure of character and ethics?
Oh, because she forgot about Gerry; he meant nothing to her; the fucking meant nothing to her. She might as well have forgotten about running her car over a neighbor's pet, or one of their children.
The wife is mentally dysfunctional, a sociopath. But the really sick person is the man who decided to stay in a marriage with such a broken crippled soulless woman. He is her cake. She wants to keep it. She'll be eating her cake as well every time she thinks she can get away with it, again. Why not? It hasn't cost her anything of value yet.
Thanks for the effort.
Is that just a polite word for lawyer or politician? Signed: BTW
I understand this a little less than I did the first time. Really doesn't make much sense.
I’ve never understood the concept of staying with someone who doesn’t love you, anyone who cheats doesn’t love their partner (male or female).
How do we know this?
There is a simple logical argument progression that goes like this.
“If you loved me you wouldn’t have done it...you did it ergo you don’t love me”.
Psychologists, psychiatrists and marriage counsellors do all in their power to brainwash vulnerable people into believing relationships aren’t that simple, whilst making an awful lot of money convincing couples to try again and everything will be fine.
Life is that simple, relationships are that simple but we are told by those professionals that complexity is healthy and helps us grow as caring human beings. They are practically yelling that it’s okay to cheat because there is nothing that helps a marriage grow stronger than a forgiving spouse.
Yeah right!
But I suppose if all the authors on this site used that logic progression stories would only be half a page at most and where’s the fun in that.
passive, weak, needy...not recognizable as a man.
If she didn't want to hurt him she wouldn't have done it in the first place
Why is every husband in your loving wives stories such wimps? Seriously, give them some backbone. Also the wives in your stories are the same as well, evil cheating sluts who have little remorse and seem to think their actions are forgiveable and their husbands should just get over it. I normally prefer reconcilliation endings but not here or in any of your other stories. These wives characters deserve to be burnt or huge dumpings.
She was a 'spin master'. There was never a moment she didn't try to avoid telling
the full truth. Manipulation was okay. Lying was okay. Disrespecting her vows
was okay.
He gave her millions of chances to come clean, and even a few during their final
confrontation. She hurt someone deeply she claims to love. Her love is cheap.
Her soul is cheap too because of it.
His soul, on the other hand, is only growing stronger with every day he lives without
trying to 'make it work'. She is not a small helpless child. He is not her father. If she wants to act out and be toxic, she can do it all by herself. He understands that now.
The story rings of truth well told. I'll never understand the cheater who loves their spouse, but I suppose it has something to do with a need to maintain distance between some and those they love. I've seen it before - relationships that are highly committed, but superficial. It's like some often unnecessary protection mechanism. He's better off. She can't change.
So Doris decided to tease him with her new Paramour Kevin. they had an 8yr marriage where she CHEATED during the first few years with a co-worker Gerry until he moved out of town after Frank confronted him. Only then did Frank rate Doris's pleasures. Now she decides to teasingly name drop her new paramour, Kevin. With this reality hitting Frank full in the face, again," Her long hours, missed calls, and the drop off in our sex life were all dismissed as me being childish." Frank blew a gasket, can't blame him one little bit other than he tolerated Gerry's tryst.
I'm only surprised it took that long since she was again cutting Frank off sexually. 8yrs and no kids - this marriage had some serious issues that Frank was blind too.
Since Frank is too damaged to get married anytime soon, cut her off financially, live his own life - she will fade away. Better yet take a transfer away from this town/state, if possible - but don't take any $$$ losses to enact this new life.
To me these were real experiences and real emotions. I've seen parts of this played out in real life and have felt these emotions. The way you laid them out was terrific.
Whatever this "author", and I apologize to real authors everywhere for my indiscriminate use of the word, actually does to make a buck? Someone close to him should urge him to keep on doing it! Unenjoyable!
This story I've walked in real life. It's pretty accurate. My first wife hates me, my second committed suicide, my 3rd is extremely jealous of my first wife because I had a mistress for revenge fucking. We're still friends- the mistress- today and that infuriates the 3rd wife. The Mistress and I are both former Army; the 3rd wife is a silly-villain.
don't give up your day job! You being a shrink and trying to write about it has failed. Gave this 1.
Another very good, if a.little short, completion of a story. I prefer my bitches burned a little crisper though.
You took somebody else's story to finish it and then did nothing.
Lots of growth by hubby, including getting his Nads back
Deserves a much higher score. Get some JWO
Seems given her past history he would have been having kevin and wife followed
This protagonist grinds his gums in a mealy-mouthed torrent of self contradictory garbage. What a sissy. Is that how you live when a woman shits down your throat? What a sick bastard.
The only story of the Wild One's that I've ever disliked.
makes no sense. he already knew she had cheated and decided to live with that, what changed years later? no a real sequel.
Liked your follow-up on the Story. as for Boring everyone has an Opinion.
I would have liked to see Him let Her see him with his Lady Friend. and feel the Pain.
Same thing 8ver and over. N8thing change from first paragraph except she moved out
Why live in this purgatory. Paying for a woman he no longer wants. Stupid beyond words.
nice story, and seemed accurate from one perspective. from the story I can understand his position, but sitting on the fence only leads to getting it in the end. he should be thinking about the future events, and how they may unwind.
It meandered. Neither of the characters were developed. They in fact regressed and became inconsistent to the point when the reader loses all empathy with them and is past caring.
Part 2 written by the original author was a much superior offering and at least finished the story.
what a pile of shit.
if you read the original, this thing totally fails as a sequel because the main character is completely different here. and even if you didn't read the first part, this story is patetically unfinished.
stay away from this crap.
not really. If this was supposed to bring sirsemega's beginning to closure, it missed.
The last sentence is what matters without trust no relationship survives. That's the only question anybody needs to ask when confronted with a cheating spouse. "Can I ever trust them again?". No need to BTB just leave and STAY LEFT. Why put yourself through the emotional wringer?
"We've since christened that room: the Office of Collegial Benefits. While I am surprised at my own hypocrisy, I confess that I am only human." I can't believe that anyone is stupid enough to equate a long term affair in the midst of a marriage to someone having sex in the midst of a divorce. Up to that point it was a better than average depiction of the turmoil of emotions during the demise of a marriage. Beware of crappy reasoning.
by Sir Semega published in StoriesOnLine.net seems to be based on Visiting Richard Gronier by Ohio (or mayb its the other way around - I don't know).
This sequel started off well, but I think the ending was very very weak. Its almos like the author lost a train of thought and didn't remember where the story was going, so just wrapped it up. I was expecting much better.
As is often the case with thought provoking stories the comments are wildly varied. There are plenty of the usual BTB anonymous dribblers. There's Harry of course, (he's a special case, but the big benefit of seeing his name is that I can skip over his scribble).
Then there are a few comments from established writers, whose opinion I value. They liked it.
So did I (not that I compare with HDK - top bloke). The writer has created (alright, borrowed but that's OK) characters, and has made them act in accordance with those characterisations. It works very well. Some may not like it, but that's life, it isn't always neat and it doesn't always go as we would like.
Well done Author.
The cunt for thinking she would get away with cheating or wimp for even thinking about taking her back, let alone keeping her all these years. Nuke her ass with the evidence.
I just loved the way the story was told. I bought the actions and words of the characters and the thought process of the hubby. It was something of a non-ending, which I typically don't like in anything other than a flash-story. But I can overlook that for such an interesting, emotional, cleverly-written story. Despite possessing a fair share of tragedy, there is a lightness, humor and positivity to it as well that the author does a great job of bringing forth. The narrator's unburdening of his secrets is cathartic for him, and the reader.
This story is unfinished. The author just left the reader hanging. This is not the first time for this incompleteness. It seems that the author sometimes does not know how to end his stories.
Divorce her if you want to keep her around as a piece of meat to fuck treat her like it and kick her out of the bed when done but never stay married to them. They went out and spread their legs so that is all they are worth to anybody. Once a cheater always a cheater.
Is not a marriage. It's roommates who share expenses. Its an oxymoron. With marriage there is trust.
It's good he left the bitch.
Fuck man, get over your obsession with that fucking word. You're sickening to read I tell you, and you're fucking ruining it for everyone. For fuck's sake, get a fucking life!!!! There are more things out there than just cucks and cuckolds! Really man, grow the fuck up!
until he slam dunks the bitch with a burn the bitch divorce and moves on in life.
That aside I likes Sir Semegas own ending better than yours. Not because he is a better Author or it was better written but because it gives a better sense of closure. In your ending it is completely unclear of what character the Wife is, so one cant help feeling as lost as the protagonist, which is of course what you intended. It is unsettling nonetheless.
to put a story on this site that is either erotic or thought-provoking. I think it's fair to critique the thought-provoking stories in a more serious manner.
In that sense, I think readers try to glean from these stories nuggets they can use to apply to parts of their own relationships. Having said that, is this really the message that you want to send to lost readers that are searching for ways to make sense of their damaged relationships? While I appreciated the writing, I question the message sent.
One of the worst on this here site !!
The moaning little troll with the pin sized dick is reading every single cuckold story on this site, poor little troll no one to play with?
because something in the story is beyond his limited imagination? Bodes ill for any story beyond "See Spot Run" as far that cuck is concerned...
Not her or her explanation or rationale or anything else really -
It is about him and the final realization that without trust there is no marriage or real relationship of any value - he finally gets the real problem behind going back since he cannot actually move very far forward - he already suspects her everyiem she is out - they were arguing about her potential affair with anew guy when he exploded - there is nothing to commit to for him he can't believe anything she says -.
I've changed since the first time I read this story. For some reason I gave it 4 stars. If I could vote again the score would be much lower. The husband in this story was a wimp throughout. He did manage to gain some semblance of balls at the end, but I can't get over that he would consider going back to his slut wife after her long term affair. I didn't like him or her. How he could put up with her cheating for so long is beyond my imagination. His choice to suffer was stupid and why didn't he inflict some pain on her boyfriend?
I often wondered why Harry doesn't write stories of his own. It is because writing takes intelligence and creativity.
But, Harry reading your reviews only proves that you possess none of these qualities.
You remind me of someone who has no education, but thinks they are really smart and they are trying to prove it to others.
Just shut up!
And he said it better than I could have. I haven't read the prior story by the other author.
Ohio had a story a couple of years back based on a similar premise, but in that story there was a whole lot more info/development of the wife's character. The outcome was much different there.
In this story, all that we get is that Doris is a cheater who wants to sweep her indiscretions under the rug and forget about them. There didn't seem to be any real remorse or regret or accountability. There wasn't much likeable about her character at all.
To me it would have been more satisfying if the husband just made a clean break and moved on with out her in the end.
I enjoy reading Juan's stories though and I will look forward to the next one.
well written. though i am not sure you "ended" it. but, you did great. thanks for sharing it w/ us.
I felt this story was deeper and more thoughtful than most found in here. Juan kept his humor in check and gave us emotions, and did it well.
I have to agree with jasonnh. It's fairly accurate portrayal of a weak man's angst-driven internal nasal gazing, but nothing HAPPENS. Not the kind of thing I enjoy, but that's just me.
and painful, as well as realistic. Since he did not seem to have a family among the objectives that he sought to reach, the new equilibrium, for the moment, is better than the old.
Truly trust is the bedrock of marriage.
Make a decision.....let's wrap this story up...life isn't easy, but it is life so either they end the relationship and move on, or they try to put the marriage back together. To leave it the way you did is maybe "real life", but it is not very satisfying for your readers.
The boy needs to grow a pair and look at his wife as a cheating slut that can never be trusted and just dump her worthless ass.
Doris is nothing more than a self-centered slut that is willing to jeopardize her marriage for a few fleeting moments of sexual pleasure.
Not much sympathy for either character.
The story is still open ended. Will the author put this story to bed?
I thought I was reading this for some kind of mindless amusement BUT DAMN DAMN DAMN !!!!!! There is an interesting issue at play here and Juanwildone has pushed me to think about it. I really didn't want to THINK. He writes good stories so I thought I'd take a few moments and enjoy! Damn! Now I've got to think about suppressing what you know, thinking you are doing the right thing to preserve a marriage you think you need to save. Oh well . . . thinking is what I do best as I'm far, far too old to worry about the sexual connotations, but I'd like to write stories that appeal to a wide range of audience, so . . . I've got to think about it!
DAMN!
and therefore sad. The described thinking is realistic, which is sad. Knowing she was a slut FOR YEARS without taking any action to resolve the internal conflict had to mess up his mind.
It wasn't trust that was left out. The title could have been "Indecision".
My thanks to juanwildone for taking a stab at this. The main character here is a weak man, and the going back and forth for him in this story really shows that. Why might be a question we all want to know, but he simply cannot even get to that yet. These two don't seem to be the best at communicating on a good day, let alone the crisis that has befallen them now.