by saddletramp1956
Loved it. If only real military and post-military married life was if fact as depicted. But we’ll written, totally enjoyed it. Smile, cried, cheered throughput. Thank you. (Retired US Army Noncom.)
Wonderful. Just ... wonderful. Thank you for writing this.
From a Vet (US Army - 11A)
Wonderful. Any man would die to have a wife let me that..... Oooops, I already have one, and I'm still alive. I'll need to show her, how much she means to me. Thank you for this....
A story where love and respect wins.
Not really a story that the average person would expect to find on an erotic story site.
So sad to read of such a lovely couple having their lives together cut short by cancer, made even sadder by the fact it really happens.
I can't help getting the feeling this might be based on a real couple known to the author and if not you did a good job of making it seem real.
Thanks ...5*
OMG this is the best story I have ever read. I enjoyed reading it not realising there is dust in my eyes. I sincerely thank you for the wonderful, beautiful and lovely story. I wish I could give you more than five star ✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟
DAMN ST, that one didn't give me the option of being emotional. Just ripped the tears right outta my eyes. Go figure, a loving wife in a loving wife story. Beautifully done.
Beautiful story. 5 stars. No discussion.
Oh, and yes, while Turner girls can't conceive (non-functioning ovaries), they CAN carry babies to term.
I should know: My niece is expecting her third. She and her husband have been using eggs donated by her sister. That is as close as they could get; the doting grand parents are all the genetic grand parents too!
And these days the other side-effect of being a Turner girl can be managed much better.
This is a remarkable story of love and devotion between husband and wife. I'm glad it took a military background setting in that long ago era bridging 'nam and the Middle East shit. I recall and served during Vietnam. I felt the twinges of my own torment from that period. One never gets over a bullet or severed body parts.
Great story - very different form the usual found on this site - thank you for reminding everyone that love does exist.
A very inspiring story. I love my wife now after 54 years of marriage than I did when we married. I fear having to face what Jeff faced. Thank you for thi story.
The story brought militaries.
It was so good to hear of a relationship that lasted over the years where both were thankful to each other and loved each other to the very end.
They kept their vows before God.
Wish that there were vastly more true of other couples
But this story lifted up my heart thank you so much!
Beautiful and yet heartbreaking.
Confirms my observation that where you end up is by your own conscious choices.
Arbitrary unintended consequences also occur by
(Random chance or 'luck'?).
This was "real life" if not a true story. It resembles my on-going 47 yr marriage. My wife had /have health issues but it never lessoned our love and happiness. I'm now having the begging symptoms of dementia at 67. Life is for the living and boy have we lived.............We're not sad to get old because we have a permanent home waiting in Heaven with God.
hard to finish the story the words went all blurry could have been the tears
I am a career Marine and really enjoyed this story. Nothing like a bittersweet happy ending!
Jim
Good story. A lot of it read like my life. I was with the 26th Marines during the Tet offensive of’69, in the An Hoa basin. We called it the Arizona. I spent 3 months in the Naval hospital in Oakland recovering from that one. Met and married my wife in 71, we were married almost 49 years before cancer took her. So yeah, this one hit close to home. Thanks, SaddleTramp.
This just has to be a real marriage. It's scary close to mine but my wife at 72 is still healthy after many medical issues. Loved the story.
A very touching and intimate love story for the ages.
You left both of us very misty with hearts full of love for each other and being thankful for everyday we share.
So many should know so much love - just once!
Thank you.
Just the type of story to infuse hope into my dour thoughts regarding sincerely happy marriages. Great job, Author!
This is almost certainly the saddest story that I’ve ever read on here, it brought more than one tear to my eyes.
It got fairly clinical for a long stretch describing one medical issue after another. Don’t really see how this is a ‘loving wife’ story and agree with others it should have been in the romance category. 4*
I was very moved by this story. When I was 36 I met a woman of 45. Although we never married we had a wonderful friendship for 40 years until she died of cancer just short of her 85th birthday.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good story. Not at all what I expected. I entered "btb scorched earth" in the search box and got this. Also, I never met a corpsman, medic or nurse that was a virgin when I was in the Navy. I'm sure they must have existed. Just real rare; like a snake with legs. 😂
This was a great story, and I can see how it is a break from the stories you usually write. I loved the story and Jeff was truly blessed to have Wendy in his life. I loved the note she left him in the end. Great job and a 5-star story for sure.
I’m crying as I write this I’d give anything to have felt the Iove and found a woman like Wendy hats off to her husband that’s what vows mean maybe I’ll find a Wendy thank u again so good to read this
You are one hell of a writer. I broke down and cried. Best story I have read bar none
A sad tale but very well written. Of course aging calls for loss of one’s normal health and also illnesses that often occur. Lives well lived and loved within the family. Thanks for sharing. *****.
Lovely story. A very nice change from all the cheating wives tales. Well written. Thanks!
A heart warming story of a couple that truly loved each other, kept their vows without reservation and lived a life filled with love.
This, sadly, is something thst, all more often than not, is now gone with the wind.
Still, it felt really good to feel this type of story thst warmed my heart.
Thank you for this.
Danny.
A true loving wife and husband story l thank you for writing this and would give it a thirty if possible. It shows that two people who truly love each other and have a marriage that is what it is supposed to be.
Unfortunatly it is not common these days owing to the selfishness of one or both partners. Thank you again for showing what can be.
Beautifully sad...
...and sadly beautiful !
Truly a 'Loving Wife' story... 5 stars worth !
Thank you gor writing this moving tale of love and loss of love... but not from cheating !
*This* is the kind of story that I thought "Loving Wives" would be about. Thank you for writing this.
sooo LOVING so well written. you pull us into your story. we get to share the love and the grief. thank YOU
A very sweet love story, but with little to no conflict, except with Marcy. Fout solid stars.
JPB
A real tear jerker but being married 53 years now I know how he's feeling. It's nice to read a happy ending ina LW sory.
A Sad different but fantastic story You are still the best story writer I have read I am now over 2000 on LW A few come close BUT Mate you are the master Best wishes (jaybee186)
Lucky man to have had a second chance with a wonderful woman after the first one blew it. Very Well Done Sir!
great thanks that the way women are when they are brought up in a good home tought right thanks
This is the way life is meant to be, the good and the bad. In sickness and in health, right?
All it takes is honour and honesty.
Mr SaddleTramp, this is about the best story of yours that I have read.
Wonderful, moving story, ST, truly deserving of ten stars. Wendy was a truly beautiful soul in the truest sense of the word and her passing has me reaching for the box of tissues. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
JR
Dad ending, I hope my marriage (of 40+byears) ends as happily as this one. Definitely not LW, belongs in Romance
Sad, but ultimately fulfilling. We can only be so lucky to have 50 years with our soulmate.
A well-written and uplifting tale of love. Also a bit of a tear-jerker. Excellent job!
Good, sad story. The ending (the letter) was not what I was expecting. Being in the Loving Wives category, I halfway expected her to confess to an affair sometime during their marriage. I’m glad this wasn’t the case.