All Comments on 'A Joke Ch. 02'

The wifes relationship with the neighber was obviously outside of what the husband knew for their joint humiliation of the husband , it was close enough to risk her marriage .He was still emotionally cuckholded , no way back .

In the questions did he ask about kissing, touching breasts or cocks, fingering her? Or was it all just intercourse based?

I thought this would be how you ended it..... never in real life or any rational story. This ending is a huge fraud and sell-out! I sent you a short feed back after I read Part 1, I do not understand the handcuffs, It is too much, and the fake emergency, serious overkill. All this trouble for a joke..... NO WAY! I didn't even believe the first one! The handcuffs proved beyond a reasonable doubt they had sex. Any husband taking back this cheap,,disrespectful liar has a much sense as a bag of rocks! I gave it 3*** for the attempt but it was a very poor and unimaginative attempt at that!

The first chapter, though very well written, had me salivating for a continuation. But this doesn't seem like it was written by the same writer. The characters did not seem to be the same characters we met in the original. I was truly upset with Flo making the sounds of orgasmic satisfaction that was so easily recognized by her husband. That beats any and all lie detector tests. Jim had to fear they would kill him when they reappeared in the basement. Flo had to know her marriage was over when she was willing to be a part in a felony.crime against her husband and friend. How much did their friends and neighbors suspect?

that I wouldn't have warned him before I was let loose. He would have been praying I was still handcuffed by the time I was done with him.

I also agree with the comment that he should have coal cocked the guy after the "etching" deal. That would have stopped him and this story dead in its tracks.

I don't see how he allowed himself to be handcuffed in the first place. He had enough time to remove his second hand after he heard the click of the first handcuff.

The wife? In my house she'd have been gone for good instead of just two weeks.

Seems like one ingredient was missing somewhere, like Roger never getting to work without a flat tire, but thanks.

Very weak.

he should line up for a pellet shoot or a quick relatively painless whipping.

he's got 'bitch remorse'

it's that fake remorse my generation had taught to us by our lazy boomer parents. i'm sure you've all seen it before. "now say you're sorry....good" that fake ass apology, and learning to show a sad pouty face. good job parents.

the real heroic parents take out a belt, or put away the x-box for a week. real life consequences are the bedrock of actually being sorry. because you teach the kid that 'actions have consequences'.

a lot of the worlds ills are solved with this method. the real debate is far more interesting. 'who gets to decide what punishment fits the crime?" stuff like that. but a bunch of sappy soft hearted and softer headed people have regressed the question to "should there ever be consequences?" which the answer is...'duuuhhh'

Good story, but he was a fool to put up with that disrespect from his wife. When Roger and Flo pulled that trick with the kissing, he should have attacked the bastard. He wouldn't be laughing when he was getting punched in the mouth.

As for Flo, he should have tossed her out on her ass and served with divorce papers that week. A quick call to the kids to tell them that his wife and Roger had started an affair would have chopped away any support from them. That would have smartened the bitch up pretty fast and he could think about taking her back if she came crawling home, begging for forgiveness.

Do you now? And what about next time she chooses to disrespect him? Seriously, this was a shitty ending. So much disrespect can't be erased after one fucking meeting

I think it’s a good ending to put things right. Thanks

He should have called the police and had Roger arrested for kidnapping, false imprisonment, or whenever that was and gotten an injunction against him. In addition, he should also demanded that his wife cut off all communication with Roger, and that if at any time he found them in communication with one another in anyway, divorce would be the immediate result.

This is one of the most thought provoking stories on Literotica. But my mindset tells me that Roger and Flo did have sex upstairs. Not only that, but they spent weeks, if not months "practicing" their joke. The entire neighborhood, their friends and family, Jim's coworkers and practically the entire community knew Roger and Flo were cuckolding Jim. Jim had every reason to fear that Roger and Flo would not let Jim come out of the basement alive.

It's been here for 11 years and is still receiving comment.

I've read it several times over the years, and will read it again some time.

I hope the author still checks for comments.

Couldn't be bothered to do a head count, but I have the impression that the majority of readers would not have taken her back. Some have pointed out the pull of a long, stable marriage. I agree with that, and have a longer and more stable marriage than most, at 54 years and counting. BUT (!) her behaviour was so utterly appalling that it would have finished me.

Do you see what I've done? I've fallen into the same trap, of discussing it as if it's real.

Proof of a great story.

i was just trying to figure out if his wrists healed and left scars for him to remember for the rest of his life. he could look at the scars for the rest of his life and see and feel his wife`s love for him.(LOL).I can`t imagine any man going thru all that and take his wife back no matter what the lie detector says.A law suit for restraining him without consent would of been a good start but i guess the character was just to weak to confront his wife and so called friend with any real purpose no wonder they played jokes on him they knew he was too weak !!!!!!!!!!!

GLAD YOU DONE THIS SECOND PART TO CONCLUDE THE STORY, YOUR STORIES ARE MORE BELIEVABLE THAN MOST CHEATING STORIES ON THIS SITE, REALLY ENJOYABLE, JUST 5*****.🙂

Who knows? She does, but will never tell. She is a woman, and the only truth is what she says it is, right? They will always lie. You can take that to the bank.

This was very realistic and I thank you for that!

was not going nuclear earlier. First time she laughed with Roger would have been an appropriate time. Definitely when they walked out with lipstick on his collar, he shouldn't have said a word. Just punt Roger's balls and ask why they don't think HIS joke is funny.

If nothing actually happens, and she is as remorseful for her actions and poor judgements as she is, there's no reason for Jim to get rid of Flo, especially since they obviously love each other. Flo better get rid of whatever was in her that made her disrespect her husband so much - I mean, the fact that she couldn't foresaw how badly he would react to it, especially after how their last prank went... Hopefully, she got a clue.

Kinda disappointed to see how Jim's son reacted to the whole thing - it's amazing he could empathy with his dad here. 'Guess he's a selfish little brat who more concern about his own happiness than with the people in his life.

I can understand people not forgiving Florence here... but, then again, you're not Jim, who put 24 years old of his life on this woman. It's always easily to say GET OUT when you have nothing invested in it, especially when it comes to fiction. Jim ain't a cuck - he's just a guy who's righteously pissed off at his woman, and tries to find a way to forgive her, while make it clear he won't take any of her nonsense anymore.

Nothing unforgivable happened here. So, as long as those characters agree to work on their marriage, I'm all for it.

Flo's husband is not too bright he must enjoy being made a fool of.

Keep writing.

Of course, it's your story and you can write it in any way you want, but there are a lot of things unresolved.

First, of course there is disrepect she showed to her husband once and again. When there is lvoe there is respect. If there is no respect, then there is not love.

Second, if you write that we hear a shot, then we think a gun was fired. if then you say that no gun was fired, you have to explain what that noise came from. However you ignored completely the fact that she was making the same noises that she used to do during sex. Was she faking them? Sorry, I dont buy it.

Third, What about Roger? No revenge? No consequences? Not a single mention?

I've read much better sequels than your own.

"I won't be cuckolded. I told Flo that many times and as far as I'm concerned she cuckolded me and now its over." Gee, this has to say something, doesn't it.

I don't know how I missed that statement before, but I did. Apparently she had mentioned this before right? It's not in the story anywhere else.

This story has been re-written many times by many authors, so it has to be a compliment to the author for that.

This guy was humiliated, and brutalized emotionally and physically, for her pleasure and the pleasure of another man. Who gives a fuck if it was laughter instead of orgasms? This woman is a disrespectful piece of shit.

Needed a torched earth ending. Still well written. 😒😒😒😒😒

I've re-read this story again after reading all the other authors versions. I would have still dumped her, just for the massive disrespect she showed. The sex or lack there of,

does not matter. The intent to humiliate hubby was clear. Not really a joke.

Good by, sad excuse of a wife.

From Ch 01: "what bothered me even more was Flo's enjoyment of his pranks, especially if I was on the receiving end" - So, even before the "etchings" incident she 1) knew he didn't like his pranks, and 2) enjoyed his pranks ESPECIALLY when Jim was the target. Now, I'll cut her a LITTLE slack that she maybe didn't quite realize just how much they bothered Jim, but how in the hell can she take special enjoyment in her husband being pranked? She should be standing by him, not laughing with Roger.

Now, KNOWING her husband is bothered by the pranks, again maybe not realizing just how much, she actually participates in one! This time, Jim leaves ZERO doubt about how much he is bothered. Now she KNOWS for a 100% sure fact that he doesn't find ANYTHING funny about this. So what does she do? She ups the ante! She participates in an even MORE extreme prank that totally humiliates and injures her husband, and he takes her back? Sorry, not buying it.

IF he is going to take her back, she should have to do a "Game of Thrones" walk of shame - he shears all her hair off, and she walks naked from one end of their street to the other! If she is really sincere in her apology she will do it, but I doubt that she would!

I don't know how many times I have read this story, and all of its re-writes by different authors. It's still good. They say that the highest compliment is being copied, and this story certainly has that. Personally I probably would have taken her back, but that's me. Some of the other renditions where edited, and filled in a lot of questions that the readers had, that were not in this original story. Each edition changed the complexion of the story for me. Oh well, great story, as written, read the other editions to see how the story changes, just by filling in some details.

First, Jim should have told his kids to shut up and butt out, period. Meddling kids

usually only make marital problems worse. There's an old saying, kids should be

seen and not heard. And that goes double when they're trying to insert themselves

into a marital squabble. Secondly, Jim should find Roger and beat the holy fucking

cowboy shit out of him. I'm talking broken arms, broken legs, crushed fingers, and

a face that looks like a truck ran over it.

I'm just sayin'......

Ass kicking and divorce is the only option to a MAN.

First of all I have nothing against reconciliation stories. I like them when they are believable and when the author success to show the real motivation behind what happened. This is not the case. As Many pointed out, her willing participation in those horrid jokes showed that she didn't loved and respected her husband. And the she also had adultery in her mind. Ineed more background about what lead her to do what she did and why is she so remorseful. I think he took her back really quick.

Cuckolding her husband by handcuffing Ron and torturing his mind and emotions and making him helpless to the torture makes them guilty of infidelity. Each of Roger's jokes become increasingly more ruthless and demeaning. And Flo's continued participation makes keeping her as his wife exponentially impossible. Flo has proven that she wants Ron in her life only as a cuckold. A cuckold is nothing more than a pet...no longer a husband to be respected and loved.

There is a old Mexican expression that goes-" Entre broma y broma la verdad se asoma". Translation- in every joke a grain of truth shows up. That grain of truth is that she had already cuckolded her husband in her mind. Familiarity breeds contempt and she was filled with contempt for her husband. Any time a woman takes up with another man against her husband she has crossed the line into adultry. She did get royally fucked by the neighbor and she knows it. He is a slow witted husband who is willing to accept her pack of lies and lay down like a whipped dog. Why didn't he raise her dress and put some fingers into her twat when they turned him loose? He would have found all the proof he needed. A twat full of semen.

nope! divorce is the only option for that kind of disrespect.

a bit neat for an author, but ok. I don't know how many times I read this story and it's different renditions, but I finally caught the story in the first chapter this time. I commented on it earlier. The fly in the ointment, was an elephant in the ointment. If she was making those keening sounds and they were fake, then what does that say about their 23 years of marriage?

Did he love her, that goes without question. did she love him, now there's a question.

There's got to be something wrong with their relationship/marriage if she could allow a known practical joker liker Roger sway her to making her husband think that she cheated on him!And that after that whole lipstick thing that he'd made very clear he didn't appreciate. ~ Still think Roger slipped her the tube-steak if,for no other reason than her signature sound of cumming,that she'd be very hard pressed to replicate considering her very distracted state while cumming!

I even read the other renditions of this story. The story and ending is rather neatly put together. I don't see how any ending could be wrong, seeing how there was no prelude to there marriage situation, which would have given more insight into their character. usually practical jokes slow down when you mature, or the joker becomes the victim, and feels what they have been dishing out. I don't think this story is about a practical joke, basically because it wasn't a joke at all. That should be evident to the reader from the necking practical joke, that wasn't.

At this point, after many reads, and thought, I think he should divorce her. Why, because she not only disrespected her hubby, but the marriage itself, and herself. I also think that if he still has the mind that he needs her that much, they could date and start over, but both having a clearer picture of what is involved in a marriage. judging the reaction of the kids, they are going to have their own problems soon also, in not regarding what she did as anything special, and he should forget it. The question of how they came up with their reaction, should give some insight as to how they were raised, or what they saw growing up.

Lacked the drama of chapter one.

Chapter 1 –

He got in his CAR and headed home? I thought they were next door neighbors.

I’m sure Flo has some CLOTHS, but the things she wears are CLOTHES!

Even IF they didn’t do “anything” he told her after the first etchings joke to cut it out, and she totally ignored his wishes. The total lack of respect is pretty close to a deal breaker.

Chapter 2 –

Just TOO neat, with her suddenly coming to understand the wrongness of her actions. Why she didn't realize it after the "necking" incident is beyond me.

I liked your ending. Good job.

Practical jokers sometimes go too far. In this case the joke nearly destroyed a marriage. Given the circumstances outlined in this story I can understand why the husband would decide to keep her. Even with that being said though I would have to say that they would have a lot of work to do to get anywhere near back to where they were before the jokes began. The biggest positive I see would have to be the fact that the wife starts seeing a therapist. Secondly, even though it is not discussed directly in the story, is that they stopped all contact with the neighbors.

I don't have a problem with how the author ended the story. I still think that the author uses the story to teach an important lesson about going too far with jokes, taking relationships for granted and how hard it is to regain trust once it's lost. I know it's not often mentioned but communication is vital to any relationship, and that means not just talking but actually listening to what the other person says and then taking it to heart.

In another comment someone called the husband a wimp. I don't agree. He was not a wimp, just a man who truly trusted his wife not to hurt him or their marriage. This is why I think everyone should have prenups and firm ground rules on what is and isn't going to be allowed if a couple are to marry. Better to be safe than sorry.

Perfect ending for the Wimps and Willing Cuckolds out there.

However I'm not one of them. 1* only because there isn't a -10* button.

Morgan DeWolfe

humor, they are about disrespect. As for the wife joining in and having to be constantly told that the husband of 24 years didn't like it, I call bullshit on that. We hadn't been married a year yet and my wife knew exactly what I would put up with and what I wouldn't put up with. And I knew what her boundaries were. The first few "jokes" would have gotten them a stern talking to. The "etchings" joke would have gotten his head busted open and her a trip to her sister's house with a one way ticket. If and I really mean if, it had gotten to the last joke I would have killed both of them in his basement and swore to God that I was in tremendous fear for my life. That would have been a joke to inspire a really good laugh down the road.

Don't want to be cuckolded, don't put up with that shit for a minute. Wife has to know and respect your boundaries, same for hers.

If they were next-door neighbors, why did our hero get in his car and drive home? This chapter had lots of strange wording = "...you, as my husband,..." Tags sucked. A nice little story, but the 2nd chapter fell way short. Why not have the lie detector guy ask if she had ever cheated with anyone?

Tx Tall Tales wrote the second best but there was one better, I do not remember now who wrote it. Then there are a couple of others. If I remember the best one I will come back and put it on here.

A wimp of herostratic proportions. No real man would accept such a complete lack of respect.

the premise was absolutely stupid, this ending is even worse. 1*

I wish Jim could find a real good joke to pull on Roger. But the problem is that the Jokers get real upset if the joke is on them . They have so little self esteme that when the joke is on them they want to fight.

I don't care HOW sorry she is NOW, or how much she realizes she was wrong.

He has made it abundantly clear how he feels about Roger's "jokes", and if his reaction to the "etching" joke wasn't clear enough for her, then there is no hope for her.

Moving away is not enough.

First, Roger should be banned from their house for one year, and they should stay away from his house. Alice can come visit without Roger.

When Roger is allowed back, Flo is to have NO involvement with ANY of his practical jokes, even if they aren't aimed at Jim, and if she learns of any aimed at Jim she is to warn him.

If Roger still manages to prank Jim, he is banned for TWO years, and a further offense bans him for life.

I really like your stories but in this instance you have 'under-sold' yourself.

You could have written this more from the wife's side and shown just how much her 'joke' had cost her and possibly the various 'tongue-lashings from children, sister & therapist. Would have been a fun story to write -- and why not write it? After-all - isn't that what writing these stories is about? Just do it!

Now I'll go back and read some of the alternate endings by others that I swerved into.

While I'll give you somewhat of a pass as you never intended to have a second part, I do think it was a little too pat.

Your lack of enthusiasm for writing the ending really shows. Great premise and start but you it seems you kind of ran out of steam on the ending. The lack of respect would have ended it for me. Siding with anyone like that against one's spouse is infidelity.

and it shows. too bad.

I agree that it all comes down to respect and trust. she lost his respect because of her own actions. she enjoyed disrespecting him with roger. good ole roger deserves some retribution whupped on him.

But if this had been my wife, her ass would still be skidding down the road....

I read a study where the scientists came to the conclusion that a polygraph test was about as useful as using a Ouija board.

Great story. While it is true that lie detector tests aren't fool proof, two people taking a test with the same questions is about as good as it can get. No they aren't admissible in court, but to be honest you have a be a real sociopath or a trained liar to beat the test. Getting two people to beat it is almost impossible (unless they are Sharon Stone or CIA agents). Plus, lie detectors are more frowned upon in court because of their false positives (showing an answer as a lie because the person is nervous). An in all honesty, did she seem like a person who was cuckolding her husband? C'mon people. There is being cautious and there is just plain paranoid. On a side note, I am willing to bet that the same people that are saying that Lie Detectors can't be trusted would be taking the results to the bank if it came back that they were lying.

Never trust a lie detector test.

The police would have taken a very dim view of Roger handcuffing Jim like he did, that would have brought a charge of "Ilegal confinement" at least if not worse.

The underlying issue was not about sex but loyalty and respect. Anytime there are jokes involve the humiliation of another person there is a risk of hurt feelings and bruised egos. The initiator of the joke should be aware that there is a potential risk to their relationship with the target of their joke as this story demonstrates. The fact that the main characters were married presented the element of a very huge risk on the part of the wife. The story was well presented and described more from the perspective of the target of the joke than the perpetrator. The emotion was huge thru the story and flowed well. The advent of putting the wife and accomplice thru lie detector was high handed and drastic. I was happy with the outcome but more of what the moral issue or theme of humiliation and disrespect of another human being.

Lie detectors are not fool proof, that is why they are not admissible in a court of law. I sure wouldn't trust a lying slut virtue on one.

Agena, your heart simply wasn't into this story and you just wrote something just to end it and I think you already know it. I loved part 1, it was simply an amazing story and was expecting something similar to conclude it but I found this chapter weak and short.

I already read ch2 by Tx Tall Tales and it was too strong a response to the joke.

One too weak, the other too strong. A shame we didn't get a good balance.

It was a hard decision to make, but he did the right thing. Well done.

I would have thought about sueing him for the handcuff's injury, his homeowner's liability would have paid out. Under the circumstances (with her statement) I would have taken my wife back.

Decent ending of your tale. It was smart that you made them move away in the end. A non-cheating wife tale. Very good.

...and nicely written. I really enjoyed reading this story and hope you will keep up with similar ones. 5 Stars.

The finish was a good one -

Like the politician's say she got out ahead of the story by acknowledging her complicity and guilt for doing what she did -

Is it enough - for him yes - and that is the privilege of the author - if you do not like it write your own ending -

Well written by the way - a couple of nice extra curves (like the son supporting mom) nice touch

she was wet aftre the first "joke" she pulls it again - there is no such thing as a lie detector - it monitors a few things but not lying - asking if the had "sex" when there is no specific questions about touching parts of one body with specific parts of the other persons body - the fact is - she needs to be out of his life. i would have forced an arrest, told about the first incident and the second, sent them to prison. filed a lawsuit naming both of them as defendants in false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress and taken every penny i could. then maybe the little woman and i could talk, but not until my "joke" was over.

At all. She loves her hubby, has a long happy marriage to him and all of that. She is devastated when he throws her out. She knows he doesn't like the practical jokes, etc. Then, she goes along with such a completely vile one? How is that even remotely funny?

I liked the first story quite a bit. The wife was a mystery, but I liked how the situation presented itself and how the hubby reacted. It made for a crazy tension-filled moment. This story resolved the issue. I get the hubby being ok with the truth, and recognizing the wife's pain and regret and sorrow, etc. I don't even have a problem with him taking her back.

However, he never gets the answers to the real question: why? How could she do that to him, and why? How could that be seen as funny? It was psychological (and physical) torture. Did she even, for a moment, consider what his experience would be under the circumstances? Did she not realize that it would be painful for him, that he would in no way find that funny? Great, she's going to a pychologist to figure out why she did it. I would want those questions answered before agreeing to reconciliation. I mean, what she did was intentionally harm her hubby in a very fundamental way-torture, abuse, hurt-call it what you want. She has a twisted, sadistic side to her that would concern me greatly.

I wish that would have been explored more.

But, I gave the first story 5 stars for creativity and writing style. I give this one 4.

This was an interesting story with a different take on faithfulness or the lack thereof. I have mixed emotions about the reconciliation, but I think the author was on the mark with the wife's admission of her problem and the husband's thoughts that that admission was the only way back. The fact that she would participate in such a "joke" after what they had gone through previously was almost a deal breaker for me.

The son's continuing attitude was a bit disturbing. Perhaps in another story he could have the opportunity to walk in his father's shoes.

Good story. Thanks.

I was ticked when I read the first chapter and didn't see there was a second. I liked the story, but I do wish he had let Roger take the cuffs off then belted him.

Oh, by the way, I gave this chapter 5* to make up for the 3* I gave to the first chapter.

I waited until I read both installments before I weighed in on this mind bending story. As I have hinted in my comment title I would have handled this situation much differently to say the least.

The neighbor is a complete ass, that is a given. One of the first problems I had with the story is the simple question, why did the husband put up with the escalating "practical jokes" up until they reached critical mass? Long before things reached the point they did I would have stopped seeing this idiot in a social setting. And for me, the conduct of the wife, regardless of whether she actually committed adultery, is unforgiveable. This was no joke. It was physchological torture, and was technically a crime as well. The husband was assaulted and held without his consent just for starters. I know my response to this would have been simple, even if I had let things get to this unimaginable point. There would have been no warning for the neighbor to leave before I was released. When the cuffs came off he would have prayed to die by the time I was through with him.

The wife in this story is an absolute headcase. She clearly has issues. Hell, I have as good a sense of humor as the next man. A little good natured teasing is fine between friends. But when it obviously becomes painful, and certainly when the offended party clearly makes known their discomfort, it's time to stop. This woman ignored her husbands feelings and went beyond the pale to humiliate him. There is no possible way she could love this man and treat him the way she did. I would have had no choice but to wash my hands of her. But what is proper and sensible for me is not always what someone else would do.

The story made me quite uncomfortable and angry frankly. However, the premise of the plotline was unique. I've never seen a situation like this dealt with and it made me think. Anything new under the sun that causes any amount of self reflection is worth four stars.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your stories. Thank-you.

I stand by what I said after Ch. 01 -- the ending there was complete enough.

The author caught a (un) fair amount for the reconciliation at the end but my thinking is that they had twenty-plus years of a solid marriage, the offense was grievous but both sincere gestures of remorse and atonement were made by Flo . This doesn't Mean I think I think the story's perfect ... That damm Roger got off ( pun semi-intended) wAAAy too easy.5 stars and my thanks to the author regardless.

Flo would be on a 'one strike and you're out' program after that joke; however, she was sorry and seemed to understand how badly she screwed up.

is not served, and her mumbling to some shrink restores no balance either. She needed to endure the same real disrespect for the integrity of their marriage, and have her own trust in her husband tempted, by him MAYBE also screwing a woman in her hearing (or maybe have them simply emerge from the bedroom together naked and flushed, then have them grin at her and cry "April Fool!" with nothing more explained. Same lie detector tests etc to follow. Then see whether what she's capable of believing matters. I doubt the marriage could sustain it, and I doubt it should. Some things are sacred, a husband's sense of his own manhood certainly one of them. She's a twit.

What a terrific first part of this story. It was well plotted, had crisp dialogue and had terrific tension. These propelled this story with excitement and a "must read" dynamo. I flew through the sentences with delicious relish. Then I read this ending. Pathetic! Zwieback! So flaccid. There was no tension...just limp dialogue. This was a very childish and immature conclusion. The last sentence shouldn't absolve the author. Poor camaflauge. What a JOKE!

If my wife had ever pulled such a "joke" on me, she would be history. Perception is 90% of reality and the failure of Flo to honor and respect her husband is simply too much to accept. Not only would she be history, but there would be an absolute absence of any more interaction in the future.

As for Roger..a Louieville slugger would adjust his attitude permanently.

I made my boyfriend read it.

According to him if i ever pulled a stunt like that and disrespected him to that extent . Even with ten polygraphs tests proving I told the truth, He would never take me back and the guy involved would probably never walk straight again after he was finished with him.

Sans rancune

Fran26

and you really like to beat about the bush! this story is 3 years old and it was better cause you only once did not go to the point. but heck it would be really interesting to know why the hell she started disrespecting him so much, instead of telling us you wrote she went to a psychology for help. the newest is worse not a word at all.

I still have to give you 4 stars for a good story and I appreciate the voting here and the chance to read the opignion of others

With the kick the Bitch to the curb set. She showed total disrespect for her marriage and her husband. What she did was unforgiveable. Better to kick her out and start over with someone that respected him.

you ask what is the problem here?...

the issue is IMPRISONING your spouse .... fucking some other man... maybe... and even Worse NOT caring how your husband MIGHT react.

it NEVER occurs to the wife that her husband MIGHT freak out.

what you dont get is that the ISSUE/ problem is NOT just having a

1 night stand or pretending to

The PROBLEM is that the wife didnt give a shit if her husband was dead or alive.

We read the story and are left with the upset that the "joke" brings up in us.

Husband has 2 weeks to let in all the options at his disposal. After weighing all evidence and thoughts he then has a conversation with his wife to determine what he is going to do. Her taking full responsibility, seeking professional help to get to the source of the problem and her demonstration of her love gives him hope that they can successfully rebuild the marriage.

What's the fucking problem here?

I pity the assholes who feel it's more important to be right and punish than it is to have the marriage work. The husband stated he didn't want some slave in the house, he wanted the woman he married back. Thus he took responsibility for his part in the marriage currently not working.

Was one of the lie detector questions whether they had oral sex? That would explain her sounds of an orgasm---while they answered no, they did not have sex.

I didn't like the ending. First of all, he let them pick the test administrator, they could easily have bribed him. Second, lie detector tests can be beat, that's why they aren't considered to be evidence in a courtroom. Third, even if he had selected the questions carefully enough to eliminate clintonesque definitions of 'sex,' the handcuffs took it beyond a practicle joke. Fourth, why was he so apologetic, he had warned her after the kissing incident yet she still escilated it for the second joke. there was no we who got off track in the marriage, she got off track when she decided her loyalty to Roger was of greater importance than her loyalty to her husband and his feelings. Fifth, who cares what the son thinks, its not his life, he doesn't have to live with such a disrspectful cunt, he shouldn't get any input.

its your story and you can end it how you want to, but this ending didn't so much for me, sorry.

two parts. Have the wife sit down and consider what she would have thought and done were it she in the basement listening to what her husband was upstairs doing with another woman. The yourself consider the following scene, you and your wife are still in the dating stage before marriage and this stunt was pulled on you, what would you have done? He would have never dated the slut again whether she actually had sex or not. Simple isnt it. The wife totally disrespected, humiliated, and betrayed him. The scene they put on was criminal you dont forcibly handcuff a person to a pipe and leave them there, that is criminal and should have had a case filed. The wife was a party to this kidnapping/detention and should have had her own time in court. To force them back together as done in this story is totally unbelievable how could he even go to sleep with her in house or even eat food she cooked, he could never trust her again.

Live the rest of your life as a spineless, dickless man while the wife plays you like a violin. This story sucks as badly as anything I have read here. The first chapter held a lot of promise that the ending just destroyed. anon jerry

I really enjoyed the first chapter, but it deffinately wasn't a stand alone story. It seemed the second chapter was something the author didn't really want to write and was short, hurried, and not well thought out. The wife was unstable and the husband made a major mistake in accepting her back so easily. I'm sure they were divorced within two years. The husband next door needs a beating. anon jerry

major problems in this story. MOst practical jokers like Roger are antisocial and have in some cases real mental issues, problems to us realist. Why he has chosen Flo as his Abbott is a real question that hasnt been asked. Why Flo was so infatuated with Roger then becomes are real issue. She falls right into line against her husband with Roger over the objections of Alice and her husband. The planning of him being cuffed in the basement, the wife being sent away, them going upstairs and and the noises and words that evoked the scene had to have been preplanned not spontaneous. The used forced restraint on her husband even after he requested to be releases and promised actions to follow. That folks is a crime plain and simple it is no longer a joke. He is severely injured in his attempts to gain his freedom. How does he know they dont plan to kill him after their sexual romp? Rogers wife is deceived and humiliated by the actions being treated as no more than a small child by her husband and Flo. Where is her divorce action. Finally a person that knows about lie detectors can manipulate them by controlling and releasing their emotional and mental states. Without supporting evidence the lie detector itself is almost useless. Wow, did we even consider in the planning of this elaborate hoax the two actually did have sex? Or were planning to later after they convinced both their spouses that any such actions were just jokes. He can no longer trust his wife despite her words, he knows she willingly deceived and humiliated him not just once and this time it was major. He knows she totally disrespects him because she chose after the previous event to carry out this scene. Whether she committed adultry or not is small compared to the criminal acts and the lack of respect and love she showed her husband. This marriage was over long before this, divorce is the only possible outcome with just eliminating her and Roger. Wow, wouldnt it be a joke if the two of them went off and just disappeared one day never to return.

Even though this story was written quite a while ago, readers continue to read it and to write comments about it. Definitely the sign of a good story. I agree with many comments but I did think of one more observation that I did not see mentioned. One reader pointed out that Flo shared her orgasm noise with Roger, which itself is inappropriate. But what is also evident, assuming there really was no sex and the lie detector testing was accurate, is that Flo is capable of reproducing her orgasm sound at will. If she can do this with Roger so that husband Jim, chained to the post in the basement, would be fooled into believing she really had an orgasm, then how would he know if she faked an orgasm and made that sound during the many times she and Jim have had sex over the years? In other words, maybe she has been pretending to climax during sex with Jim for who knows how long . . . Since trust issues have reared their ugly heads, this revelation that Flo can easily fake an orgasm could further undermine Jim's self-esteem. I would personally have a tough time letting go of my anger and were I Jim, there would not have been reconciliation, but that's just my point of view. Thanks for a timeless story.

Agena,

Not that it's a mystery to you, but you do know how to weave a tale.

Matt Moreau

My comment to Jack Harlon would you take a chance on losing your licnse and respect to be in on giving a false report what if he had wanted another test done by another tester then what.no he wouldn't risk that.

In part 1 when she says, "No Jim, please, nothing happened, nothing happened. What'll I tell the kids?" The correct response is "You tell them our marriage was a joke!"

I agree with Harryin VA but I liked the story and ending. I found myself wanting to question her on just why that was so funny to go to that extent(any would be wrong) to humiliate the husband. She cheated on him with every other aspect except sex. Those scars would be hard to overcome and as a spouse, I think you'd always be apprehensive about what she would do if she ever got bored in the future. Also, I was hoping for a list and answer dialog with the tests. More than just was the act a joke: "Do you like George more than a friend? Do you find it the slightest bit funny to humiliate me? Is cheating funny? Is torture funny? If I let it go afterword, would cheating be ok?" Many more questions, I think, would have been required. That having been said, I liked the story and ending... just wish it could have been more specific to the tests and more true dialog with the spouses.

the 2 of them showed poor judgment, twice. even if they did not, the line was pushed too far. as for polygraph, not an infallible test. no, wrong ending i think.

First I like this story. The husband is not a wimp as in so many of these types of stories. However I do not believe given the evidence that I would ever forgive my wife for what Flo did. Having said that, the author gave a reasonable way for Flo to regain her marriage. She showed proper contrition at the right time. She made no excuses and did not try to defend herself or Roger. She placed herself completely at her husbands mercy. And that is a reasonable way, even if I would not take her back.

there is no reasonable way he should take her back