All Comments on 'Separate Lives Pt. 03'

Who is believing this melodramatic contrived bullshit? Lol. He doesn't get mad about the kids? He is a supersoldier but not

Fuck this story.

Never be in a relationship with a person who takes steak well-done. Never.

Is it even legal to not disclose a pregnancy during a divorce? I guess it would only matter if he wanted to pursue it legally. He was pretty manipulated by his “sister” whom I suspect of tipping off his girlfriend about the twins. They both professed to love each other and she broke it off for what? RACC.

I love this story. Why do people put stories down ? If you don't like it don't read it.

I have no idea how I missed this story, but have read Requital four times and Fool Me Once three times. I thought I’d read all of yours, but I’m so happy I blundered onto this one. Great, realistic love story.

This is a very well written story arc. However it has to be put into the category of Fantasy. I don't believe that in our space time continuum, that there is any appreciable likelihood that the two (Sherry and the NC) could get from page 1-2 of the first chapter to midway through the their chapter with the cleansing. Also not telling him about his twin daughters seems pretty crazy or mean. I get her reasoning but it doesn't seem plausible to do. I understand the big pay off was their getting back together but how that happened seems absolutely fantastical. After all she spent the weekend with the blonde guy in Vegas with Melissa and Cal (and other couples knowing this), with none of his friends informing him, and then went onto premeditated sex with the guy on multiple occasions (dozen times?) over a roughly 2 month period of time. That seems like a bridge too far, especially given his take on things when they net before divorce. I get she went out counseling and feels bad and later showed she owned up to it, but she never really supplies a reason. That means their first marriage was in a sh$t state the last year of their first marriage. She did not respect him the same as before. Her love was not as strong as it was later. Else why cheat. Yes the first time she was way too drunk but then stayed with the guy all weekend. Yes she was really upset with him going to Denver but a revenge fuck weekend was way over the top even with alcohol later. Then maybe she thought the major was over since the friends knew and would blan (though they didn't) and she was surprised to see the blonde prick lived locally (massive coincidence) and said screw it and continued the affair. I believe her when she said that was the last time. And she wasn't into it anymore and we know the blonde jerk screamed when he was outside leaving after taking photos corroborating that she kicked him in the nuts. But she could have just called to end it. Then when they had raunchy hot sex on Sunday night, she started to say 'if only' as if implying that if she has that earlier on a regular basis that she would not have strayed. Maybe she has a submissive side that she was not comfortable about until years later and the blond jerk preyed upon that. Maybe it was the illicit nature of the affair. Again I strongly suspect that she thought the marriage was over in Vegas. She never said it was just sex. She lied a slong as possible when it looked like the friends would not squeal. She was remorseful about the finger bang in the car that revealed the affair to the husband. Ironically a confession of Vegas probably would have led to an earlier reconciliation. But maybe not fixed the marriage and would happen again? Clearly Sherry grew up. Probably having the twins. And her obsession that Ron would come back. But there was no apparent blackmail to force continuation of the affair. Friends knew. She wasn't being so careful as she thought. So really, why? Wouldn't that drive a stake through the heart of any reconciliation. Like I said well written. Good characters. The metamorphosis of Sherry is startling and nuanced. The MC moves form Old Testament to New Testament. But really? Seems unlikely in this universe with the rules of relationships on planet Earth. Still 5/5

Story is okay but to have the celibate for 5 years is really dumb. No woman could go 5 years without sex after being married and have a lover. It would have been more realistic if she said she had dated and had sex. She’s only human. He did why not her. Should not affect the ending.

I don't think you need to constantly remind your readers that she's "not a classical beauty, not model beautiful, etc etc". We got it the first couple times, seems like you're going out of your way to bring her appearance down.

this was nasty as shit. being baby trapped by a hoe isn't a happy ending, its one of the worst ones you can imagine

This story is wrong on so many levels firstly the cuckold nature of the male Protagonist was pretty well reinforced throughout the story. The whole all is forgiven slut because you dropped some kids is just fucking juvenile and is the worst kind of circular logic especially for a supposed Engineer.

And the introduction to the wife her looks, behaviour, morals or lack thereof and frankly her whole persona just left the reader thinking what the fuck are you fighting to keep her for?

All to typical scenario co-dependent cuckold and total train wreck of a wife.

I thought it was well written, and the characters well developed, but couldn't really see the reconciliation even if it started at the beginning of this chapter, or toward the end of the previous chapter (started telegraphing then). They both had to know there would be trust issues, after all that's what caused the divorce in the first place (her cheating and not thinking twice about it).

Personally I thought they should have just stayed divorced, and Ron find someone else that he could trust. I gave it 4 stars.

Ruined a good story !

4 years is not long enough for someone to forgive, let alone forget, such deceit similar to what was shown to the MC by his ex wife. People this dumb shouldn’t be allowed to have kids and pass their genes !

As someone who was demolished in a divorce, I still don’t get why cheating is put on a pedestal of unforgivable by so many commenters… there are so many worse things than a shallow affair. Love this story.

People grow up, they mature, they change. Our mistakes mold us as much as our triumphs, and there are no greater motivators than guilt and the desire to correct wrongs we have done.

I won't even bother reading the comments.Just getting sick of the negativity and foul language from a small number of small minded butt hurt people.To these people, your opinion and $4.50 will get an overpriced cup of coffee.ie. It is worthless to me.I LIKED IT!.Bravo author. 5+

A good story with a well-developed resolution, but I still skipped to the last

page when I realized a miraculous HEA was coming.

The line "men are so dumb sometimes" say everything that needs to be said. She cheats on him in the most public and demeaning possible ways, then twitches her tail like a cat in heat and he runs back, blaming himself all the way. Agreed, some men authors really are stupid.

I liked the whole series very much but had one reservation. She did fuck her lover while not being on the pill and actually left the fatherhood to chance. Was she that stupid?

A well written series. Each portion tide into each other. Bravo 5 *****

And so, the deceit continued. Different than the infidelity, but deceit just the same. Is parentage that unimportant?

And the close friends were aware of it, and participated again, just as they had done the first time.

The Anonymous poster with a comment that starts with "This is a very well written story arc.", hit thr nail on the head.

A RAAC too far. This is a tale of two stories. Well written. But the bridge between the two stories seems impossible. Why? Her betrayal is too damning. Had the author left it at the Vegas weekend and her not telling her husband and him finding out some other way, that could have worked. Maybe even that she went slut mode at Vegas and met the guy one time at home while the asshole visited their town, and got caught...maybe? Though probably not. But her finding out the blonde prick lived in the same town and saw him multiple times over 6-8 weeks is just way beyond. No amount of time or having kids seems possible yo get over that. Especially since despite counseling and therapy, they never talk about WHY she continued to fuck the asshole. Or even why she wanted to stop but went and fucked him one last time? It was clear she originally blamed her husband for her affair in Vegas. And it appears she had the Sword of Damocles over he head figuring her husband would ditch her as soon as she fucked up in Vegas, especially seeing the guy all weekend, thinking the two other couples would say something to her husband. But no they don't say anything and the husband is clueless until the scene of her getting fingers in her car. The first chapter was a powerful betrayal with a lot of emotions but it is so damning that hoe coukd.anything beyond simple friendship be possible? Yes in the next two chapters, she becomes a new person as a mother of twins, by doing counseling twice (second one took), living like a nun, and believing ardently her ex will come home and she will see him again. All of that is well written. But how does it matter with the depth of her betrayal? In particular the multiple times (6-12?) that she fucked the blonde asshole before being caught. And despite any guilt she had near the end, she would have cheated again if she had not gotten caught even if with someone else. Clearly hubby didn't lack in the bedroom and that last final fuck blew her mind (hence her "if only" partial sentence). But even during the reconciliation chapter there is no discussion of why she continued the affair when getting back from Vegas. That is a bridge too far for any normal human. So yeah interesting stories, but the first is based on such a hideous betrayal that even with time, daughters, Karen, Afghanistan, her rehabilitation and celibacy, and her owning up to everything, there is no way to wash away the past and start over. It is called memories. Maybe the author thought the betrayal in the first chapter was so bad it was inexplicable and gave up, letting the reader fill in their own mindspace. Don't get me wrong Vegas was enough to justify a divorce. And him getting photos of their tryst did little for him in the divorce (60% vs 50%). He could have divorced her based on testimony by one or.more of his friends. Or seeing emails or texts. Or overhearing a phone call. But if just Vegas, with anger, alcohol, shame when found out by friends, etc., maybe (only maybe) after 4.5 years with two daughters, they work it out. But with no explanation of WHY she continued yo fuck the blonde asshole, don't see how any guy would get back with her. And maybe there is no acceptable explanation. But then maybe if meant to be a RAAC, then dial down the betrayal. Requital by the same author comes to mind.

Obviously Karen must have learned about the twins at some point while he was in Afghanistan.

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There was no hint of the twins existence in any of Melissa’s 1st person POV paragraphs. Made all of her ruminations about Sherrie a false tale. No way she didn’t know Sherrie got pregnant and had the twins.

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And this WAS a poster child example of a RAAC — “at all costs”. Meh.

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3 ***

Second reading. Loved the last chapter.

Sorry you had to split this story in3 categories. Don't like that.

I would never have able to to take that slut back.

jopstorm(1945)

Liked the story, did not like him going down on his x wife a couple of days after seeing her banging her dick-de-jour, that was gross.

Poor guy was manipulated the entire story. No relationship had ended with his opinion shared. Melissa is incredibly manipulative and evil. So much for being a "sister". And Sherrie not having sex for five years is dumb. Maybe no one wanted a true relationship with her because of the kids and finally chose CuckRon as the last plan. And hiding his kids for 4 years? And they have the audacity to blame him for not recognizing they are his the first time he sees them. I hope Melissa gets cheated on to understand how Ron felt.

Seems a reconciliation of this nature would be in the best interests of the children, and Sherrie keeping them secret from him till she was sure Ron wanted HER back before divulging his daughters to him was a little devious I think. He should have known when she found she was pregnant. Some of the foreplay was a little stretched out, but still I think this deserves 5/5. It very well could be a true to life story. Some believe that the cuck taking her back shouldn't have been a good idea, but they did do some separate living while they were apart, and he explored other possibilities for a life partner. I don't think either one regrets the history lessons learned, or will there ever be any more infidelity from either one of them. The children will hold that family together. Thank you.

Overall a really good story, I liked the characters plot and descriptions

If Sherrie wasn’t fucking the troops during the 5 years apart……..then there is not a cow in Texas………………additionally the 2 kids are blonds taking after the Vegas jocker……..better redo the DNA. R.H.

Good reconciliation story.

YES, you do NEED to see the DNA results, omg!

The last time she had her lover was about 48 hours before the last time she had our hero between her legs, so, definitely, test, and our hero knows this!

... and the interloper was blonde, like the kiddos ...

Yeah, I am focussing on our hero's excrement-for-brains mistakes late in the story.

But, chapters 1 and 3 make a good story, for a reconciliation story. Did not read 2, sue me. There was enough context in 3 to tell me what happened in 2. The story was good enough I am considering going back to 2 to enjoy, later, when sleep is not threatening.

Good work, keep writing!

Damn, if Longhorns stories are anything to go by, the Texas men are soft in the head and gluttons for pain, and ever so forgiving.

I have read and re-read this beautiful story countless times, and the end still brings tears to my eyes. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again!

This isn’t a romantic story. It’s a story of further betrayal by an evil woman, and the vile people who enabled her. If there was any justice, he would take the girls, and she’d never see them again. Heck, take the “friends” children also, let them learn the cost of their behavior!

ZK

Very well done.

5 stars

I was probably moved to tears there, a sweet and loving story. Well written

Thank you

If you don't write books for a living, you should start!

apoyo a ZK, no en tomar a las niñas y huir... pero si en que las amistades son bastante decepcionantes.

por cierto, el autor parece que nos dio un universo en sus novelas donde sus protagonistas femeninos sufrieron asfixia cuando bebes...o algo asi.

A couple things about hair color. First, nowhere in the story are we told Ron's hair color. Could have been blonde. Then, my dad had red-brown hair and mom had brown hair. Three of us four kids had light brown hair. No, our mom did not have an affair. I, with blonde hair was born in Wisconsin and the other two in a small town in California. We have a cousins wit blonde hair and both her parents had brown hair. That's the nature of hair genetics. When fuctoy had sex with her the last time he was pissed because she told him she was done with him. Not too long after initiating violent sex she called a halt and ended up kicking him in the balls. Ron heard him scream but didn't know why until much later. There this funny thing called freedom. Ron is free to remain friends with the Vegas trip people. They thought Sherrie had told him and didn't know she had hooked up with him again once back home. Plus, they tried to stop her in Vegas and she blew them off and then disappeared until the flight home. Finally, "evil woman"? "Vile friends"? Kidnap the kids? You've got to be fucking kidding me. Sounds like some Islamic radical. Can't trust those evil women. Blatherskite.

LMJ

Correction. We have light blonde hair not light brown.

For those who make a big deal out of the kids hair color I'll say two things. First, no where in the story are we told Ron's hair color. It could be blonde. Then, my dad had red brown hair andmy mother had dark brown hair. Three of us kids had light blonde hair and, no, out mother did not have an affair. We cousin with blonde hair and her parents both had brown hair. It's just the way hair genetics work. At one level, even if they were fucktoy's kids, who would be a better father? My money's on Ron. I believe they are his. We don't even know if fucktoy came the last night with her. He was sexually abusing her because she said she was done and then she kicked him in the balls. That's why Ron heard a man scream.

LMJ

Most readers, like this author, are complete and utter idiots. She stole 3 years of parenthood from him. All the people he holds close are monsters.

She needlessly and selfishly STOLE time for both the girls and the father. How can you so romanticise such horrendous behaviour?

I hope that either you, or someone in your close family suffer the same fate as him, i hope you get to lose years with blood relatives because the spouse CHOSE not to tell you.

You're a monster for trying to make such behaviour acceptable and "romantic". You being hanged is too good a punishment for what you tried to do.

The introduction of the children was skirted over so quickly, though as soon as 'roommates' was mentioned it was obvious she'd had his kids ... it's almost impossible for a woman not to show the effects of childbirth, either through the inevitable stretch marks and/or the C section. He would have spotted either of these in the shower and later on the bed.

It's not her responsibility to tell him he had some kids, it's definitely not her responsibility to have told him that he might have some kids. He ditched her and fled to Denver, got into another relationship pretty quickly and made no attempt to stay in contact with her. The story doesn't state at exactly what point she did the DNA test, and I've got to wonder how she got a sample from him without him knowing, so it is possible that she didn't know for quite some time. However, I'd like to know what she thought she was going to do if the kids turned out to be the AP's, especially as she'd already embarked on this quest to get her man back ... I just don't think that the story would have ended well if they hadn't been Ron's ... which makes me think that she must have been pretty certain right from the get go that they were Ron's.

All that said, as a parent myself, missing the first few years of waking up in the middle of the night, changing nappies, potty training, teething, colic, etc., wouldn't be a great loss at all, though I'm not at all sure that you'd necessarily have such a great bond if you hadn't gone through this.

As they would have had to share custody and it's pretty certain that she would have been the primary carer, I also wonder how much of a meaningful relationship he would have had with his kids anyway ... and it would have definitely soured any other relationship he would have tried to have. So I'm torn as to how realistic Ron's response was to this news.

@ the anonymous cuck below, she didn't really steal anything, she made decisions and he had no rights one way or the other. Arguably, the story would probably have turned out to be a terrible toxic mess if he'd been forced to share custody, and pay child support, with her before he had had the chance to mature and get over her betrayal. That, as I'm damn sure most would agree, would have been a far worse outcome for the kids than if they'd never even met him. So all in all it was a good outcome all round.

There are always the needs of the kids to consider, but otherwise Karen and Ron made a terrible, childish mistake

On the hair color issue, dominant and recessive genes mean:

1. 2 brown haired parents can have blonde or any other hair colored children.

2. 1 blonde and 1 brunette parent can have can haven children with any hair color.

3. 2 blonde parents can ONLY have blonde children.

Just one comment for future stories. Soap in the anal passage burns.and not in a sexy way. Don't ask how I know this.otherwise ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I don't know how to say this without offending some commentors. MOVE ON! People grow, she made a horrible mistake. She was a big enough person to learn from it. He was a big enough man to see she'd changed and was truly repentant. As for stealing time with his kids, think of the ramifications of the alternative. Guilt, shame, and a host of other problems for the children. To all you reconciliation haters, go read a total destruction scorched earth story to cleanse your palate and MOVE ON!, To Longhorn_07, Thank for the excellently crafted heartwarming story, Love your writing, KUDOS! Also, My dad had black hair, my mom chestnut. I was born blonde a "towhead" in southern vernacular

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Just one comment for future stories. Soap in the anal passage burns.and not in a sexy way. Don't ask how I know this.otherwise ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

hacia meses que no reía con tantas ganas ante ... cualquier cosa... jajaajajaja

Hmmmm, with the way you built up Ron in this story there is only one way he would have realistically reacted to learning that he had 4 year old daughters. He would have been pissed at Sherrie because he was the kind of man who would have been angry over never being able to have those memories of him watching his own babies grow up. He would have hated not being able to hold his baby daughters in his arms while they cried or felt those little hands automatically grasp his finger when he pushed into their tiny palms. There is no way the man you built up in this story would habe been ok with having Sherrie take those memories from him and not given him the choice to be a part of their lives.

Another beautiful series from you! Thank you.

There are places soap does NOT belong, and even if you were determined to do your cleansing ritual you’d react and it would still be uncomfortable hours later.

She deceived him while she cheated, then didn’t tell him about the kids for years. Even if you excuse it while he was gone, she hid it and manipulated him for months having him form a relationship with them without him knowing the truth. And it sounds like she didn’t tell the kids that their father had to be away.

How could you ever trust her?

It was a nice story and well written, I had a little trouble with how easy he accepted he had teo girls she didnt told him about for 4 years, and not even a peep to his "sister", but it didn't ruined the story nor the end for me, I just felt It could've used a bit more time. I always enjoy your stories. Keep up the good writing!

Nonsense.

So let me get this right.

Cold and calculated affair from a lying cheating slut. I mean her ability to lie. Right to his face in the first installment. Borderline sociopath.

But then she traps him with twins.

And he's back in? Just like that?

And he believes her?

Shit...he better get an ironclad prenupt this time around. He's making a lot more money now.

She has proven she is very good at deception. Ecen getting this guy's "friends" to decieve him with regards to the two kids. Yeah...a "sister" lies about his kids. Great friends.

Whats to stop her from fucking some other guy 10 years down the road? When he's working on a company merger that's taking a lot of his time for 6 months. And she isn't getting his attention? And he pisses her off?

She'll show him! Fuck that hot young guy in the office...

Yeah. Trust is a big issue. I don't know how he gets past it? Even with 2 kids.

Definitely get a prenupt. Make her realize there are some draconian consequences next time around. Maybe she won't fall into bitter drunken stupors and let neon lights hypnotize her if she knows she loses everything?

I am going to try my damnest not to read any of the comments. I know as certainly as the sun rising tomorrow that there will be a raft of sanctimonious asses who think their shit don't stink, who deny the possibility of redemption or forgiveness (thereby proving they need it more than most), and just generally raise my blood pressure to the bursting point. Hate to break it to you guys but none of us is as perfect, or blameless, as some of us would like to think.

Having gotten that off my chest, this was an excellent story that explores particularly well the hurt that cheating brings to everyone involved. The Afghanistan stuff was a bit over the top, and time has proven that things were never as rosey as we were led to believe, but it was easy enough put that aside for the sake of the story.

In any event, this author is going on my favorites list.

What a journey. Beautiful twin girls as Serendipity.

Older, more seasoned and wiser.

Nice family. War wounds personal and professional.

Been there, done that. Time to move forward as a team...

Errrrrr. He had unprotected sex with her leading to two children from around that time after he knew she had been with another man multiple times, really! I would have needed a full hazard suite to be within a 1 metre radius around her until she was tested for some nasty infections. In this day and age safe sex is a must and I saw none of it in this story - yuk. If I knew my wife was playing around on me no way would I sleep with her until she was tested. In fact in these stories I see little safe sex going on which is just stupid. No wonder sexual diseases are spreading in todays society.

This story just didn't do it for me, coming from the same author as requital, I'd expect a MC who don't take shit, yeah time heal all wounds, but the MC here was just pathetic he just takes her back just like that? After four year's no seeing her, he start's going simp, for a guy who went to Afghanistan and shit we'd expect a hardened heart.. but nope

Stories that get you emotionally invested are the most fun stories, to me at least. Nice buildup over the 3 chapters of this story. Maybe it's the spirit of the season (2023-12-20) but I did find myself in the mood for a redemption story arc. I feel both Ron and Sherrie had to grow up. At times I got mad, I laughed, I got annoyed, I teared up, laughed some more and ended up happy (and a bit teary-eyed again) at the end of the story. Loved the humour, it didn't feel forced and did a good job of keeping things from going either too heavy or too sappy. And the sex scene between Ron and Sherrie in the first act, their final one before the divorce? *Chef's Kiss* One of the hottest I've read on here in the last couple of months.

The scene where he was going to teach her a lesson in chaper 1 after the affair, then some how ended up making love to her instead and went down on her was omplete BS on every level possible. I do however think that this was a far Superior story than Blakrandl's you can go home again where the male character was written as a complete wimp and without any redeaming manly characteristics. In this case Ron is a unashamed man still carrying a torch for his ex. who in turn has put her life on hold so that he will find her worthy when he returns and she wants him to want her because he loves her and not as an obligation. Well done... This is my second reading and now that I've sampled far more from Literrotica I appreciate it even more

The idea that you had Ron coming around for weeks, seeing those little girls, playing with them and the whole time his so called best friends, including the woman he considered a sister, kept the fact that he was their father from him is repulsive.

The fact that he didn’t walk out the door at that point is mind-boggling. You just don’t DO that to your friend.

Like Requital I find this story beautifully written bullshit. The story line is completely unbelievable. I can’t hold my suspension of disbelief long enough to even read it past the first page of chapter 3. I’m grinding my teeth too much

A sweet, sappy RAAC ending with kids as icing on the cake. Well on the one hand I'm glad they can be happy together and will likely have a lasting marriage until their dying days. But on the other, I'm surprised he's able to see past the incredible betrayal. We also learn that she was very enamoured with him when they were dating way back when, even practicing writing her name as if she was married within a week, which makes her actions even more shocking and sad. It's just such a shame that it went from that to cheating in only a few short years. Makes it hard to have faith in relationships.

Anyway, usually not a fan of RAAC unless the betrayal is a one-time thing with reasonable cause (e.g., wife is neglected constantly and despite trying everything reasonable, husband just doesn't listen - often they're too invested in their work). If it's just a selfish act and the betrayed party is a good, loving spouse, then fuck that, it's abandon ship or BTB, depending on the severity.

liked it but have mixed feelings. One hand Karen was correct and that he was still carrying a torch for his ex. On the other hand I cannot help but wonder if he didn't come back to her, would she have ever told him about the twins. seems to me that was a bigger question of trust than the affair....

Firstly, the story was well told and I give the writer a 5. The part that I didn't care for was the kids. So no one, even Lissa told him about them? Also they were never mentioned in her monologue about her interaction with Sherri.

It was too hard to believe so that part was not necessary. Good story and well told. 5/5

I really enjoyed this story even for the second time. Some readers get picky forgetting that it is just a story but I found it very enjoyable.

Great story definitely worth 5 stars, who cares about nitpickers they'll never be happy with anything.

Great story. 5 stars. Not sure it plays out this way in real world but it is a nice ending. My issue is how it gets to that point.

The Vegas affair was bad enough but the six weeks of banging the asshole in their hometown is just beyond all reason. Would have liked to see a bit more exploration of why she did that and continued. Any discussion on that point seemed to get cut off in an argument or discussed off page during their reconciliation dialogs.

Yes there was a 4.5 year gap, but her continuing to cheat with the guy in town seems much worse than thr Vegas affair. Much worse.

One argument coukd have been that she expected that her friends would rat her out for her crazy behavior in Vegas and essentially she figured she was on borrowed time. So she thought the axe was going to fall on their marriage anyways. Not rational, but little of what she did was rational during those two months.

Then when she thought she might not be found out, she planned to end it. And yes she was into the thrill of taboo sex and hence she went back one more time, instead of just calling. Suspect she was also into the rougher f$cking, like what Ron gave her before it all blew up. However, it didn't appear like she was super into the sex anymore with the asshole by the end, as the thrill was wearing off, hence why the asshole tried even rougher sex to get her off and she stopped the f$ck session and kicked him in the balls.

Anyways, doesn't excuse at all her betrayal, but some attempt to explain it, even with big logical flaws may have been beneficial. The Vegas trip was explained by her intolerable anger, feeling he was putting his job first, and the alcohol. Why she continued in front if her friends in the hotel could be explained again by her essentially seeking to destroy herself and their marriage because as she had already crossed rhe line and been found out. Ergo the proposed hypothesis of her continuing at home, since she thought she was on borrowed time.

After all that would be the normal expectation with the friends who were in Vegas, but they said nothing (which woukd really piss me off). But none of that was explained or discussed.

And yes I was also irked about not saying anything about the two daughters. Again not something I would be happy my friends kept from me. But still entertaining, well written and deeply emotional. However, clearly fictional. 5 stars.

It was a good story and I really enjoyed it. I think Ron was incredibly correct when he noted that neither him nor Sherri were the same people they were before. The truth is that people are almost always growing, changing and evolving... but sometimes they are also shrinking, warping and devolving. The one thing that is constant is that if we look back at our selves, 5, 10 or 20 years ago, none of us are that person anymore. In this story, they both were quite different from when they were married, but Sherri remarkably so - she had more or less grown up. She had used the self inflicted tragedy of her divorce from Ron combined with the new responsibilities of being a mother to reforge herself into a better version of herself - letting go of her childish selfishness and annoyances and jealousy.

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Yes, I think it was actually jealousy that led to her initial fall and then selfishness that allowed it to continue for as long as it did. She was hurt, feeling rejected, unreasonably so, because her husband couldn't go with her on a trip she was looking forward to spending time with him on. It was a stupid, childish reason to cheat - but that's who Sherri was at the time. Stupid, childish, selfish and jealous.

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But she changed, more aptly - she grew. People say things like "once a cheater, always a cheater" like it's some sort of dogma, but that's silly because all of those people were at one time not cheaters, just like the oh so morally superior people lambasting them and if statistics are anything to go by, 20% or more of those people throwing stones in glass houses are going to find out that their aim isn't so good. The point being is if you can change from good to bad or from right to wrong, why not the reverse? Why can't the person who did wrong things, end up doing right things? Of course there is no reason why they can't and indeed, we should be CELEBRATING when they do, shouldn't we? To see someone who was once filled with wrongness now be filled with rightness? How is this not an objectively good thing? Isn't this what being human is about? To be able to grow and change and evolve, to make bad choices, but to also make good ones?

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Anyway, the point of all that is that the author convinced me on Sherri. She who was filled with vices, became filled with virtues. Even if she had not managed to reconcile with Ron, Sherri was still completely redeemed as a person by the end of the story (well, before that actually if you were paying attention). I think if anything, that was an uplifting message to see and the fact that her and Ron were able to forge a new future together with their family is just like that extra bit of feel good at the end.

Dumb cuck chit. Her cunt is acid