All Comments on 'A Comfortable Pair Of Shoes'

but to break in new ones is difficult, TK U MLJ LV NV

first LW story i've read that i enjoyed. thanx.

The wife was a real fucking cunt. I hope she goes to goodwill to buy her clothes now.

Ha ha ha

Thank you for a very enjoyable story, its like taking a 'breath of fresh air' here on Lit, please keep writing.

I enjoyed reading your story... as usual.

It's very effective is used correctly but can go wearisome & bad in proverbial quick hurry. Only the very best ( Faulkner, Welty ) and worst ( don't deserve to be listed ) opt for extended salt of the earth vernacular. How did it work here for qhml1 ?

*****

We need more action/consequences stories. No one can do whatever they want with out paying a price somewhere.

A brilliant little tale. Five stars.

No cruel or unusual punishment. She was warned and got what she deserved. Liked it.

Absolutely enjoyed this great little tale. Please sir, may I have some more?

Fun, for a meaningless little thing. Like the LW equivalent of watching a cartoon or eating Cheetos.

Thanks for sharing.

Good consequence story.

Enjoyed this one!

Nice to realize that occasionally justice prevails over evil wrong doing. Thanks

a no-nonsense story, well written and strait to the point. I loved it.

...very well done. Though there was a need for a editor, a few mistakes here and there. 5 Stars.

Great story and one very expensive "pair of shoes" :)

As always both enjoyable entertaining reads. Given the trash that's being dumped into loving wives lately these are a welcome diversion. Thanks for good reading. 5*

I liked this story much better than the other one you submitted today. Both characters were real. Most husbands can relate to the sentiments of the husband. The wife was a little to simple but its a 2 page story. Thanks for spoiling us. Can we count on lots more from you in the future?

This author often writes really very good stories and this one is no exception but there is one problem with the story that really irks me. And again this is just my own personal opinion

They are in the counseling session right ?... And he is telling the counselor about how the wife has changed ...about how she appears to be fooling around and sneaking around behind his back. Then he drops in the fact that the vacation resort place the wife wants to go to visit in Cancun is a SINGLES place and that it caters to the alternate lifestyle.

What is the counselors reaction to those Facts ? It's obvious that intelligence and determination that the husband has proof that this is where the wife is going to go with her slut friends in Cancun. This is not just a statement of fact but it is a bombshell !!! Surely there has to be some sort of reaction from this bombshell that the husband drops in the counseling session.... No???

But instead of finding out the counselor's reaction or the wife's possible explanation in a counseling session..... instead in the very e next paragraph the back together again. This makes no sense.

I can imagine the great stuff in the to be published pile. Good stuff here I loved it 5* from me!

Really, really, really nice.

You keep shifting from wife point of view and the next paragraph to the husband's point of view.

That's not way to write a good story. For that I rated your story a 1 star. If there was a zero, I would have selected that!

This woman could have been one of Stang's psycho first wives (which is intended as a compliment). Well written little story.

I loved it! Here is a guy who knows his mind.

I'm not sure why he took her back the first time. You made it clear, when he made up his mind he NEVER went back. I'm positive she would have NEVER signed the post-nup. And the ending, even after reading it 3 times, left me wondering.

Did he have a girl friend? A second wife? Where did she come from, the office? Did his ex-wife marry well and that's why they don't travel in the same circles? Why would his ex-wife go to therapy? She continued to lead her life, on her terms throughout, why would she feel any change necessary? I like your writing, but this story simply had too many questions left unanswered for me to really enjoy it.

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Dumbass Anon-2pov: The ONLY PoV was Hubby's!!! There IS a long QUOTATION from Sweetie (as Hubby overheard it) which HUBBY reported. It MIGHT have been formatted differently, such as surrounding at start and end with a line of asterisks, BUT it was clear (if the reader was paying ATTENTION.) So ... ZERO stars for your comment!

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The story is delightful! QHML1 has NOT written below 4* since third grade! The only awkwardness is towards the end, where Hubby goes off to buy shoes, which segues into his eventual new pairing and suggests Sweetie2 has been with him for several decades. Then the author drops back to the 'main tale' timeline to diss the 'Counseling Judge!' Considered how to suggest a revision which would alleviate this awkwardness ... no great surprise - I could NOT think of a way I thought would improve on the original!

5* (because we can't give 7*)

A good read, thanks.

MAKE MY DAY

Vanderdecken

Like they say" don't know why I married her. The same ting I said about my first wife.

Thanks for a good story!

Now that was a fun little story

really good nice pace

Agree wholeheartedly!! This was a fun story. Last paragraph said it all!! Had to laugh with him. 5 stars just for that.

I liked this story better than the Tee one.

Stories where the wronged party, ie the cuckolded husband, gets the (newer and hotter) girl, the gold watch and everything are...a dime a dozen on LW. And they are, generally speaking, unenjoyable. Not only does it detract from the realism of the story, it steals from the effort you put into the characters. After all, life rarely comes up roses for divorced men, regardless of how much they get fucked over by their wives.

I enjoyed this story. Good short one. The format was a bit cookie cutter, but the content was very good, as usual from you. It drew several chuckles and smiles from me.

It is such a treat to see new postings from you. There are very few writers on this site who have as much talent as you.

-Wild Bill

....somehow makes the world a little more tolerable. That the guy doesn't get completely screwed over, in addition to getting cheated on. That the cheater gets nothing except what the leaving spouse offers out of decency (decency the cheater didn't offer when she could have), is just another dig for the ADD shits that can't or won't be honorable and break things off before 'expanding their horizons'.

I can't stoop to saying this story makes all right with the world, that would make me as lost as some of these characters. But it feels like someone, somewhere else can see their way to justice and honor in such a mess.

Not going to offer any criticisms, since anything I could offer would be dealing in trivialities. The editing and fine work have been quite good.

Thanks for sharing.

1 star rate

Really good short story. Author developed the narrative in a great way (it's a simple, standard, cheating wife recovery fantasy, really; been done on this site 1000+ times), and my feelings about the husband/protag changed at least 2 or 3 times throughout. Character development was excellent, for both husband and wife. Made this one a favorite.

He's a good guy. He gave her every break. She just didn't get it. Another five.

It read sow well - he got to the end and knew it then just moved on -

Hahaha I laughed so much.

Thanks

I cannot remember who recommended that all judges should keep a roll of toilet paper in front of them next to their gavel. To remind themselves that they are only human.

Can't think of anything to criticize. Very good

Chilley

Should have sent her to the curb the first time......nothing changed

I think this is the best of this type LW story I've read. 'course I ignore the nitpicking comments of some.

The postscript was the best part for me. Good story but great ending.

What a fucking worthless cunt. Hopefully her new husband discovers she's a cunt and leaves. Great tale now one of my favs.

Five Stars

What in the Hell kept you this long, TK U MLJ LV NV

From a guys prospective win win, hope never to need this model of moving ahead

first off why marry the bitch in the first place. im sure the pussy was great but damn you had to know what was coming. second i would have went ahead and got the contempt charge on the judge, it wouldve been worth it.

Too many of these stories on here. You want us to like the 'hero', but I just can't. I HATE cheaters, and the wife in this was a self absorbed cheating cunt. Yes, he got rid of her. Yes, he got revenge. But, boy, was he ever dumb. He deserved to be cheated on, because from the moment he met her, she made it quite apparent that she was not to be trusted. Yet he married her. Throughout the marriage she showed that she couldn't be faithful, yet het stayed married to her.She was unfaithful ever before she fucked that guy, because she was forever TRYING to fuck around. She organized a cheaters holiday, for fuck sake! For as long as he knew her, she blatantly showed that she was only interested in herself and in his money, yet he kept her. When she told him that she was going to Cancun, she couldn't have been more obvious if she had taken out a full page advert declaring that she was going to cheat, yet, he kept her! So, by the time he DID catch her, well, too bad buddy, you CHOSE to be with her, despite ALL her OBVIOUS flaws and lack of morals! It's not as if he was blindsided, because she was the same person he chose to date, and marry, and she never changed! It's like buying a car, when it is covered in rust, and is missing a windscreen, and the salesman tells you that the engine is set to explode! You can't complain when it does EXACTLY as advertised and falls apart as you drive out of the lot, when you knew it would happen, and you still CHOSE to purcahse!

I despise any and all forms of cheating, but I also hate idiocy!

I hate these stories, because the guy CHOOSES the most unsuitable woman ever as a wife, forgives her cheating time and again, disregards her contempt and lack of respect for him again and again, turns a blind eye 'because he loves her', again and again, and finally, when it is YEARS too late, he dumps her, even though he should never have married her in the first place! And we are expected to view it as a 'feel good' story, where the 'good guy' wins? I think not.

The flaw with her analogy is that her comfortable shoes aren't going to walk away from her if she wears a hot pair of shoes occasionally!

that the lady was so stupid or compulsive that despite all prior experience she did it again (and again). She'd be a little more credible if she were maybe a little more tense, or more single-minded in her faith in herself. But hey, this is excellent nevertheless, so five stars!

Or... she forgot to take into consideration that the PRICE for those red CFMs - was trading in the comfortable shoes.

I love when people try to make analogies based on an incredibly narrow window of equation... ignoring the 99+% difference of actuality.

Maybe next time she should try one more like, "You know how cheating in your marriage is like putting a loaded gun to your marriage's head and blowing it's brains out? Well, that's what I feel when I screw someone besides my husband."

A short, sharp & sweet story.

HP

consider going barefoot. TK U MLJ LV NV

That is all there was to it. She was selfish. She never loved him she just didn't want to lose her meal ticket.

Always re-read my favs. I think this is one of the reasons I walk around in just my stocking feet. Don't marry a cunt, she may just cheat. By the same token, don't marry a prick either.

The husband had her number from the beginning but he wasn't nearly as smart as he's made out to be in this story. Why,in God's name,did he marry the twat in the 1st place?! She'd try to manipulate him from the very beginning,was a conniving bitch,and showed her cheating nature all along. (He just hadn't bothered to check up on her.) It took him 10 years to actually find someone he was compatible with! ~ Bottom line is divorce never provides a truly happy ending to a story.

I know I've said something similar several times, but I love how these cheating wives seem to think it's ok for THEM to have little "flings", but you can bet your life that they would never accept their husbands doing the same!

And even if they WOULD accept it, that kind of arrangement has to be discussed and AGREED to by BOTH parties before putting it into action.

women stopped me and asked...I usually said yes if only for variety and practice. After awhile I wanted to be in love and tried. The problem was that by then I knew too much about the women I had been with and knew what was possible with all of them. The stories we read in here pale by comparison with the experiences I put "us" thru. I am too old now to get stopped on the street but, with a few regrets...I was asked by another woman lately why I didn't trust her and replied hell, I can't trust myself and you're the same. A lustful life is fun and maybe seems as exciting as it is but I'd rather be alone than wish I was.

Yes, all that happened to him was his own fault. She cheated when they were dating, etc., she cheated when they were married AND he kept giving her chances???? I am a firm believer in 'once a cheater, always a cheater'. Very, very rarely does it change. Krosis666 said it best in his comment, and I agree with his comment. Whenever a character forgives and takes back a cheater, it only leads to future heartbreak.

xtchr dont completly agree with you its just like using drugs or hitting someone the first time you do it will be a very big step and after that its just easier becouze you have done it already

I enjoyed your story very much, but do not lay the blame. It is just a story but laid out very well and told well. on to the next.

Ed Grocott

edgrocott@gmail.com

and the frivolous one getting their just due.

I have to agree with others who ask about the initial attraction of she was high maintenance before there was a relationship.

self fulfilling prophesy?

you expect it to happen at the beginning

therefor

there is no surprise when you prove yourself right?

Great writing, great attitude and a lot of common sense. Once it was clear that kids were off the table, who really cares what happens? It is just him and her. Her lack of respect for him, herself, their marriage and really everyone else speaks of an angry woman. Yup, just like there are angry men wandering around, there are a bunch of angry women wandering around too. These people are angry because they feel entitled, and they haven't gotten their due. They have the view that the world owes them something and hasn't given it to them. In the end, most of them try to take it - whatever it means to them. Cheaters, delude themselves into thinking that they are entitled to cheat because somehow they did not get what they deserved. Of course this is completely irrational and their behavior reflects that condition. That is why they are so easy to catch. Who the hell wants to hang around with someone like this? Forget about being married to one of these losers!

this story is bold not fruity robust not weak and aged, to perfection.

Thanks for sharing on Lit.

x

PS: The post-nup saved your ass on the story too.

the oldies are the best. TK U MLJ LV NV

he was far too generous to the arrogant bitch... which, after having read this whole story, makes him look just plain stupid. She KNEW him and had already had plenty of warning what the price would be so the hammer blow that struck her should have been BRUTALLY DEVASTATING as well as final. Give her a CAR?? Set her up with an apartment?? Are you fucking serious?? B.S.... Give her a shopping cart for her clothes, a BUS PASS and directions to the HUD office for a housing subsidy.

Gave it 4 stars.

he found a woman who wasn't into games? Come on, there has to be some sense of plausibility.

Just kidding--although that part is kind of far-fetched.

I enjoyed this immensely. Well thought out and written. 5 from me.

A fun read. Still five stars.

great reading

Ed Grocott

I love your stuff. Great, to the point, efficient, humorous, clear, well-written, and fun. Thank you.

This was just as much fun on the third read as it was on the first two. Thanks.

keep getting the same results?

don't be surprised

He should have divorced her for costing him the fish.

He should have dumped as soon as the Girls Night Out started the first time,with the home late,mussed hair,wrinkled clothes,etc all the proof required.Once a cheater,always a cheater.

Well written, but it was very much like sitting down to watch a good porn flick then sitting through an episode of Judging Amy. And it gets worse, Amy wasn't even braless in this one.

I guess my life will be incomplete. As I approach the end of my eighth decade I have neither cheated nor been cheated on. I don't even know anyone who has gone through this obviously highly traumatic episode and at this time in my life I probably never will. I've also never had anal sex and to tell the truth I don't think I'll miss either set of experiences.

But this does bring up the question as to whether or not there is a true answer to the questions of forgiveness and the recovery of the feeling of trust. Can someone be sufficiently contrite about doing wrong that they will never do it again? My faith in human nature tells me that if someone gets away with something bad they'll be tempted to try to get away with it again. On the other hand it is possible that the person doing wrong could be so scared about losing the good thing they have they'll truly never do it again. My guess is that there's clearly no single answer to this question and every situation is indeed unique. As I said I've never gone through this, but I'd like to think that if it had been a long term relationship that was in jeopardy and the violation was relatively short lived that a second chance makes sense. Not three strikes and you're out - just two. Rebuilding trust will take time, but I do believe that it could happen.

This site is obviously intended for men since the men are almost always portrayed as the injured party and the women are the cheaters. I would guess that in real life the men are more often the cheaters than the women, but I don't have any statistics to back that conjecture. It would be refreshing to see the men cheating on the women for a change and see how that sits. In any case, this author does a fine job with the language and story construction and I enjoy his writing. 4*

Terrible story about awful people.

re:

This site is obviously intended for men since the men are almost always portrayed as the injured party and the women are the cheaters. I would guess that in real life the men are more often the cheaters than the women, but I don't have any statistics to back that conjecture. It would be refreshing to see the men cheating on the women for a change and see how that sits.

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The different studies I have seen have shown very different numbers on cheating.

But the constant that I noticed was that there was an 8% difference in how many men vs women cheated.

Standard statistical margin of error is 4% ±

But those studies were about twenty years old.

Considering there is nothing new worth reading tonight I figured I'd go back to one of my favs. In my favs, if anyone cares, all the cheaters get punished, and or lose everthing and everyone. To hell with them.

" In my favs, if anyone cares, all the cheaters get punished, and or lose everthing and everyone. To hell with them. "

I care, and I think it's sad for somebody have to feel that way.

Lue

Thanks for caring, I guess. Why I don't know.

3rd time reading this, and I gotta say, this story never gets old, kind of like a comfortable pair of worn in Nike's. I love Shane, he's such an interesting character - doesn't take shit from anyone, sarcastic and witty attributing to his intelligence, and acts upon what he sets his mind to. Wifey is a funny character too. After being married to Shane for how long, and still goes behind his back knowing about the Magic Moment. Ironic really. Then she does it again, and gets ripped apart by Shane's seemingly nonchalant attitude. I'd say this story was one of your Magic Moments, Q, just not in the same context as Shane.

I don't really understand how this story is rated so low, it should be at least 4.75 or something like that. 5 stars from me.

Is it a rush to write or a cultural effect to drop out words? I suspect it's a cultural effect from across the sea. In any case, it's annoying to read.

"Going to Cancun for two weeks with her friends" - Forgetting the cheating aspect, how much vacation time does she get that she can burn 2 weeks on this "Girls Gone Wild" junket, let alone the cost? Ah, I just read, this was ALL of her VC time! And just as with GNO's, as he said, no good can come from hanging out with sluts!

"It was no surprise when she fought the divorce, but I had to wonder why." - Because as much as she wants the freedom to fuck around, she wants the security of being married.

"Stay with me and try to work on our marriage" - Yeah, funny she didn't want counseling to try to save her marriage until he walked out!

Still five stars. Been a few years since I read this one. A very fun read. It had depth and humor.

Excellent writing as always. Intend to read all by this author; never yet failed to please.

Several of your quips are hysterical! I especially enjoyed the "dick seeking missile" line. My second trip through this one ... it wears well, like an old pair of shoes... ;-)

The main character is a good man who loved a women who (1) had no moral compass, or (2) had mental issues, or (3) self destructive issues. Maybe a combination of them all. What he did to her in the end is what she really needed. To hit rock bottom. What brought it all together was the few sentences close the end as a follow up after the divorce of what happened to Gwen. She finally got therapy. I'm surprised he didn't end up therapy too because of her. Great Flash story...love your work. *****

Torchthebitch forever!

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FAULKNER THIS!

and annony hates it. You deserve a 10!! Annony is the king asshole on here. He reads all of these LW and cuck stories and then bitches,. hehehhe he's an old fat ugly fag fool whose wife fucked him over his entire marriage!!

...these words lept out at me:

no moral compass

mental issues

self-destructive issues

Now all I can think of is Trump, and I turned off the ##^*=+{{}#^*+*% TV so I could stop thinking about him! Lol.

Anyway, good story qhml1. It made me wonder why judges frequently order marital counseling, when it is the cheater that badly needs therapy. They should always order individual counseling at the same time, for the marital counseling to do any good. I mean, in how many stories here do the couple ever reconcile well? Not many, which is probably a reflection of reality.

Hillary. And of course the looney old uncle in the attic Bernie. It's almost always the lesser of two evils.