All Comments on 'I Am Not A Wimp Pt. 01'

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AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
stupid story

total nonsense. just the story. stop this "wimp" nonsense

Kanga40Kanga40about 17 years ago
Not a wimp????

Ted wasn't a wimp, almost as stupid as his wife maybe, but not a wimp.<BR>

But <B>the author is a first class wimp!</B><BR>

Two thirds of a story is just a crock of shit.<BR>

Why waste our time and yours with a story you are either too lazy or too bereft of ideas to finish?

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
You have written a very long and good introduction

to a story. Now it is time to write the story. By way of clarification. An affair does not have to include sex. Dating someone over a period of time, being intimate, are all signs of an affair. Yes intimate! Making dates, being coy and keeping secrets about the dates, and going dancing and beng close enough to feel the "hards" are being intinate, it doesnt need sex to be intimate. She had and affair to say otherwise is to lie. It can be argued if the dates went on without husbands knowledge she would in all likelyhood sooner or later had sex. The real question here is not whether she lied to her husband, she did by ommission. Not whether she betrayed her husband, she did by her actions. Not whether she disrespected her husband, she did, and that disrespect affected his business, when employees are involved it hurts business. The question is whether she also committed adultry, does adultry require sex acts to be adultry? Hmmm, legally, morally, ethically, mentally, emotionally, what are we really talking about here. She had in at least three of the ways, I will let you decide which. The woman is supposed to be very smart, highly successful in her business but in her personal and home life she is very immature if not just plain stupid. Cant say he was much better but he isnt the one involved with another person. She knew her husbands reaction when she was first involved in the office with the "lover". She then went on to "date" this "lover" many times. Yep divorce her, she is to stupid to stay married to, and to immature to know what she has done.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
give me a fucking break

damn, i would say finish what you start, but undoubtedly you will fuck it up and they will reconcile; the slut is too stupid for words, don't make him that way as well

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Very strange

I think it was a mistake for you to post this, because it feels like 3/4ths of a story. Either finish it and post the whole thing, or don't post it at all. It ends at a bad place, close enough to the end so that it feels like it should go all the way there, yet it doesn't.

Average-JoeAverage-Joeabout 17 years ago
I liked the story

I thought it was very good. I am kinda concerned over the lack of an ending but I cant say the author didnt warn me. <p><p>

The story itself was very good though. It addressed one of my peeves in that it showed the husband is also a factor in relationships. <p><p>

Too often, the story is all about the wife and her attempts to mitigate her actions or explain things away. The husband mouthes a few words about being hurt/angry/sad, but he is basically just a wooden man there for others to speak at. He doesnt have any emotions or faults of his own and is basically just sitting around putting it time while the author shows the wife is truely sorry and really does love him despite what her actions may have said to the contrary. <p><p>

In this story, the guy is at least a real person with his own baggage and faults. He is also logical and that is something that is often missed in these stories. He recognizes that his inclined to want to grasp at straws but forces himself not to (because of his history). He still calls her on her odd explanations and tells her when her excuses dont hold water. <p><p>

Like I said before, I would have liked to see an ending (not necessarily a reconciliation) and some of the outstanding issues resolved, but the author did have a preface that told people not to read it if they would be upset that an ending wasnt going to be here immediately (or ever). I almost didnt read it because I am usually very militant about lack of endings in stories. I often think a story is pointless where some authors choose to leave off. I really like cageytee's stories though so I decided to read even though I knew I would be disappointed at the end. Im very glad I did (decide to read) because this is a good story imo. Even without a concrete resolution, its not a pointless story. Thanks very much for writing. <p><p>

PS - I think that people got so pissed off at where you left it means that the story itself was meaningful. If it had been just another piece of garbage story, nobody would have cared much abouty the lack of ending.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
why would a writer want someone to finish his work

your mind came up with this story,why would you want another writer to finish it.get off your lazy ass and get to writing.you let a lot of people down who expect more from a writer in your class.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Kanga

Kanga, since you are such an expert, and always have such strong critiques, why don't you finish this story? I've always wondered why don't you write your own...

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Badly Written

<p>The story line sucked. Sorry, that's the best one can say about it. In every part of the story, it was forced, implausible, trite, predictable, etc., etc. The technical side of the text wasn't that good either. The punctuation was lacking in more than a few areas, the grammar was poor, and the dialogue was atrocious. Come on Cagey. People just don't speak in passive voice.</p>

<p>Ron123XYZ@foreveranonymous.naturally</p>

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
What a cop-out

I usually really enjoy your tales very much. This

one also has a lot going for it but even before the

B.S. ending the idea of being gone on weekends to supervise construction of the cabin is not at all plausible.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Great story

I'm not surprised the "John Wayne was a wimp" brigade hates this story. It shows that life is sometimes complicated and their one dimensional view of life is dumb. A few of them will get the courage to finish the story, but they will not improve it because they don't understand any person more complicated than Elmer Fudd.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
I'm somewhat surprised at the comments

and scores on this story.

Yeah, there are some technical errors - mostly missing quotes - but they in no wise detracted from the quality and readability of the story.

I thought this was well written and it carefully built the background to lead to the interactions of the main characters being believable. And they were that: the characters were clearly drawn and consistent (and reacting as you would logically expect them to) in their in their exchanges.

The only thing I question is the use of the word "wimp" in the title and story. Not that it's not the right word but it's use is detracting from what I perceive the author trying to do.

Wimp is an extremely emotionally charged word - especially on this site. Cageytee was showing how we are conditioned to a degree by our experiences, and how those experiences are particularly powerful when happening to a young person.

The set of events that occurred between his dad and stepmother had to leave incredible emotional scars on the boy and, if anything, it's a wonder he was ever able to make the commitment to Jenny in the first place.

I would have called this something like, "The Emotional Evisceration of Ted." One of the meanings of eviscerate is to, "deprive of something essential." In this sense Ted's emotional growth was stunted in some areas by the, "sins of the father," and his reaction to his perception of Jenny's activities should not surprise anyone but should have been expected.

Focusing too much on Jennie's actions also misses the point of the story. Without her doing what she did - and in the end she did the right thing in a misguided way based on incomplete information - was required to show how emotional scars from youth can cause emotional wounds as an adult.

The point isn't that Jenny should not have done what she did but that his reaction was preordained. This was a carefully crafted story that shows the human frailties and follies that we are all susceptible to. Great story, cageytee!

A few comments about writer's not finishing stories ...

Yeah, I get frustrated myself sometimes when that happens. Yet, there are sometimes good reasons for doing this. In this case the author quite adeptly achieved the goals he set for himself. Given that, he may or may not decide to write more. I went through the same experience writing "Give It Away" and Give It Away - Reprise." I had no plans to write a sequel - I felt the original story said what I meant to say. A comment from a reader triggered some additional creative juices, and vaya sorpresa - what a surprise - another story.

If H20wader hadn't written a story (What Now?) I would never have started writing. Whether my writing is good or lousy is moot; the site needs new writers to stay fresh and interesting. Many of the writers that did such great stuff in the past don't write much anymore. As a reader I find fewer and fewer great stories to read and I firmly believe we should encourage new writers ... not roast them.

Another facet that a lot of readers might not realize is that there is some degree of community and camaraderie between many of the writers. That led me to organize the recent series of stories based on "This Bed of Rose's" and the upcoming (late June) ones based on "El Paso."

As an author I consider it a particular challenge to write a finish or sequel of another author's story. Good, bad or indifferent we write because we love to read and find a joy and satisfaction in writing.

I have noting but kudos for cageytee's writing. No, I don't like all his stories, but the ones I like I really like and I certainly acknowledge him as a fine writer and encourage him to continue with great stories like this.

I would like to see him do another chapter on this but if he doesn't, I for one would be honored to write a finish ... cageytee willing and some spark of inspiration come to me.

Kind regards, Jack (aka Dynamite Jack)

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
BRAVO #55

This is the perfect story with the perfect ending.The husband is right--- the marriage is over.If a wife takes it upon herself to go out wining ,dining,dancing,and generally enjoying the company of another man without the knowledge and approval of her husband,there is no way that her marriage can endure.Whether she had some type of sexual encounter with the person is of no consequence.She has been un-true.She is no longer his girl.He can never trust her ,again!This does not even have the usual dubious excuse that it was for business purposes.The wife seems to feel that because her motivation was only to pique the jealousy of her husband that she should be given a carte blanche on her responsibility regarding this matter.Not so!

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Good

nicely written. the characters are pretty well developed and the plot is plausible. good job.

peggytwittypeggytwittyabout 17 years ago
Good story with some controversy as to ending

I for one totally agree with Average-Joe and Dynamite Jack as it is a very good story and it does need an ending. I hope everyone would read their comments and think about them.<p>This story could easily be a reconciliation of two people who would need to see clearly what really transpired. Or it could be a permanent separation of one or both too insecure in their own human frailties, too damn stupid as some would say, to let this be understood or care to. These characters are very intelligent in the body of the story till they both loose any intelligence when the confrontation is at hand. This is the point in the story it becomes a little unbelievable in the lack of communication. People in love would want answers too all of this.<p> It is a good writer we are talking about who I feel, perhaps mistakenly, has fallen into the latest of funks of “No matter how I end it, I and the story will be vilified”. You are a very good writer and you should standup and finish what you have written with an assurance of, this is how I see it and I am proud of my own thoughts.<p>Good writing and good entertainment but would be a complete thought with some type of ending. Thank you for all your efforts.<p>PT

Harryin VAHarryin VAabout 17 years ago
LOVED this story b/c its right on the edge

Dynamite Jack's comments are right on as are Average Joes. CAGEYTEE use of "wimp word" is of course a Headline grabber and I think its Dam clever ploy or angle by this author!!!

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There are going to be NUMEROUS sequels to this story

...perhaps as many as HOW HIGH A PRICE... mainly b/c THIS story by Cageytee is so well written and the characters are so well developed.

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In this case the wife is amazingly stupid. if nothing else gven how slimy this Jerry Craig guy is... suppose he slipped her some date rape drug?

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Second he did not seem to be over working ALL the time... IF he was going away every weekend by himself she might have reason to be jealous or suspicous BUT he was away with ROB the wife's brother so that should of alayed her fears.

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Third the wife's reaction to PDA from her pown husband really does not match up with how easily she was willing to dance and let Jerry grop her. This contradiction needs to be looked into.

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IMO ... Given the FBI tapes that Prove she could not have possibly had sex with this Jerry Craig guy...nothing she has done justifies ending the marrage .

every to Savannah t see him working all that hard

Blue88Blue88about 17 years ago
Well Done

I didn't read the many comments that this story generated, so I don't know if I'm just repeating what many have already said. I enjoyed this exercise and I'm not totally sure that additional chapters or parts are needed. One can use his/her imagination to supply an ending. Of course she was foolish, and of course Ted was much too inflexible. Crap such as this happens all too frequently. Some relationships are destroyed by this kind of pettiness, others survive much more dramatic events. Go figure. In any event, I liked the story and I compliment the author.

Night ScribeNight Scribeabout 17 years ago
Relationships

Why – didn’t he, when they were discussing practical matters and the pre-nuptial agreement, open up a little and carefully explain what his childhood was like? Why didn’t he tell her how his father’s humiliation and step-mother’s behavior was so revolting to him? He denied marriage critical information that she should have had. If only she had known, she might not have tried the ‘make him jealous approach.’

Why – didn’t she confront him about the weekends he was away? She made assumptions based on a lack of information.

Why – didn’t he tell her that he and her brother were working on a very special project for ‘them?’ He wouldn’t have had to reveal ‘what,’ just that it was something they both would enjoy in the near future.

Why – did she misinterpret his reaction at the office as simple jealously? She already knew the reputation of the idiot sitting with her was bad.

Why – didn’t he confront her when he saw them at the first lunch instead of ‘waiting for her to confess’ and letting things continue to deteriorate? What was the point in waiting for her to mention it? The opportunity to stop something before it started was missed. Actually, he could have warned her about that jerk when he found them sitting together in the office without revealing anything about the FBI investigation.

What I see here is a serious lack of communication on their parts. His arrogance and stubbornness and her ‘just plane stupidity’ more than stoked the fires of a relationship meltdown.

Plausible – implausible – implausibility, hell; when it comes to love and relationships, anything is plausible.

In relationships, it helps if at least one side has a little common sense. I see no common sense on either side here.

Protagonist – Antagonist: You gotta have both for an errant spouse story to work. Someone has to be stupid, brain dead, and/or gullible. If the other has little or no common sense, you have the perfect couple for a cheating wife story. Which, at this site, means it goes in the loving wives section. Go figure.

Yeah, I know. I've used the same plot in my loving wife stories but what else is there? Someone has to do something stupid or you don't have a basis for that kind of a story.

I think, cageytee, that you have done a fine job of writing about a chain of events that led to a relationship disaster. I don’t even mind that you left it somewhat unfinished although I would like to see closure to this story. It could go either way at this point. All in all, it was an interesting read and I enjoyed it very much.

NS

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
I hope they do divorce -- for HER sake

Ted cares only about his own perception and feelings. He has never told her about events that shaped him and he won't listen to her, empathize with her, or think about anything but his own take on events. He has never considered her perspective at all, even before she pulled this dumb stunt. He was more interested in impressing her with a surprise than making the dream cabin a joint venture that would be a shared project that they spend time creating together. The guy is a jerk. She should dump him. And I'm a guy.

EspressoBolusEspressoBolusabout 17 years ago
Standard stuff

This is another"Men are saints, women are whores" story, although in this case the man is not much of a man and the woman is a failure as a whore.

The author bent so far over backward with this i\one he could kiss his own heels.

Let's see, the FBI contacts me and tells me JC is under surveilance. Then I find my wife has met him for lunch. Do I immediately warn her to stay the hell away from the time bomb? No, I wallow in self congratulatory pity about how wimpy I choose not to be. Not plausible.

Risq_001Risq_001about 17 years ago
Sorry Cageytee,

<p>I just couldn't get behind the story</p>

<p>Maybe I'm old fashioned, but dating someone is dating. What always amazes me is that people feel that if no one breaks any ground (read people having sex) then no harm no foul. I will never understand that mentality till my dying day.</p>

<p>When you pick someone to marry you agree to stop dating others, because lets face it most people date for two reasons to get married too or have sex with. But the wife in this story acted like because she did it, it should be used to show how desirable she was. But when you do something like this it only hurts the other person.</p>

<p>Should the wife be divorced for her selfishness and actions? I couldn't say. To me there was plenty of emotional cheating but no sexual cheating going on. Should the husband forgive and forget? Again that depends. She clearly outlined early that he should respect her, her job, and her position, but she used someone at his job to make him jealous. That clearly show a lack of respect on her part for her husband and his position while demanding the same out of him earlier in the relationship. I just don't know.</p>

<p>I know how I would feel if it was me, but I'm not sure this story should have a sequel. Too me Cageytee you made it clear that you feel the husband should take the wife back and the last line where his friend Rob called him a wimp make it clear that the one thing the husband feared was being seen as one, and everyone is going to see him as one regardless of what he does. So the question becomes, does he stay a wimp with the woman he loves or without her? I bet you'd put them back together. </p>

-Risq

gatorhermitgatorhermitabout 17 years ago
Very Interesting Story

Recipe for disaster: 1 cup of female stupidity, 1 quart strong-silent male, two tablespoons of secrecy, 1/4 cup of manipulating female. Bake for several weeks and sprinkle with FBI and other people watching...

Average-JoeAverage-Joeabout 17 years ago
I dont know why people think the author

is saying the husband should get back with the wife just because she didnt have actual intercourse with her boyfriend. I didnt read that into the story at all. I also dont think he said that the husband was a saint and the wife was sinner so she deserved whatever she got. He left it open-ended so that he (or whoever else decides to write a part 2) can go anywhere they want wrt reconciliation or divorce. <p><p>

If the author had been trying to tell us that we were ridged assholes for not letting love conquer all, he would have made their relationship more loving. Right from the beginning of the story though, both characters are portrayed as screw-ups and their marriage somewhat less than pure romantic love. <p><p>

Seems that cageytee went out of his way to make the marriage, and both people in it, somewhat less than perfect. The wife is portrayed as a bit of self-centered hollow-head - not just the boyfriend and her feelings that she wasnt being treated right in the marriage, but the way she talked herself into 'loving' the husband because she didnt think he was paying enough attention to her when they met. <p><p>

The husband is so deeply afraid of rejection and being hurt that he is afraid of his own shadow. He wouldnt even consider asking her out at first, then wanted to avoid becoming too attached to her, and finally, was eager to distance himself from her at the first sign of trouble (again, to minimize his exposure to hurt/embarrassment/whatever). <p><p>

He wrote about two people with their own flaws and strengths. He made the characters consistent and set-up the crisis instead of making it come out of left field for no reason (the all too common - we were perfect people in perfect love until I found out she was fucking around on me for no good reason but she was really sorry she had a long term affair so I took her back and didnt let my own doubts interfere with my decision, stories). <p><p>

I dont think he said the husband was a jackass for not listening to the wife's reasons for what she did. I dont think he said the husband was perfectly justified in dumping her semi-cheating ass because she wasnt perfect. I dont think he said the wife was blameless because she didnt actually fuck the guy. I dont think he said that the wife was so bad that the husband should run the other direction and never look back.<p><p>

What I think the author wrote was a good, well-balanced story that has lots of room for several different outcomes. He made the main characters real people instead of cutouts. He wrote about a real marriage instead of the idealized version we are often see in these stories. <p><p>

I also dont think the brother-in-law's final comment really proves anything. Maybe it shows how the author is leaning but maybe it doesnt. The husband might decide he's being a jackass and letting his own baggage ruin an ok marriage. He might just as well punch the brother-in-law in the nose and fire him from his company. Its not like it was some deep insight that was offered, just some guy's opinion who has already admitted that he is biased because the person involved is his sibling. <p><p>

Anyway, sorry for another big rant but I just wanted to state what I thought was in the story and what wasnt. Thanks again for writing cageytee.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
And then

As soon as the word wimp left his mouth, I broke his nose. So much for the "best friend" shit I told him, "now get out of my face before you get hurt." "I'll deal with my errant wife on my terms, better try to bully someone else."

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Better Remake

Better remake of that "other guys" wimp story where the poor schlep is working over time to buy his cheating slut a horse or some such. Probably give you another 25 or 50 points (plus or minus)when you finish it.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Very good

Another story of poor communication between a couple, an idiot wife and a husband hampered by issues. My only complaint about this story is that it is open-ended. I have come not to care for these type of stories, especially, if the author announces the fact and invites someone to complete it. The author should not have posted this story until it was complete, at least in his mind, or have posted it as complete without a Part 1 or preface attached to it, or sought a collaborator beforehand to finish it.

Boyd

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
was it to make him jealous, or something worse?

In general I liked your story. I liked how Ted was too preoccupied with not turning into his father that he couldn't look at the situation clearly - an understandable fault. And I liked how even though she didn't actually commit adultery her behaviour created a rift that may not be repairable was good storytelling. Oh, and the dream cabin was a nice touch for cranking up the guilt meter on the wife.

From a technical viewpoint, one thing I found a bit uncomfortable was the back and forth between telling from the perspective of the two main characters. It felt a bit clumsy to me.

However, the one big sticking point with the story for me was the fact that these meetings with mr. sleaze were conducted in secret and mostly while the husband was out of town - yet she insisted that the purpose was to make the husband jealous and pay her more attention. This just does not make sense. I don't think it is a plot fault because the husband finding out about it through other sources was an important part of the story. But if this was her intentional behaviour then either she is really dumb (how can the husband get jealous if he doesn't know what is going on) or she really was intending to cheat. I know that the issue was touched on in the story but I think you should/could have made more of it. Why was she really going behind his back? Did she rationalise it with the jealousy/kick up the ass for her husband line, but deeper down did she really want to fuck some low-life to get back at him for not paying her enough attention? If so, then the husband ultimately made the right decision. She didn't cheat this time, but she engaged in adultertous type behaviour in order to get back at him for not giving her what she wanted. To take her back would ultimately have led him down the same path as his father.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Dump Him

Why would Jenny want him back? Ted is a cold fish! He shows no affection for her, and gives her little attention. Ted is a workaholic. Jenny voiced her fears and concerns and he spends even more time away, smart move for a loving husband! Was she smart to do what she did? No. Now she needs to cross petition for desertion and get on with her life. If the jerk wants to come talk fine, if not she is attractive and successful and I'm sure can find a better man than emotionaly cripled Ted.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
well written but irritating story

You write well, but I found your story to be irritating as hell. You describe two supposed highly intelligent people who apparently have absolutely no communication skills. She stupidly plays around with local letcher to make him jealous because he spends all his time working and ignores her. Mr. Intelligent, who loves her dearly, ignores her complaint about missing him and spends weekends with her brother building surprise cabin for them ignoring her even more. Then author brings in deus ex machina in the form of FBI reports showing her at lunch etc with letcher.Her brother and sister-in-law are ,of course, told about her affair before husband confronts her.

In summary, wife's stupidity coupled with husband's stupid insensitivity results in divorce. To me it was an irritating story .

60 year old George

z00timez00timeabout 17 years ago
To fuck or not.

What difference does it make if she fucked him or not. Her level of betrayal is just as great as that of the slut wife that fucks the biker gang because she i upset that her husband can only get it up 5 times a day. You people with the betrayal is ok without sex, make me sick.

This story was more annoying then intertaining

wetapapwetapapabout 17 years ago
what can i say, other

than i liked it. it was an entertaining story about a non-communicating husband who was married to a self-deceiving wife.

should he have told her about his parents, absolutely. is that an excuse for her sneaking off to see another man, not at all.

was she self-deceiving by trying to convince herself that her actions were purely an innocent endeavor to make her husband jealous, absolutely. even if that had been her true intent, would that have made her actions excusable, not at all.

the only glaring mistake was the author, for reasons we aren't privy to, decided it wasn't complete and so stated. it is beyond me why he ever made such a statement.

it was about a wife who cheated emotionally and a husband who had no intention of any possible reconciliation. never once did the husband reach for the phone to cancel the divorce, end of story.

the story was complete in itself.

a fan always.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 17 years ago
Is The Story Half Full or Half Empty

I'm puzzled. Was this an effort to show what can and did happen or was it an effort to write a tease for other writers?<P>

It was well written and to great depth to the Authors satisfaction - but not to many it seems.<P>

Why would a good Author become a launching pad for others to interpret his lengthy quality technical work? He must know any extension would likely not be of the same quality technically. It could get weirderer than these 2 quackers he bornded with major character flaws.<P>

Bottom line from my perspective is that I would prefer to see his work in finality - good bad or indifferent as it would be his weaving and not anothers attempt at dealing with the preceding saddled plot path. That's just me tho.<P>

We have so few good to very good writers that I am discouraged by this loss of finality from one of the best in this venue of marital consequence.<P>

Puzzling & forgetful work.

With Regard -- nonetheless - I think -- maybe

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 17 years ago
can't see the point

I can't see the point of writing a story like this one and end it this way. The story could not end this way in real life. If you wanted someone else to try their take on this story go ahead, but why if you are going to write a story not take it to it's fruition?

Tim

bear2readbear2readalmost 17 years ago
Communication, Communication, Communication

Once again, a story that belies the importance of two people being able to communicate with each other to ensure a better relationship. Both Ted and Jenny needed to be more candid about things in their lives to keep things honest -- Jenny about Jerry Craig and Ted about the cabin (he could have blindfolded her and taken her to the spot when they bought the land and told her what he wanted to do)! And, for her to think that jealousy will bring two people together, that's about the last thing that would work. You wimped out, though, in not writing the finale.

waratahwaratahalmost 17 years ago
This was a well told story

Normally don't like the two perspective strories, but it worked here.

the story could go three ways (stop now, reconcilliation, or divorce) and make sense in any case.

Had we not been privy to Jenny's true actions and intentions his behaviour would have made total sense.

To be fair to Ted, his behaviour hasn't really changed, he was never a great communicator, and Jenny chose him anyway. Jenny was intelliget then seems to have lost it (she wasn't pregnant was she?)

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 17 years ago
She disrespected and betrayed, she may not have

had sex with the guy or she may have, it doesnt really matter. It doesnt really matter why she did what she did. She lied to her husband, she and an intimate relatioship with another man (you dont have to have sex to be intimate) she gave him quality time not given to her husband and her marriage, and she involved emotions in it. As every gambler knows there is a time to play and a time to cut your losses and leave the game, those that dont lose everything. In this case, she is the last losing hand, and it is time to throw in the cards.

zed0zed0over 16 years ago
Good Start

I might give you another 50 points if you finish it.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 16 years ago
Terrific writing

This is an excellent piece of writing! It would recieve a great grade in a writing class and would be a good start for a film. The character development is wonderful. I know everybody except the FBI agents. And you could change that in two paragraphs.

Leaving the story in suspence is a great "reality" device. Let each reader finish it.

Tearsofsorrow2Tearsofsorrow2over 15 years ago
When does Infidelity start?

No one can look at a person and tell them their intentions. We all look at evidence and draw conclusions from that evidence. When did she become unfaithful? The first time she had dinner with a man not her husband and kept the truth from him. Infidelity does not start at the sex. The sex is a by product of the infidelity. Her actions were public and humiliating for her husband. She can profess that that was not her intent but we can only see the outcome of her actions. The best question to ask is, if I had done this to you what would be your reaction? Now tell me I am wrong. Goodbye. I did not give you 100 because of the last statement of the brother. It just does not ring true. Even if the FBI tapes show no chance for sex she was still unfaithful thus he is not a wimp. The only way the brother could come to such a conclusion is if he could somehow see her intentions and that is just impossible. Good story I don't see as how an "ending" is needed.

AnonymousAnonymousover 15 years ago
Wimp!

AMEN! What a pansy! Marriage is hard. Everyone makes mistakes, yes, really stupid ones. Feeling hurt and vindictive is the easy part. It takes no brains, just emotions. Offering compassion and forgiveness to the ones we profess to love is what takes courage. What is really frustrating is that he is totally oblivious of the serious mistakes he made. Deliberately misleading her into thinking he was going back to his old ways of overworking and ignoring her after she called him on it. Not a whisper to her about why his father's experience has made him feel so betrayed. No recognition that she made her mistakes because she wanted HIM back. She is better off without him.

OK, enough about the simpering protagonist. This was GREAT writing! A premise that was plausible, characters that you could care about (Craig excluded), no unbelievable plot twists and a conclusion that was appropriate (even if entirely aggravating). Please keep it up.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 15 years ago
stupid

I have to move to that town if you can hold a big job and be that stupid i want to live there.Wake the fuck up you have great plots but ruin them with your foolish ending.

AnonymousAnonymousover 14 years ago
I love this story but ...

I would have loved it if this chapter had ended...

"well Ted I can only say that in this matter, . . . you're a wimp!"

Ted replies: "thanks for the support Rob. Please turn in your keys, ID badge and any other pertinet comapny information first thing tomorrow morning. You're FIRED!!! Tell Diane I said hello"

This coward Rob ... he has been given a gift of a lifetime by this man Ted, a job that he truly loves and makes him happy, and this is how he returns the favor?"

Maybe even a follow-up story so we see Diane Divorce this WIMP named Rob for supporting his slutty sister. I really hated Rob.

Simple49erSimple49erover 14 years ago
What makes this story different?

This is just an ordinary plot of a couple who do not communicate clearly and screw up their marriage. IN fact they probably should get a divorce because neither loves the other enough to communicate clearly what they are feeling and expereincing. But the plot device that separates this story from the others is the husbands experience of his father's suffering in his marriage. And what does he not do: communicate this experience to his wife and make sure early on that she understands. Certainly he is "noble" in his ethical stance and accepts the price he will pay by not working it out with his wife, but it was all so unecessary in the first place. Again she did not clearly and emphatically explain her problem, instead she plays games with the relationship and this rightfully should lead to a divorce because these two are not meant for eachother in spite of what they and everyone else in this story says. They are both wimps: they have not the guts to commmunicate with honesty and love: instead they only protect their own needs and egos. Get the divorce and forget the ending.

AnonymousAnonymousover 14 years ago
idiot and crazy man

Seventy five for keeping me engaged throughout. It is well written. The problem is the two main characters are acting ridiculous. The wife's actions are like an "I love Lucy" episode on steroids or perhaps FIH (Female Insanity Hormones). She's supposed to be intelligent but this whole plan was simply crazy. And then the husband's back story makes him act equally crazy to throw away a marriage over her silly plan. I guess the biggest problem with the story is that if she were really so silly and he so in need of therapy how could they possibly have lasted five years. Over all, I don't see how anyone could write a chapter two to this being faithful to the characters as written without having them both institutionalized.

JeffTomJeffTomalmost 14 years ago
Good Story

I think a lot of people did not under stand the end of the story. In my mind from the end of the story the two of them did get back together. But I would like to see a part 2. Thank You.

iowNotIouiowNotIouover 13 years ago
He lied too!

It's time Rob told her to stop pandering to this man's stupidity. He thinks it's ok for him to take weeks out of their time together 'cos he's doing some thing she will enjoy'. Why can't the halfwit see that she wants him not his gifts

She should have told him, ...

I'll stop there , I think I feel a story coming on. Thanks for the invitation.

norcal62norcal62over 13 years ago
Getting back to this story.

I'm angry with the author for making such an insensitive, arrogant male from a supposedly successful businessman.

Author just wasn't able to get all the feelings and events together to make a believable or satisfying tale, either from the female's perspective or the male's. The woman's side was more reasonable. The husband was created as dolt; to further the story, I guess. It didn't work for me. Who goes around lying to the wife, when she had tried over and over to get more couple time? Stupid premise.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 13 years ago
Where is part 2?

How about finishing the story. What happens next? Do Steve and Jenny reconcile? Finishing would be a great thing. So far I like what I have read though.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 13 years ago
Agreed....he's a wimp....

that's quite obvious.....

AnonymousAnonymousabout 13 years ago
Needs help

Ted needs some major help. He was scarred when he was young as he saw his father as a wimp with the wife cheating on him and then humiliating him. He didn't want to be like his father. If he and Jenny ever get back together than he really needs to see a shrink and for a long time to get over his problem. He further should look into how he acts around something he professes to love. He shows little or no affection for his wife and cannot ever express his feeling for her with simple verbal expressions. I am surprised that Jenny wasn't more upset with him as he was always buried in his work. Ted has alot of issues and maybe this is way the author did not to write a second chapter as he knows that he has created a nut job in Ted and would probably take a chapter with the shrink to straighten him out. All said the was well written and certainly alot of emotions and drama. Thanks for sharing.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 13 years ago
DWornock is

a paedophile

BTTapBTTapover 12 years ago
Pt. 2 not necessary

It was a great tale. Your point is made. Interesting hubby in this story. Thoughtless wife. Lack of communication, secrecy, failure to anticipate consequences, head games, stuborness, fear to be vulnerable, unwillingness to forgive, pride, and inflexible holding onto absolutes all combine to put this otherwise loving marriage in serious trouble. One hopes, of course, that the couple reconcile, as they love each other, and could have a great marriage. If reconciliation occurs, it would most likely lead to a stronger marriage and a better relationship. A very good Pt. 2 could be written, and I suppose written in a few different ways. However, it seems that the message was delivered in a poinant way in what is a great story on this site. Well done!

AnonymousAnonymousover 12 years ago
Very Good Story

The story flows well and keeps my interest at all time. Interesting insight into Ted's childhood that certinaly has a bearing on the situation.

Both Jenny and Ted are screwed up people. Jenny for her stupid attempt to make Ted jealous and Ted fear of going through the same fate his father did. I can understand Jenny's attempt but the problem with that is proving whether she went through with it or not. THe FBI reports helps but still going to lunches with him, etc.. But I have a problem understanind how you make a person jealous if he does not know it is occuring\see it except that one time in the employee lounge. Really bad move and I can understand Ted's trust issue.

True, Ted's got some serious issues to deal with. But man that is really tough situation to be dealt with during childhood with a step-mother like that. She had a Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde side to her. That would really screw me up and have some serious committment issues. But at least he is civil about it.

cantbuymycantbuymyover 12 years ago
she did not have to fuck him

to be a cheating slut.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 12 years ago
No, he is NOT a wimp.

Despite the whining comments that he is a wimp and should return to her, the fact is she was a FOOL and DID cheat by lying to him. She has subjected him to ridicule by subordinates, friends, and associates. She has become a slut by perception and he demonstrated backbone. Tough shit, lady.

betrayedbylovebetrayedbylovealmost 12 years ago
NOT A WIMP

A wimp stays and lives with the bullshit. A man does what he has to do.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 12 years ago
INFORMER

greased cornhole ready, he nibbled the turgid shaft, betrayed!

Danger09Danger09over 11 years ago
No ! He is not a wimp!

As a woman I sympathize with Jenny, I understood what she tried to accomplish, but as a wife I can't wrap my head around the fact that A.) she flirted with her husband employee & B.) she doesn't comprehend what she did, regardless if sex was involved or not. Her intentions were to spark jealousy out of her husband; so I'm a bit confused as to why she went out on these dates while her husband was out of town, how could he get jealous if he isn't there to witness it? Why did she keep her "dates" a secret if her intentions were to get her husband jealous? I understand that she was starving for attention but she went about it the wrong way, she could've showed up at his office in nothing but stilettos heels & a trench coat, or she could've met her husband at the door with just a "come fuck me pumps" . She didn't cheat but her actions showed a lack of respect; even though this wasn't her intention, the dickhead worked for her husband there should've been a sign flashing danger , stop, do not proceed. The husband is also to blame, he can't keep focusing on the past of his father ridiculously shitty marriage to Janice, I understood he didn't want to be like his father ( who can blame him) but he won't be able to establish a good solid relationship until he gets some therapy to deal with the issues that plagues him, he isn't his father & Jenny isn't Janice. I truly believe Jenny only meant to get a rise out of her husband but a relationship can't be full of games & highschool shit, someone always ends up hurt or in her case divorced. She played a dangerous game, what if dickhead finally got tired of being let on/ the teasing and slipped her a date rape drug? What if he just said fuck it this bitch has been stringing me along for 6 weeks now; I'm getting me some of that pussy no matter what? She not only put her marriage endanger but herself also. There's better ways to get attention from a spouse this isn't one of them. The husband should've probably told her of his plans but it was a surprise for her, I personally think that was sweet but she was to focus on getting him jealous regardless if he's in town or not... I'd like to be extremely piss at the wife but I can't because she didn't cheat, she did something very stupid .... I get why the husband is piss he made some very good points, communication, trust , love & respect she killed 3-4. I absolutely do not think that he's a wimp, I do think he should talk to her & explain where his feelings stem from...I truly don't think Jenny fully understands why her husband is piss I think she thinks he's blowing this up all out proportion, she probably think since there was no adultery involved a divorce isn't necessary .

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 11 years ago
Terrible excuse for not finishing a story

Another "wimpy" writer, starting a story and then not finishing it. I understand the difficulty of writing something like this story. Trying to gather a lot of your thoughts together and then putting them down on paper is a task not many are up to. But when you do - find the courage to either finish what you start or don't post an unfinished story. I think I'm going to write my own story - "Once upon a time a husband and wife had a fight". I encourage the readers to finish my story. BAH!

Tim413Tim413almost 11 years ago
A very, very good start

I had not previously read any of cagey's stories; I had read several of jack_straw's stories and, when I started to read his sequel to this story, his notes directed me to come here first. I'll be back later to read more of cagey's stories. Three thoughts re this story: 1. Had Ted ever told Jenny about his dad and Janice? If not, I hope that is part of the sequel. 2. Jenny is supposed to be so smart. Or is she only smart re business matters? 3. The Havercroft must be a very, very popular place if so many people saw her there.

FD45FD45almost 11 years ago
Overly pressed point

The whole point of the story was to show that a LACK of willingness to reconcile can be as 'wimpy' as a desire to.

It is unfortunate that you required a 10 lb sledge to make this point.

Do I believe Ted is making a mistake? Yes. HOWEVER...from his perspective, he has no reason to know the wife's motives. Anything she says since being caught is self serving. The mere fact that they didn't fuck in no way exonerates her if she was working up the nerve to get there. And while she might be intent on making her husband jealous, she could ALSO have actually been attracted to Jerry.

I found the husbands thoughts to be simplistic and 2 dimensional. I found the wife a much more complex character, both in her motivations and her reactions. I liked that she STARTED by being angry and upset at her husband. Recall, she saw everything from her own perspective. She KNEW what she had done and WHY she had done it.

It took her a while to figure out that there was another just as valid observation. That being said, she struck me as selfish and pompous. "Why hasn't this man gotten his head out of his ass and started to work things out?" Her every communication to him oozed this sense of impatience and entitilement...as befits a business woman of today. I also like the fact she saw things through a sexual politics lens.

The fact I disliked her as a character in no way takes away from the quality of the writing of her. And I also feel sorry for her.

One easily envisions Little Miss Tightbritches getting more and more alarmed at how much of a dealbreaker this is to her husband. It is too bad you decided not to write the chapter where she finally removed the stick from her ass as you so bountifully provided how the husband stuck HIS up his ass.

OverthefallsOverthefallsover 10 years ago
EPIC FAILURE TO FINISH

Just another story with possibilities ruined by an author that didn't finish what he started. Dear authors - FINISH YOUR STORIES OR DON"T POST THEM.

tazz317tazz317over 10 years ago
PERCEPTIONS CAN BE ANYTHING

but self reliance of self isn't one of them, TK U MLJ LV NV

looking4itlooking4itover 10 years ago
Two idiots

Using someone else to make another jealous never works and neither does surprise presents when it involves covert actions. I wouldn't anticipate a happy ending if it were to have finished. Too much hidden baggage.

SKCBaitSKCBaitover 10 years ago
Too long...

3 pages too long. The back and forth perspectives was torturous.

AnonymousAnonymousover 10 years ago
Failure in posting, not finishing

This is an old story and it was finished in 2 or 3 installments,I remember reading it all.

Don't know where the other parts have gone, though.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 10 years ago
Of the two idiots Ted was the worst offender

He left his woman alone without caring how she felt about it. Ted KNOWS how she felt. His actions were the catalyst for everything that has come down. Ted is the original liar and cheater. Jenny's actions would have never occurred with Teds actions and in-actions. Ted is only running away from himself. If Jenny has any sense at all she would elevate Ted's divorce filing to that of mental cruelty.

Ted, smart as he is, should not ever be married as he has no earthly idea how to conduct a relationship. Jenny is better off without Ted in her life. Ted is a zero.

AnonymousAnonymousover 9 years ago
Intent as a justification?

Her only defense of her actions that spoke loudly and clearly of infidelity and betrayal is that that was never her intent, with no evidence that that was the case. Really weak. Any man or woman whose justification was not better than that would rightly and properly be dumped. Intent simply cannot be proven. The deus-ex-machina of FBI observations is a pretty weak (and unlikely) gimmick to resolve a problem that would look to anyone like a clear cut and repeated series of betrayals - and that with a schmuck. Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Pappy7Pappy7over 9 years ago
Anon 3/16/14

People like you make me sick. Him hiding a surprise from his wife is not the same as her being unfaithful with another man. Infidelity isn't only sex you asshole. Infidelity is abuse of trust, disrespect and disloyalty. He was with her brother, she was with a sleaze ball, in public. In a town where they were known. She was dining and drinking and dancing. But most of all she was lying. At no time or in any bizarre scenario is it okay for a married woman to date another man, even if her husband is out of town. And that is exactly what she was doing, having an ongoing "relationship" outside her marriage.

Then, author, to have her brother, who works for him, call him a whimp because he doesn't cave to the sister/wife is the unkindest cut of all. I usually like your stuff, but to throw crap like that out is inexcusable. Evidently he was hurt badly, scarred even, by what happened to his dad. Evidently the women you know are so self centered that when the spotlight is off of them, anything goes. Look what she did this time, you let her get away with it, next time she's pissed about something, dancing shoes come out and hotel her we come. 3 stars because it's not finished. But if you do finish it in this same vein we drop to 1.

ErotFanErotFanover 9 years ago
Well Rob just flipped the coin didn't he

Good story. But yes it needs a conclusion.

Plausable; because who can fathom the female thought process?

Were any of the sequels by others to your liking? Fan

fifteen16fifteen16over 9 years ago
Righteous

Very good story with well defined characters, Jenny yes she has been silly with her idea that going to dinner and dancing with another man she could some how make Ted more attentive to her. Ted , well he's not human he is such a perfect person and does not realise that human beings are fallible and make errors of judgement. What she did was not right but she did not commit the crime of the century, but of course he is not interested in letting her explain her actions, even the worst criminal has the right to account for their actions. I don't think Ted is a wimp, more a self righteous man carrying a lot of emotional baggage and about to throw his marriage away.

sdc97230sdc97230over 9 years ago
Ted has issues, but being a wimp isn't one of them

He's rigid, inflexible, maybe even self righteous, but staking out his beliefs and then sticking to them is not being a wimp.

Jenny put herself in a compromising position, and did it in a way that was guaranteed to put suspicion and fear of infidelity in Ted's mind. Once that happened, his trust in her was destroyed, and permanently so, because there was no possible way for her to prove that something did not happen. It doesn't matter that she didn't know the personal history behind Ted's set-in-stone views; she knew about the views, and that should have been enough reason not to do what she did.

Pappy7Pappy7about 9 years ago
As I said in the other finish to this story

the brother was an asshole and should have kept his mouth shut. He was a ne'er do well and got the job and career of a lifetime from his brother in law and then when his selfish and exceedingly stupid sister does what she did, he attacks his boss and expects to just continue on with his good life. The one that he did not earn and kept only at the bidding of his brother-in-law. I would have kicked his ass and then fired him. Maybe crippled him in the process. At no time in this version did the stupid cunt even begin to understand the depth of what she had done, personally and in his business life, to her husband. The whole time she was pissing and moaning about the fact that she hadn't done anything and her husband was mean and shallow for not forgiving her and getting on with "her" idea of their good life. I am sure that in basements all across the country little annonys are enraged at hubby's lack of forgiveness and unwillingness to just roll over and take it up the ass from wifey and her stupid cunt of a brother. Did I mention that hubby should have demolished the brother before selling him to a homosexual biker gang as their love slave? No? Well he should have. A complete lack of gratitude from him only matched by the sense of entitlement that his dumb ass sister carried around in a 5 gallon bucket for all the world to see. Too bad it was the FBI that was investigating Jerry, if it had been the CIA and they couldn't get enough evidence they might have taken out Jerry and wifey with a car bomb or something.

Oh, by the way, I didn't like the characters in this story. Ted was determined not to be a wimp and in making that supreme effort he came across as indecisive and hesitant. He had a lot of land and I bet he had a shovel.

Tim413413Tim413413almost 9 years ago
Extremely well done!

I note two others wrote a Part 2. I will likely read both. I was surprised by the last line. Perhaps that is the necessary springboard for hubby, in Part 2, to tell Jenny about his father. Confusing = 1. Were Rob and Diane involved in an incestuous marriage? First = Jenny was Rob's sister. Second = Jenny was Diane's sister. Third = Jenny was Rob's sister. 2. When did Diane start working for Ted? That just happened without any mention.

I tried to imagine how things would have played out if we did not have Jenny's POV until the confrontation. The story would have been different, but I don't believe it would have been better or worse than what the author did.

TAGS: I view tags as having two purposes. 1. To find this story at a later date. 2. To find similar stories. I have used "cheating wives," "cheating," etc. and have had VERY long lists of stories. Re these tags: "Make husband jealous" is likely a one-of-a kind tag and is not something I would enter to locate this story. I'd probably use "jealous(y)." I prefer "cheating wife" to "cheating." I'd suggest "dating," "cabin," "Savannah," "Atlanta," etc.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 9 years ago
Boring

I gave up after less than 3 pages. For future reference, as one author says, "never write anything readers will skip over." Never spend more than a page describing how the couple in a story met.

AnonymousAnonymousover 8 years ago
A wimp?

Probably not. But a complete and utter moron? Probably. Too stubborn for his own good? Yep. Letting his emotions rule his brain? Definitely. Although you gave some misc. excuse at the start I find it disconcerting and actually lazy of you not to put an ending to this mess. I assume you either got writer's block or, more likely. you wrote several endings and didn't like any of them. Better to NOT post an unfinished story then to allow the reader's to be forced to read something that was incomplete. BAH!

AnonymousAnonymousover 8 years ago
Developing characters

I think it is dangerous for an author to create characters who are just stupid and who do stupid things. This can be applied to both Jenny and Ted but particularly Ted who is a wimp and a moron. The problem with doing this is it just puts off the reader. More skill is needed to create situations of jealousy and betrayal that don't annoy the reader.

Otherwise your writing is quite good. 3*

AnonymousAnonymousover 8 years ago
really

Something to see somebody use the old shift the blame ploy to further a plot ,it sucks.

Going out on dates with other men is enough to seperate IMO.

She certainly didn't imagine what she might have been thinking if he had been sneaking out on dates behind her back.

Kitist02Kitist02almost 8 years ago
A suggested change to the last phrase of the last sentence:

Add "God Damned" in front of "wimp".

Oh, how I wish I had the imagination and writing skills to make an uplifting end to this story. Among other things, Ted needs some mental therapy so he can get out of the vicious loop he has created for himself. [I know, he didn't, cagytee did, but I think you can see my point.]

I'm on her side of the argument, but only because we have seen all the background for both of them. Yes, she was foolish, but he is compounding the misery they will go through by his not believing her.

christmas_apechristmas_apealmost 8 years ago

a perfect storm of two deeply flawed people. sexcellent, yet very sad. thank you!

Drbeamer3333Drbeamer3333almost 8 years ago
Missing the point

She was going on dates with this guy, behind her hubby's back. Everything else aside, that's serious stuff. Not sure if you intended to write her as arrogant or not, as there are numerous conflicting sentences. Her attitude is the thing that gets me . . .

"Ted, your avoidance of me has made it very difficult to get this matter resolved. There really is very little to it but I'm not trying to minimize how it must look to you."

"Believe me, at worst it was just a harmless flirtation to mislead him into thinking I was interested."

"As I wasn't really doing anything wrong with him, other than keeping it from my husband..."

She still doesn't get it. And while she is definitely not the slut his step mother was, she has the exact same attitude. That spells future trouble in my book. He did the right thing.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 8 years ago
Plots based on miscommunication or no communication are lame and annoying.

OH, Gees, if I had just told him/her this, if I had just not told him/her that, if I had just not been tongue tied, if I had just responded more thoughtfully, more carefully, more quickly. People who fail to communicate properly suffer all kinds of despair, tragedy and pain. And people who drink and drive tend to have car wrecks and hurt people. Both statements true, and both circumstances make for stupid boring stories. If you want drama it has to have a basis in real human emotions and intellect, not the fuck ups of juvenile infantile people who don't talk to each other. Its like basing a story plot on a stupid person who does poorly in college. Duh. Just because a cause and effect are true does not make those situations interesting, especially when they are so predictable and silly. She wants to make her husband jealous. He doesn't have time nor interest to let her really explain because if something about his father's fucked up life. Fine. Let them lives their fucked up lives divorce or married, who cares. Stories about stupid people doing stupid stuff to themselves and each other are . . ., stupid.

hjethjetover 7 years ago
Not A Wimp

This guy so far is on top of it...don't let him wimp out and take back a gal who's a liar by omission, going out on dates. Dancing and drinking with an asshole. Life's to short. Dump her, grieve, morn the loss and rebuild your life.

silentsoundsilentsoundover 7 years ago
Good writing.

I really enjoyed this.

I think he is a bit of a wimp concerning his confrontation with his stupid wife.

She was a dumb ass but he should have it out with her.

I would have divorced my wife just for dating another man, yes that is what this stupid bitch in this story did was date Jerry.

If he reconciles, he should spank her ass purple before taking her back.

payenbrantpayenbrantover 7 years ago
Dump her. Not a wimp.

Personally I would have dumped her. However I am not him. If he still loves her and it doesn't destroy his core principles then work it out with her. But principles come hand in hand with love, can't have one without the other.

MbgdallasMbgdallasover 7 years ago
Not a wimp.

Just extremely pig headed and stupid!

AnonymousAnonymousover 7 years ago
When you are in a hole

STOP DIGGING. Calling someone who has plenty of reason to believe his wife was cheating on him a "wimp" is not going to get the couple back together. A breathtakingly stupid approach. In fact, a worse one I cannot imagine.

AnonymousAnonymousover 7 years ago
Well Written But...

Ted and Jennie are like kindergarten kids pretending to be married. Ted has zero social skills. The cabin was supposed to be Ted and Jennie's dream cabin...Not Ted and Rob's. Keeping the cabin secret from Jennie was suicidal. Ted is every bit as guilty of detonating their marriage as Jenny was. And Jenny WAS guilty of having an affair with Jerry Craig, albeit not a sexual affair, but an emotional one. She wasn't trying to get Ted jealous. If she was, she would see to it that Ted knew about Jerry. But Jennie was keeping her affair with Jerry secret. Subconsciously Jenny was gradually replacing Ted with Jerry...Or trying to have them both and cuckolding Ted. If I were to complete this story I would have Jenny make Ted become a willing cuckold and wimp and take over ownership of his companies.

HankWTullamoreHankWTullamoreabout 7 years ago
Nope - wives don't date.

A dating wife is cheating, not "crying for attention".

No coms- no marriage.

AnonymousAnonymousabout 7 years ago

Thank God this writer stopped writing. ALL the husbands in every story are wimpy, whiny, workaholics who wonder why their wives stray.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 7 years ago
lol

authors like these are literally cuckolds and enjoy seeing husn=bands humiliated .

sickening .

MightyHornyMightyHornyalmost 7 years ago
What we have here is an issue about communication...

Wife was unhappy...

Husband ignored her unhappiness, because he was working, as he thought, to make her happier...

Wife clumsily resolved to juvenile behaviors to get his attention (seriously, though, would it make more sense for her to tell him about her lunches and dinners with Craig, to actually make him jealous? Whatever...)

Her juvenile behavior, which was poorly conceived, exploded in her face when she realized not only that her husband sorta knew what she was doing, but that he wasn't the kind of man built to take even 'harmless flirtation' lightly. Kind the contrary, in fact...

So here we are... with two people who obviously love each other to death... but suck ass at having a relationship. Communication, people! As important, if not more, than sex in a serious, long-lasting coupling. If Ted opened up about his shitty, toxic childhood, I seriously doubt Jenny would ever think about pulling this kind of nonsense on him. And, if Jenny actually voiced how angry she truly was towards him when he was leaving her all of those weekends, it also very hard to doubt Ted would have thought surprising her with the cabin was really worth it. and he would have probably told her what was up. But here were are now...

Unlike claims made by WAY TOO MANY idiotic and insecure commenters around here (seriously, does reading comprehension escaped you sad mofos?), this isn't a cuckold/cheating wife story. This is a story of two sad sacks that didn't have in them the tools required to built a solid and lasting marriage. It was just not in them, and the true tragedy here is that they fell in love with each other. Sad and sorta pathetic, really... but quite believable.

4*

AnonymousAnonymousover 6 years ago
do not recall

Ever reading story that generated so many lengthy, for the most part well thought out comments.

Add in sequel comments where the basic question continued to be argued, and you have close to 300 comments-most of them more than a few paragraphs long.

That fact clearly denotes the expertise of this author.

If not for the actions of his father and his wife, perhaps the husband could have overcome the damage done by the lies of the snake.

Much as the back and forth in comments every time I read story and sequels I become engaged in internal debate of whether I would take her back.

Not having his history growing up, I probably would work with her to stay together...absolute best years of his life he states.

Would take much effort and might not succeed but admittedly my personal history is one of doing everything to stay with the ''love of my life''

The four serious loves of my life are testament to my loving TO A FAULT.

HOWEVER CHEATING IS AUTOMATIC END

A WAFFLER not a wimp

AnonymousAnonymousover 6 years ago
Anon of 05/16/17

I seriously hope that’s true. Hopefully the cunt who wrote this, Matt Moreau, Mikoli-something and the author of Valentine’s Interrupted (rarmoms? I think that’s it) all turn up dead, too

johnadpjohnadpabout 6 years ago
Story Holds Two Major Aspects Of Human Behavior

First, how much too many of us react to life with the programing we get from childhood. I have seen intelligent people that couldn't get over abusive, alcoholic parents and it still affected them even though they were in their 30's, 40's and 50's. They still reacted to many aspects of life (fear of abandonment, disconnection, nightmares from childhood, etc) from their experiences from their childhood. Just like Ted, he saw everything in this experience with his wife through that prism.

Second, sometimes in life there are a series of miscommunications and eventually things get way too far where it's almost like some real shit happened. These two, especially Ted though, have major communication problems. In this case with this story I think even with the communication issues, if it wasn't for Ted looking at life through the childhood prism I mentioned above it could be gotten over. But in life there are oftentimes you see people's relationships sidetracked (husband/wife, parent/child, etc) where from lack of proper communication there is just a major rift and even though the two people can still love each other too much has happened and too much time has elapsed to fix things or have the inclination to put in the effort to fix things.

The one aspect of this story that doesn't make sense, of course, is if the wife is trying to make Ted jealous how is meeting Jerry clandestinely achieve her goal. I think the way the story is laid out by the author it's not a reflection that Jenny was unconciously wanting to have the affair, but I do think the author doesn't explain that and honestly I think he could have come about a better way to have this miscommunication portrayed, say she was trying to find ways to meet with Jerry where the husband sees, but somehow it never worked out. Because if this happened in real life I would have never believed what her real aims were because it would make no sense.

AnonymousAnonymousalmost 6 years ago
Ted Is Nothing But A Wimp

Ted is too big a coward to fight for his marriage and the love of his wife. Secrets kill marriages. Ted went back on his word to Jenny. He keeps throwing it up in Jenny's face about her not telling him about lunches with Jerry Craig, but he never told her about all the time he was stealing from her over that damned cabin that is no longer of any importance. I do think that Jenny should confront Jerry one last time in front of his coworkers (before the FBI steps in) and let everyone know about the lies he is spreading. And Jenny should tell Ted she wouldn't accept the cabin even if he offered it. If he couldn't tell her about it when he first started on it, it wasn't of any value now. Too little, too late. Jenny should tell Ted it hurts her to see what a WIMP he had become! FTDS!

PowersworderPowersworderover 5 years ago

"I just wanted to spark some jealousy in my husband"

She deliberately tried to make him think she was interested in another man. How could the dumb slut not know that was going to hurt him?

"Never in a thousand years did I want to hurt or embarrass him"

So she went out of your way to hurt, embarrass, and humiliate her husband?

Jenny might not have fucked the other guy, but she put her husband through hell playing her stupid little games. Why would he want to stay married to such a deceitful, idiotic person? Jenny was dating another guy when she claimed to love Ted... what the fuck would she do if she was actually mad at him?

Ted should have told Rob to go fuck himself, and divorced the crazy bitch.

AnonymousAnonymousover 5 years ago
Story is not finished

Unfinished since 2007. Good start but unfinished stories are always rated at 1 star. Too bad. It started out good with a fairly original plot but we got to the cliff and wondered if he jumped or not.

AnonymousAnonymousover 5 years ago
Sequel

https://www.literotica.com/s/i-am-not-a-wimp-another-sequel

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