All Comments on 'A Paradox of Averageness'

it's a cliche,BUT, being happy with what you have is the secret to a happy life .

There's no other way to describe this other than complete drivel....

too many people think they want what they don't have . as long as you're happy as you are and you're happy with your spouse/partner , enjoy it and don't think about what something different might be like .

A mighty sweet story. Nice job. 5 stars!

Sounds like a lovely marriage with two people that will grow old together with no cheating drama or bullshit. Doesn't belong in the LW category ;) This is a place for cheating sluts only (or those tempted to cheat)!

Damn fine story if a contented married couple. Be happy with what you had, if possible.

A good story. At 71 average is just fine. I'm still amazed that I survived this long. My days as a young pup running in the sun are long over. Too many days as a bullet catcher, other injuries and damage. Yes, I'm paying for all of the crap that I did at 19. Yes, I've spent many a hour setting outside a dressing room holding my wife's purse. Not worried about someone making fun of me. I'll hit you with her purse. The odds of you waking up are slim.

Lovely story. And that is real love. May seem.avergae but it the good stuff.

Sweet

Described it perfectly, well done.

Life the way it should be. Great job.

No doubt that malls are a rite of survival for most of us guys. So mething about those places are disorienting and fatiguing. That being said, a cute story. Love certainly colors how we see our soul mates.

Yup. Reality doesn't always suck. Thanks

You captured reality in a bottle with this one.

Loved it! It felt real!

cute story let me guess the wife edited it? hope it worked out for ya a shit load of truth in that

What a cute little story with no sex in it but i enjoyed it just the same. I felt like i know Slirpuff a little better after reading this piece. Life in the mall before covid. I wonder if it will ever be like that again. I gave the story 5 stars

Love is still the best in this awful world that is getting worse daily.

Agree with dgfergie.

I have run a 100 km race, but after 30 minutes of stop start stand walk with my wife at a mall or a supermarket, I am tired and footsore. Why are malls filled with "womens" shopping things and just zero for men. No pubs. No hardware stores. No carparts stores. Just bra and panties shops, womens clothing shops, handbag shops and shoe shops and stupid knick knack shops. All of which no normal self respecting man would be seen dead in. Except for Sirpuffs observation about no sex forever.

A good lighthearted short story based upon astute accurate observing of real life.

"My wife is a ten, at least in my eyes. She is the woman I fell in love with, had two wonderful daughters with, and who is the one I want to wake up next to every morning." - This is what the women in the stories who want to see if other men find them attractive never realize: They already have a man that finds then attractive, and wants only them, and that should be enough.

Very good, I had a smile on my face all the way thru the store, couldn't help giggle in couple places. The mall and shopping. Crazy thing is I had a very physical back in my 30s and 40s for 8 hours day and could handle it. I shopping with the wife and I'm exhaust after 30 minutes of walking/standing around.

What a load of nothing.

BTW, my husband had me the minute he told me "I ride a Harley".

Now that is a man a woman could love.

Just...really really good. Thanks

Read it again and still feel like it is fantastic, so near the truth for most of us

Great REAL story!!!

At the mall (or any store for that matter), the husband has one role: Pack Mule. I have no problem telling my wife and even adding appropriate sound effects. One benefit to being tall is I can look over all the clothing racks and spot my wife weaving around and plot an appropriate course to intercept her when she emerges.

Nice story.

Yep, I like it because it paints a picture of all of us.

It is as real as it gets.

You wrote this about ALL of us men over 40!!! Great non-cheating story. A breath of fresh air

And totally agree with Tazz. Slir you are definitely married and have been for a long time, good for you and the missus. Sure wish I had read this with the brains to understand it when I was young. Signed: BTW

Can't anon critics read? You titled it paradox. What were they expecting, A+ averageness. It was a great example of Mr Average with his wife at the mall. I thought it was a great average guy story.

Decent writing but

I have to laugh at Anonymous who said "Nothing happened." Everything happened that is important. I like reading a story about a couple that understands what love is.

NOT an LW story. Non-Erotic or How-To

I enjoyed it and chuckled a number of times.

But it did not go as I thought it would. I thought you would point out that in many lw stories, one is criticized as being average. The thing is that just almost everyone is average. That is the truth we see in bell graphs. So, the point should be except in porn, do not be ashamed of being average, it just means you are normal, like most of us.

And then .... nothing happened.

in his eyes and heart she is still the 10 he fell in love with and married, TK U MLJ LV NV

Good story about loving wife and the husband who adores her. Who hasn't girl watched at the mall.

Boring

Humor probably the best fit, but definitely not a ha, ha story.

Well not precisely but close enough to form a memory.

Loved it but it belongs more in Romance than in LW.

Thanks for a wonderful read.

or how to adjust in all situations, TK U MLJ LV NV

Not sure what the point of this mundane story was, but putting it in the LW category was just wrong. Romance? Maybe. LW? Not even close. 1☆

i liked it sort of a bit too realistic, i like a bit more drama but a did enjoy reading so yeah

Waste of space publishing this nothing story.

because she's not a cheating tramp and loves her husband....it's in the wrong category!

I was anciously waiting for the cheating bitch to walk out of a store kissing some young hunk. Then he could BTB. Instead she walked out all pretty straight to him, looking all hot.

Still, a nice story.

this is exactly how a husband can dig a hole for himself; soon she may start fantasizing and yes cheat on him.

Every man can identify with this story ...

It should be in non-erotic or something.

A total wind-up to get to the 122 people line - amazing just how many didn't catch on!

A brilliant long winded spoof!

19PVC44

This is what I call a "Non-Story". A waste of my time. How the Hell do I get back

the few minutes I wasted reading it? Damn shame, too, Slirpuff, your stories

are usually pretty good.

actually rate themselves a point higher on a scale, 5 is average and most people give themselves 6 or 7's. Most pretty girls you see are actually not that pretty but for the makeup they are wearing which can make a plain looking girl become a model

Great tale whereas the spouses didn't cheat on each other. Always a winner.

I can't go shopping at the Mall. I have other things to do. There are ALWAYS things that need to be done a the house. Every wife I've ever known has a "honey do" list that she's continually adding to. All husbands have one. He simply tells her he's going to work on maintaining their house or he's going to work on her list. Whether or not they actually get done is immaterial. You never let your wife drag you to the mall. That's just stupid.

Gotta love it. Thanks, Slirpuff.

This was nice reading and also entertaining with a bit of honesty and humor 5 stars all the way.

a fun read. Five stars.

Thanks!

when they get home its another story. TK U MLJ LV NV

So explitive inserted here true five of a husbands feared words lets goto the mall. Very well written.

And very-well written.

All so true...and well told. It is torture when the clowns running the store don't put the husband chairs out....remember vibrate in the on position is always useful.

Thanks

Between a man`s credit card, and a woman`s credit card?

A man`s credit card has a LIMIT.

A woman`s credit card has a TARGET !

Tell her/them ,"I'll take these out to the car, while you carry on shopping". Good for another half hour away from them.

Nice to have a bit of sanity here instead of the usual nightmare material!

a good one. Why oh why can't there be more like this. My hats off to you Slirpuff, great story!

... Because it is a 5 star story. Panther Fan.

There was a song Frank Sinatra would often sing in concert. He introduced it as truly a great love song that never once mentioned the word in its title or lyrics. Like the song your story (I think you actually did use the words....although unnecessarily), loving homage was paid to a woman. In the story her identity is known, in the song, she's unknown; but the effect essentially is lovingly the same. The song written by George Harrison is "Something". You've written, I think, one of the few stories that would more properly fit into a "Loving Husbands" category. You handled it beautifully. A total "5"!

Great story, good read and so true. Had to chuckle in relation to the shopping comments!

I say almost perfect for no other reason than perfection whilst striven for should not be achieved, after all we are only human, IMHO.

Love this story. romantic w/o the embellishments.

Thank you for this

What a fantastic story, well I take that back it is how it really is most modern places in the world, not enough sex but a dam good read, as someone else said I smiled all the way through this...

I read your story with a grin on my face the whole time. And I read it out loud to my wife who laughed at several points while I was reading. She asked me if I had started submitting stories to the website as she and I agreed that the man in the story was me!! I do those things described, especially the tight and revealing clothes for my wife. She at least indulges me by wearing them. Great story and author brought a smile to my and my wife's faces. Thanks

A sweet and loving marriage. A perfect life.

Must be in an alternative universe.

Makes me wish my life went differently.

Oh well. Next life.

YOU BEEN BANGING ONE OUT ALL FUCKING DAY>

FFS.

and make sure the cook is aware of this. TK U MLJ LV NV

That is how all married people should look at there spouses. In my eyes she is a 10 perfect for me.

Thanks for the entertainment.

Mike from Texas

Dear Slirpuff,

I suppose it is inevitable that we all become more philosophical as our years advance; your story reflects this very well.

R A Oliver

I honestly don't know how to rate it so I don't.

From a happy man -

Nice change - from some of the writers ideas of happy -

Thanks -

A gem of a story that is so true to life, just about every guy can identify with it. Have patience guys, when she who must be obeyed gets a bit older, the lure of the mall does diminish.

without hours of suffering getting into and out of the lot. Actually I enjoy malls with all their weird foods, strange stores, book and record stores. The funny thing is that my wife takes so long to make up her mind that the bill does not run up, like it does when I do the shopping!

Lots of fun. How come all our wives are above average?

and a

first Grade Primer for understanding what sex is all about.

Over and over and over again.....seems like a life sentence, without parole!

Thank You!

And so true!

Thank you for sharing this story with us.

This is a fantasy I actually have a shot at creating.

I love fiction and I'm a hopeless addict for it. I love stories that are filled with action and drama. I also gravitate toward stories that are a touch dark and ones that are filled with raw emotion since in these stories a writer has to stretch their legs and work a bit to make the reader "feel it." The above being said, it occasionally hits me that there is a wonderful place for a reality story. One where there does not have to be any great conflict, no hair breadth escape from a bloodcurdling adventure, no betrayal by a lover, only a glimpse into the life of an ordinary family in love with one another.

This story works for the simple reason that we can all see ourselves in it. After 25 years of marriage, She Who Must Be Obeyed and I could have easily been the couple in this story. It was all there, including the fact that my dear wife is a proponent of the "shop 'til ya drop" school. It was also touching to see that I am not alone in realizing that I love my wife dearly and not another woman on this planet could take her place for a second. How many of us husbands really stop and wonder how the hell we managed to get these wonderful creatures to love us?

This story not only was refreshing, with a storyline that made us more appreciative of the institution of marriage and family values, it was extremely well written from a mechanical standpoint. The feel good aspect of the story was heightened by the humor in it as well. This was truly a loving wives story and I was proud to give it five stars. Way to go Slirpuff!

Short and to the point. So true to many men. The wife is the apple of our eye, as we see them as they were when we married them, only better. They love us in spite of our faults, as we do them.

Thanks

Short and to the point. Not many writing errors. Category is probably wrong but I overlooked it this time because this was funny and rang true for so many married guys. Thanks for writing.

... except for the fact that I like to shop.

I agree that the passion of your love is what you make of it. Isn't that an amazing thing?

For no cheating wives,cuckolds or wimps. This category has had an unusual run of these type stories lately (especially cuckolds and wimps) Yours is is a breath of fresh air and hits close to home. Gotta love that mall. More like this

I have to admit that I shared a tiny little bit of the disappointment of some readers with what is really a very good short story. It's funny and it's so damned true to life it shouldn't be allowed on this site. Every Loving Wife story has to have big tits, big dicks, seducers and the seduced, pathos, pain and passion. But, it was so damned good. Just don't do it again. By which I mean, I have to admit the stories of yours that I like the most are the ones that spread the pain. You do a very good heartbreak and angst and male rage. And you haven't done one of those in too long. You're good at funny, but you're better at sad!

dqs

This was a rare gem of a story that shows what a married couple is like. You could have been writing about any couple and while it may have been boring to some, I loved it. Thanks for writing a wonderful story

I kept skimming ahead to see where this was going and SMACK - I came to the end.

I was going to say that men could get even by taking their wives to the home improvement store, but that does not work either. The last time I tried that she bought expensive patio furniture while I was looking for a ten dollar tool. :) I only looked away for a minute...

this was the most boring crap I've read in a long time. I guess we all know how to avoid going shopping with your wife.

Great story and a breath of fresh air. The only issue I had was grading only the women in their late twenties or over, which on most days would eliminate about 75 percent of the females in the mall. Okay, I'm a perv, so shoot me.