by likegoodwine
because, face it, they are hypocritical below average intellects. Flash story.
I like all your works but this one strikes really close to home. It is a total reflection of my life. Got my eyes wet. Thank you. Sorry but I will be an anon on this one.
Lost my soul mate to cancer... I see her in my eyes, I feel her in my soul, I feel her love in my heart, I will love her forever and ever ever...
A STRONG,LOYAL PARTNER - RIGHT TO THE BITTER END !!
...as it SHOULD ALWAYS BE...
The emotion you drew out in such a short time...
How debilitating MS is, yet how strong their love was for each other.
Thank you!
M1
who she was with. If he knew then he was a willing cuckold. A very good story.
for writing something so beautifully touching on a porn site. Sicko!
Five stars, of course.
for reminding everyone such people do exist in todays world of sluts whores cuckolds jerks and assholes
One of the very sad side effect of MS is depression, sometimes severe depression. The person affected by MS and their loved ones have to fight the delibitating direct effect of MS as well as a mind in shamble.
This is just the story of a loving couple hit hard by a sad twist of fate.
Anonamous just has to throw cold water on everything. great story just like good wine.
the best story on this site. But it touched me deeply because I too have lived with a partner who had MS. Thank you.
I like good writing, no matter the subject. Four seasons is superb. Sparse, tight, and insightful on the human condition. Thanks.
MS is bad enough but a mental illness, like depression, not only gives you bad thoughts and feelings but it robs you of the tools that you need to fight it as well. Sadly, some people reach the point of no return.
Some people are GOOD> Not all are whores or whorehoppers. My wife was a recovering addict. We fought that battle every day. She died at 45. Not a drug related cause. But I can look back and say I was there for her and Never Cheated! Still miss her every minute of every day, but life goes on.
Short but sweet. On occasion someone writes a story that is about a real loving relationship. If only more tales were in this vein.
Some weird and strange readers on this site tonight. One reader even thought it saw a cheating wife/cuckold story and then when there was no cheating made it up anyway, how sad that some people see things that are not there. A good but sad story, thank you for writing.
we see cuckoldry everywhere, that's what puts lead in our pencils. we know more than the author about his story; she didn't move to her sister's, she cucked him hardcore.
RE the last comment: Some wierd and very strange people on this site tonight.
this was a great fucking story, this is was LW is suppose to be about. 5 stars
How many errors can you fit in one sentence? Not really a LW story but a well written mini-story nonetheless.
Uggh get your story edited well. But nevertheless its a touching story
I know people with MS & the battle is fraught with good days & setbacks. One battles with insureance companies, doctors & government services almost if not more then the disease itself. Caregivers too have good days & bad ones. Service dogs & even monkeys are employed to varying degrees of success.
Being mindful of the fact that authors are not compensated monetarily , I will quietly put forth the notion that if Likegoodwine had gone a bit deeper with his research : he could have taken this story to a whole other level, deeper then the maudlin sentiments concluding this story.
I will be the first to acknowledge this author has generously shared excellent work in the past. If this review is a bit harsh, it's because I think Likegoodwine has a talent and can do far better in the future. This was far from being trash & had much potential that the author for reasons of his own , did not adress.
It's always sad when the sun goes down on a relationship before the day is ended. I'm all for this type of tale - but certainly wouldn't want too steady a diet of it. Where would be the fun in that..thanks author - 5*.
this is a loving husband story. This is loivng partnership that takes all the marriage vows seriously. This is not a story about selfihness but is in fact about love. Lovely. Nice change of pace. Five stars.
It reaches into my heart because I am losing my loving wife to Alzheimer's,
each day I find less of her here beside me. Luckily she has forgotten to be depressed about her fate, but she does get very angry about it at times.
It's the absolute opposite side of the coin from what a lot of us write about. This as someone else said is a story of true love that lasted and survived despite everything. It just makes me think about how tragic life is for a lot of us who have been so broken and changed by infidelity that we find ourselves jealous of a guy who went through this kind of real tragedy. The first thing that goes through our minds is at least she didn't cheat on him. Or at least we know that she loved him. Kudos, great job.
Not just this night, but for some time now. Same closet cuck making same comments. A real sicko. Surprised he even read this story, not his line of taste.
Good read author, a welcome change from what has been thrown into this genre lately.
ditto stangstar06 coment just what came to mind and his words poped out at me.
This was a real and honest look at triumph and disaster during the course of 2 people who loved one another.
You have done a really nice job of capturing the essence of their lives, their love and, ultimately, that which we all must come to terms with; death or separation from what we know.
It seems that the storms of life prepare us for the final change of our seasons.
Best regards,
-Pultoy
This short, sweet, sad tale is a great perspective builder. My problems, which have been seeming so large and unsolvable, are nowhere near the scale of these. My day will be blessed by your sharing this story.
It needed some help with editing to keep tense consistent; and don't have it in present tense.
This is one of the best tear jerkers I have read in a long time. 5 big stars.
who never forgot or broke her vows and promises, TK U MLJ LV NV
Enjoyed the story a lot. Well written and unfortunately probably true in a lot of cases. We have been married 50 years now and so far so good but it could happen to us too. Life can be fleeting!
I've enjoyed the range of some of your stories. Cool how you can write this and something darkly funny like "dangerous lifestyle".
His stories just shine with superb understanding of human nature, and with his uncomparable writing skills it offers best entertaiment on this site. Thank you.
Ross.
But the true loving wife story -
With a true loving husband too -
Thank you
What a sweet emotional tale. Not everyone is as luck as these two. Thanks for the story!
Excellent story, I hope we all at sometime feel and experience the loves described here!
With debilitating illnesses of this type, an outcome like this is all to often.
And it is still one of the best. True love and tears. Brilliant.
Not the ones specifically that likegoodwine wrote about but the same anyway. The same feelings on both sides.
Just ripped my heart out with that ending....I hate you for that. Even so, still a great story.
Such mixed emotions
First, I totally understand her desire to be released from the slow torture of the MS, though thankfully I have never had anyone close to me go through anything like that.
I also understand her need to "spare" her husband the pain of watching her decline.
But I also understand her husband's need for her companionship,regardless of the limitations caused by her disease.
Ultimately it IS her life and her choice.
written story. Thanks for sharing. Hard to remember sometimes that this category is named Loving Wives and that sometimes loving really means loving.
Her husband is devoted and takes as good care as he can. They are in their sixties and are both frail. It is a hard thing and whenever one of them finally dies the other one will not last long, IMO. Thank you for writing this poignant story, sad but true.
for better, for worser, for life to death..TK U MLJ LV NV
Did she think that ending her life would be better for him than living as an invalid? Think again. He's going to curse every day that she wasn't with him for the rest of his life. This was the cowards way to end their marriage. Her love of him must have been quite shallow to think he's better of without her. Sorry, 1*.
No, just NO. Mary's love for Paul was shallow at best. Better if she had stayed away when separated and gave him release than return to commit suicide beside him. Waking beside the corpse of the one you love is life shattering, it happened to my Mother-in-Law. For it to be a suicide could only make it infinitely more painful. Go ahead and tell us Paul didn't blame himself somehow for her selfish act. Go ahead and tell us that he doesn't dread falling to sleep, knowing he'll wake in a few hours weeping from the nightmare of her contemptible act.
A sad tail with no redeeming qualities, illustrating the selfishness of a weak character.
Doesn't deserve a rating at all.
Morgan DeWolfe
Came back and reread.
Debilitating illness and depression. Until you watch it happen....
Sad but great read.
Love? Caring about someone? Leaving them to wake up to a corpse? Hmmm, not a nice thing to do.
One of the most selfish acts someone can do is to commit suicide and leave someone behind. She couldn't have had any love left for him to do something like that.
for us old people this rings true. If you have been into a number of relationships this may turn you off. For those having relationships lasting for a NUMBER of years this relates to life thanks 5
There is no reason to suffer and be a burden on people. To go out on own terms is far more human than suffering. I would talk about it with friends and family though. This would not be individual decision.
Married people make decisions together. This was cheating. Cheating him out of sharing intimacy. The last thing she did was shut him out of her life, mind and decision making process. If she had been healthy and cheated on him, at least there was a chance to fix it. No chance now. I'd be devastated.
of suicide.
A great story, but there is dignity in how we live and die. There is a natural fear of the dying process, the vulnerabilities, pain and diminishing bodily functions. Despite the weaknesses of our human condition, suffering and dying is not a devaluation of who and what we are. But choosing suicide definitely devalues our lives.
This story ends differently than the four seasons. Each season has its time and no season ever commits "suicide" to shorten its time, unlike our heroine. So the title is a misnomer considering how this tale ends.
Instead of allowing life to pollute his memory of their life with years of hopelessness, misery and unending torture, he'll have the next twenty years to remember the life of joy they shared.... of loving each other.
I've just read A TRUE LOVE STORY...
So have you.
five stars
MS is a terrible disease that takes a.huge toll on a family. This was a true.loving wife story.
Waiting for the MS to cause her cheating. You know, the final hurrah. Instead she killed herself because of her love of her man. That’s love; that’s Romance.
None-the-less — 5-stars
Sad and lovely, that's what good storytelling looks like!
Beautifully original story well told.
She committed suicide to release him from the burden of caring for her, but to leave her poor husband to wake next to a corpse is horrific. In her position, I'd take a trip to dignitas to save my wife from living that nightmare... but it's something she should have discussed with her husband first.
I have read most of your works and don’t know how I missed this one. I married my spouse 27 years ago, three years after she was diagnosed with MS. Her prior spouse could not face the future with her. I went into it with my eyes wide open. It has not been a picnic, but I would do it all over again.
Good that you were able to help her through not only the gradual loss of control, but through the bouts of depression that are too common. You have my admiration.
"Why is this in the LW's section?"
The LW's gerne branches off in many different directions. Some are quite simply and touching. And this wife? She was a loving wife.
My other half has Ms..17 yrs now and every day is a struggle but the kids make it worthwhile
Well told but so painful. as i get older i see loving couples that i have know for decades lose their mate. so many the bright shiny eyes become dull.
Nowadays many women respond to new MS treatments. Still quite heartfelt and poignant.
Too sad but exactly how you feel when you have an incurable disease, that you are a burden.
A beautiful story. Even though heavily narrative driven, it's still five stars.
JPB
Great story. But MS fir many women is much more treatable now, though not for all. 5 stars. Quite emotional.