All Comments on 'Continental Divide'

What an awesome story. I've enjoyed all your work and this is a great story.

over a chasm if two can help its better, TK U MLJ LV NV

A Sterling little tale. It shows Lit has some great writers. Count yourself among that group.

Even though you have only been writing for a year, I look forward to your work.

5* favorite

A real Loving Wives story! It's been awhile. Seriously, probably more a Romance tale category-wise, but I liked it just the same.

Enough said. 5 stars

Communication. This fine tale shows how a lack of communication can destroy a marriage. Just a simple dialogue reunited the loving, confused couple forever. Great tale. One thing. I'm not one hundred percent sure but I believe the Mark V was not around in 1960. Just FYI. Continue the tremendous work.

Five Stars

Another good story from you and I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing.

It took her 3 dates to figure out she loved her husband? She had to sample other mens company first She was tempted to cheat? Fuck, she was still married and disrespected him by going out on those dates.

She didn't cheat, bullshit

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I'd hate to be you, anon, if you think she cheated by going on three dates.

Bitter much?

Cheating involves physical intimacy not thinking about it.

A story like this is a breath of fresh air. The stories that have come out lately haven't really been up to par and I was beginning to think that this site wasn't going to produce any more good ones. I'm glad to see that I was wrong.

Thanks for a wonderful story to drink my morning coffee with. really nice to start with such an uplifting story

First cars, a favorite pair of really comfortable shoes, a special ugly tie, the girl you really love; all of these are vital to the memories of life. Thanks for the story Laptop; it's a good one.

I never saw the twist coming!

Great touch, having his Dad's car bring them back together.

Excellent writing and a breath of fresh air. Keep up the good writing!

Well told story of reconciliation. I loved the ending when it turned out to be his Dad's car.

Thanks for giving us a story that makes us feel good. The BTB stories are good for a while, but they get old, and the cuck stories, well, I really don't know what to say about them? Anyway, this could be applied to just about anyone's marriage just in different degrees. We all have ups and downs, but if you really, really love your spouse, it takes work, commitment, and a whole lot of understanding and patience.

Thanks for the great story, for taking the time to entertain us, and for maybe that one couple, making them think just a bit before jumping off the cliff.

This is one of the best. Lack of communication can destroy a marriage. I've seen it happen with some friends of ours. Luckily, it turned out for them similar to how it turned out for the couple in this tale. They FINALLY got their act together and actually talked out their differences.

This was both a cautionary and feel-good tale rolled into one. Outstanding job, LTW!

5 HUGE Stars!

Congrats -a 5 we'll earned

A thoughtful, well written slice of life that demonstrated what can happen when two intelligent people actually listen to each other and discuss their true feelings. Thanks for the hard work.

A small tale about the pitfalls that was well done.

The little piece on the end was a good touch.

Thx!

I would love to give you 6 stars if it were possible. A great story with a delightful twist.

This was a truly uplifting and well written story. I usually come to this section of Literotica for the sex, but this story made me feel great in a different way. I'm currently split up from my girlfriend, and a good part of the reason is that I never made it clear to her how I really felt for her. She finally got tired of my holding back my true feelings. Hopefully, after giving her time to cool off, I can win her heart back. Thanks again for a terrific story!

Of course all he had to do was remind her that she wasn't a mechanic and wouldn't be able to afford to pay one every time the Ford product broke down.

Seriously that was a great story. Its refreshing to see a true loving wife. 5 stars.

That story made my day! Cheered my heat! Thank you!

The underlying message being that just obeying the rules is not enough. You have to want something.

LTW keep pushing the envelope. This is one of only three stories I can remember

without infidelity, basis for a divorce. And a feel good ending , too.

Excellent !

AMerryMan

I felt it was good and original enough to give it 5 stars.

Very touching. Five stars.

A nice change from the usual heartbreak ride to hell story! Thanks!

What a loving story. Thanks for another really great writing effort.

As they say in the Royal Navy when performance could not be bettered, "up to standard". Well done laptopwriter.

Nicely put together.

Personally I didn't care for the sappy ending. Being his Dads car was an unnecessary addition, and he thinks his father's ghost wanted hm to buy the car, or was it the spirit of the Continental. Either way, a weak story element.

Otherwise good

A wonderful change of pace for you and the LW category. Very well done, easily 5 stars.

Excellent and thought provoking. A good marriage needs to be maintained.

I can't find fault with this story. Well written and well thought out. Thanks for sharing!!

Some mushy good writing. Very enjoyable story. Thanks for sharing.

Very Enjoyable read Thanks

this was a nice tale. no line in the sand that could not be crossed . just two

people who lost their way in life. there is no book or rules to marriage.

it is different for every couple. it`s sad the way people act after marriage

vows are said and time passes . a little act of kindness to your mate goes a

long way. this tale reminds readers of that. do something for your mate that

you do not to do. flowers, out to eat, candy works great

BVery good story. I do hope they don't have kids, though. If their relationship barely survived the boredom of a few years, the passion killer known as children would destroy it.

I loved this story; a five all the way through, and it wasn't a Mustang!

That's again. Really great story!

A lovely story with a truly happy ending. Sweet but not cloying. Very well done.

Cog

I love a happy ending and this felt real. It is clear that you put a lot of thought and work into this one with no wasted words. As in most cases, there is fault on both sides. I loved the way the wife used the car to help both of them remember what was important in their relationship. Nice message to all of your readers about not taking your partner for granted. I knew you were a great writer and this one really works. This one belongs in the Hall of Fame. Thanks.

I really liked this one. Sweet without being too sappy. Very good concept and execution.

... Not very realistic, with the love conquering all theme, but a well written story, nonetheless.

To see a couple reconcile instead of splitting up. Well done.

thanks for the change. 5 stars

A little sappy, but nice that they hadn't cheated and were able to rediscover the love.

I feel like I've hit the jackpot today with LW stories. Neither story I read was a burn the bitch or bastard story. Yay! :)

A first rate enjoyable fun story to read. No wild outrageous sex needed.

George in Omaha

stay together and conquer the little world we live in, TK U MLJ LV NV

I got to the VIN number about one line before yu did LOL -

Awesome ending -- touching tale.

Another great story. I am beginning to suspect that you are simply a good writer...

and they hadn't yet done anything stupid.

nice finish to a good story.

But you earned it, bravo. Hopefully, I can make something as good one day ^.^

Boring and talentless.

and inability to recall them, TK U MJ LV NV

Obviously, you are extremely talented and you are gracious to share those talents on this site and it is certainly appreciated by most on this site. Thank you!

refreshing story .

worthy of 5 stars.

I don't have the words for this.

So , I want to say thank you.

RB

...TWO 'good guys' win! Fresh writing, very imaginative! Thanks!

When you're one of the lucky ones and have found somone who TRULY shares your love, don't let it slip away.

why the super-natural is so strange. TK U MLJ LV NV

I think they got divorced. I think her going out with three different guys would have been all he needed to know about the fact that she had MOVED on. Not that she was moving on. I don't see them having the meeting over the car. It (the car) was simply an asset in their marriage and would have been divided by either their attorneys in a settlement hearing or by the Court. If he or she couldn't give up something in trade for the value of the car (like some of the equity in the house) then the Court would have ordered the car sold and the profits divided equally. So I don't see them sitting down for this little meeting in the first place. By the time they were that far into the divorce process people aren't getting together like they did. They're letting their attorneys handle it because feelings and nerves are frayed and raw and they don't want to have anything to do with one another. So while your story was fairly well written, it was impossibly unbelievable, even for fiction.

Very good writing and story. It fits the category of romance better, but author's choice. Thank you, ltw. Cheers! c29

and the fact that the car was the "hook" of the story. Sometimes people talk about things they should think about before they speak. Evidently the wife felt entitled to tell her husband that he was boring and that she wanted a divorce. After the process was started she dated three different men, saying she didn't sleep with any of them. We have to trust the author that this was the truth. I am sure that this would have been a contention for the husband and rightly so. It did appear that she was moving on with her life, but realistically all a woman has to do is go along with it when a man asks her out, not much effort on her part. But a man has to ask a woman out and if you are in a depressed state over an out of the blue divorce because you are boring, well, it's hard to get up for asking someone out. I can see him not dating, but her doing it. Her good friends probably actually set her up on the dates.

The story was written well, seemed kind of contrived to get the husband back, but not unrealistically so. If they are happy and she didn't ever actually show disrespect for him or humiliate him, then more power to them. Relationships get sideways sometimes and it takes work to put them back on track, sometimes the one who broke the relationship is the one who most wants it back together.

Another winner.

Old George Jones and Tammy Wynette song.

I had forgotten the ending - just wow (wipes tear from eye)

Bored? Divorce. A shallow valueless culture that throws things away rather than fixing them. This was a fun and uplifting story of two who didn't stop communicating, didn't stop answering the phone or shutting each other down. As they age and maybe have children there will be lots of stress to quit, or at least stray. Nice reconnection, but the future is full of obstacles and temptations. This actually could be a series.

"I mean in lieu of the way you feel about me now" - "in lieu of" means "in the place of". I think you meant "in VIEW of".

Even if they hadn't been in the house that long, the down payment ALONE would probably have been more than 10-15 thousand dollars, so unless there was a big housing market crash, their equity would been more than that!

"'you don't know what you have until you lose it.'" - Minor point, and maybe I'm just too hung up on Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi", but I always thought that the expression was "you don't know what you've got ‘til it's gone"!

Did he not listen to her? She's been dating other men. You really think she's not sleeping with one or two of them? This poor smuck is dumber than a stump. Ownership of the car never would have been in question. The division of assets would have been over long ago, handled by the attorneys. No way he would have had to drag his sorry ass over to the house to discuss something like that. This was just poorly thought out and badly done. They got divorced and went their separate ways. Over and done with.

Thank you for rewriting a perfectly nice and well written story,you have "talent" i have to say --- NOT

Makes you think. Of all he problems couples have in thinking about divorce these fine people here realized it was just a minor bump in the road. When fixed it leads to a happy and loving marriage . Excellent. We should all be this lucky.

Thanks for this story. I just finished a series of stories written by another offer. The writing was great, but the stories were very depressing. I needed a light, positive, feel good story. I look forward to your future works.

I gave it a rare 5.

Wonderful story!

an instant classic. thank you.

What a way to start my day --- with a big smile. Great to see BOTH sides won. Thanks.

Well done!

I had tears of happiness running down my face. Thank you for writing this story and all the others!!

Damn, I'd have liked to rate this one somewhere around a 12 or 13. I can imagine how a couple could get into a rut after a while and lose appreciation for one another. But to see the love endure and be jealously guarded is something special. I love the story and the characters. Alright, I found this story under btb but I'm glad I read it. The wife in this instance got just what she deserved, a committed, loving marriage.

I would of sold the car before giving it to her, and then got the divorce.

Sweet loving wife story without all the drama.

Reconciliation made a lot of sense. Very believable. No Raac where the husband has to accept a lying cheating manipulative wife back into his life (see The Fourth Man). Those types of stories drive me nuts, but this one was awesome.

....and a cute little wrinkle at the end. Thanks for another fun read!

Well written, good characters, and a nice twist at the end.

that's how you write a great lw story.

“I started going over to Audrey's all the time so I wouldn't have to deal with our marriage being in trouble” – So, SHE was the one who didn’t want to deal with the problems, so why is she so insistent that he declare first?

@Old Anonymous Re: “She was a cheat” - Yes, she went on three dates. They were divorcing; it’s not stated explicitly, but they were probably legally separated. He could have (maybe he did, was never stated) dated if he wanted to!

@Old Anonymous Re: “Due to some sex” – You’ve got it backwards, they reconciled so they had sex. Since the story says she didn’t, she didn’t. And the word is “schmuck!”

@Old Anonymous Re: "Nice story but" - The three dates had nothing to do with him getting a divorce. They were ALREADY getting divorced! As far as the car being an asset, HE already addressed that! He assumed he would be getting it so didn't have it declared as a marital asset.

I like these kind of stories and you get a great job stories with happy endings while some of the stories I read the ones with the wife of the husband cheats And they get back together work it out some of the stories I think I'm glad they got back and I'm glad that there was reconciliation but in some of the stories where there was ReconciliationI was like fuck you wife or husband depending on Who cheated because it fuck you I don't want to be with you anymore because you cheated

In this case it wasn't. In the first place, given the level of animosity involved in even a "reasonable" divorce, I don't think they get together to discuss a car. At the end of the day it's a car. The lawyers would have worked through who got it. Or whether or not it would be sold and the profits split. After all, it's just a car and can be replaced. I think the divorce went through. Didn't like this one.

Another great one. I love not being pissed off at the end of the story. I feel fortunate to have found you. Thank you

i agree with anon's comment "I love not being pissed off at the end of a story". thanks for a great read.

Nice story--she saw that the car represented the great times in their marriage. The emotional investment in the car was also emotional investment in their marriage, for both of them.

I really liked this story. It is kind of a refreshing change from the usual fare. It reminds me of the old Olivia Newton John with lyrics that said: "You never miss a real good thing, till they say goodbye." I also like the clever title, which is perfect for the story. Good job laptopwriter. Don't know why it took me so long to find it.

I enjoyed the story even more the second time. Thank you

Excellent story.