All Comments on 'Condescension'

I think that some how he should have let her know how much he was worth,possibly by buying one of her father's businesses that was profitable.

Yeah, I agree with some other commenters. While living well is the best revenge, a little lagniappe would be nice. But it's your story and I enjoyed it.

This feels a bit rough round the edges and needed to be reviewed and rewritten before sending in. It's not a bad story just not as good as your normal excellent work and really feels unfinished with too many loose threads dangling that needed weaving into the plot. Maybe it's worth a revisit and rewrite? BardnotBard

I thought it would have been better for her to discover her Ex was rich, maybe even throwing coin to pick up one of her fathers' businesses.

The story was okay but it was lacking in definitive actions.

A little bit Ho Hum.....

Well that was disappointing. We never got to find out wifey's reaction if/when she found out he was wealthy.

"Two years later: I walked into a high end restaurant with my pregnant wife for a first anniversary dinner. Turned out my ex was a waitress and given our table. She hid most of the tears. I tipped her $200 on the AMEX Black card my accountant insisted I carry. I was right, it's not the money, it's the lifestyle. Now I give back helping at risk young people find a different path. Soon I'll have my own bunch to focus on."

What story?

What? I guess this writer got tired of his own story. What a was of my time.

"I'd married poorly and it was time to face that reality." A great enema of realism that LW/BTB needs. If she cheated, something went wrong with her, probably biological or genetic, since mental health problems seem to start there.

Great story. He’s much better off without her.

Good story, but would've liked to know what happened to Diana & the asshole. Most likely divorce, as he didn't have a great paying job anymore.

How I see it coming is that they saw each other some months later, had some lunch, & she told her ex about the downfall & how his parents are hurting for money now; she had to touch her trust to help them out, but without the shirt, she had to live with her parents & contribute to the house's mortgage & upkeep- the parents're near bankruptcy.

> Then she asks her ex if there's any chance of them reconciling. He recounts her parent's attitude toward him, how she lived, and mostly how she left him. Getting up from the table, it's "Fuck you & fuck your parents. You're all self important & righteous that you look down at anyone that's not so. I don't need them, & I definitely don't need you!" He then left after saying the end louder than necessary, but caught the attention of some other diners.

4 stars. Bob