All Comments on 'The Heart Wants What It Wants'

Aww shucks. I really liked it. 5*.

Interesting take on relationships

5 stars

Cagivagurl

Moved to tears…simply perfect.

Nice job!

Very sweet, very sad, very good. You, Mr. 1957, are one of the best. Thank you for this story. Randi.

Damn.

Bloody bonzer story, well worth reading

5* all the way. Wow! I really enjoyed this. It hit so many feelings. That's the sign of a good story tho, feeling those strong emotions and empathize with the characters. So good! Thank you for this.

I was struck by how well you ended it. Those last few lines worked really well. Great story, really a romance more than lw.

Great story. characters well done and the story was easy to follow..

Perfect

Another winner.

Wow, you definitely gave us another great story. Your characters were fantastic. 5stars

Life can be a bitch at times. Patience and understanding people are a god send. Thank you for this beautiful story.

You are such a talented writer! Another GREAT one! Thank you!

That is what love is forever

Now that is how you write a tear-jerker! Nicely done

A particularly beautiful way to illustrate the truth and depth of love, that was outstanding Hooked Thank you. 5*

This story is among the all-time greats. Well done and thank you.

Lovely storey. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I haven’t encountered many stories that would bring an old man to tears, but this was exceedingly moving by the end. Definitely a five star work.

A sad and sweet story. Well done.

tough

Heartfelt and a poignant story. Thank you!

Good and sad all at the same time. 5

Fantastic story, Heartfelt. I can relate having had two "loves of my life" pass before me.

An amazing, emotional story. Thank you for sharing this story. 5 stars!

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This stoty is clearly a romance, not a loving wife story.

Damn, sniffles and tears made me miss the 1* and give it a 5*. Just kidding, it is easily more than a 5* story.

Tearjerkers are good - every once in a while. D

Sad but wonderful story. Well written.

As a near hopeless romantic this piece is beautiful; yes, painful but so beautifully crafted. Characters simply came alive; so real, believable. Will reread soon.

Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it.

Beautiful story, speechless!

A beautiful story! And it deserves a word more descriptive than beautiful! One needs to shed tears before noon every once in a while! 10* if it were possible! Thanks for writing!

Nicely done! Could have worked in Romance, but deserved the larger audience of LW. Thanks for sharing.

Wonderful story. Brought tears to my eyes.

Superfantastic story!!! Full of emotions and with a really sad ending...

5 crying stars from here!

How am I supposed to work today after reading this? Big ugly tears...

5 stars and a fave

Congratulations, you moved me and touched my previously irreparably broken black heart made me feel real emotions. Five star rating. Thank you for sharing.

Words can't describe how great a story this is. Thanks for sharing.

You are a good writer, but this is by far the best you've ever posted.. Had to take a break at the end -- pollen in the spring makes my eyes water. My wife is a cancer survivor now for 8 years and I still think of it every time she feels tired or down. The worry never goes away.

Why would a like a Lesbian story

Why would I like a sad story

BUT I DID

I have to agree with all the royalty, here. Outstanding!

Absolutely Beautiful story, H! Thanks!

Damn Hooked you got me good. Lots of pollen to trigger my allergies and make my nose run and my eyes to water. This story is WAAAAAYYY past good. Thanks once again for a loving and gripping story. KUDOS

Wow.

Outstanding story.

We rarely see something on that level in here.

Totally different and an amazing story. Only two other stories on this site have got me to the point of tears, well done Hooked, a brilliant story.

Good one. Very nicely done with a kind-hearted core. Lovely story, beautifully delivered. Thank you

Tears. Lots of tears. Beautiful and touching. Thank you. A thousand stars for you and Cat.

Why did I read this whilst peeling onions? Hate it. 5*

I'm admittedly nitpicking here, but two things bother me with this story:

1. He waited, and waited, and waited. At some point you have to move on, and in real life people move on.

2. Once in the friend zone, ALWAYS in the friend zone! I just don't see her FINALLY figuring out that she loves him at age 40, after all of that time.

AGAIN, I'm nitpicking here! I absolutely gave the story a 5 because it absolutely deserves it.

Great job Hooked!

WOW. now i need a new box of kleenex since I used up the one I have from crying so much. I guess I'm just an old softie! 1000 stars to Our Writer Mr Hooked1957 what a heartbreaker, and tearjerker. Romantic, frustrating. But really pretty true to life. What an awesome story. Awesome Completely awesome. Thank You for the heartbreaking story Sir! Thank You for such a HallMark Channel story. Buster2U

Wasn’t expecting to cry tonight but here I am.

5 stars isn’t enough. Thank you for a romantic story of the love we choose and the lives that choose us.

A first class romance.

Oh my, that's just lovely, difficult to read the last page with the tears flowing.

"I remember not being able to breath"

It's BREATHE, not breath, learn the difference, I don't undertand how so many writers who have a lot of stories always get that wrong!

Very well done. Thank you.

Wow. Happiness and tears. Sad and uplifting!

Thank you for this

Crying now

Heh. Lotta truth in this story.

Just beautiful, as always. Damn, this hay fever is really getting to me!

What a lovely story. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Love the story but also hate it. Nothing less than 5star

Perfect, took me through a range of emotions.

Like a Prize fighter, you delivered the punches without telegraphing them.

Your pacing was, yes, Perfect.

Your ending too, was Perfect.

Best of yours that I can remember. I think you hit all the right notes.

It took a very long time to a new 5* story to appear in LW! And these 5* shine brighter after the same long time being full of bad stories, lower than garbage! Well done!

Very nicely done. Sweet story, well written. Bravo!

I loved it. I think this might be the best thing you’ve written.

Wonderful story, 10 stars! I wish they could have gotten together earlier, then she could have known the miracle of childbirth and motherhood. Please write more soon!

I'm a hard hearted bastard, or so some people have told me, but this 5* romance made me cry.

One of the best stories I have read in a long while. Your best story, perhaps.

Damn good.

Sorry it's a good story , but the cancer part is tough for me as I have had it three times. Good story though.

You have written many good stories, some even approaching great. This one surpasses them all. You really outdid yourself.

I wish I could give it ten stars

Just amazing, truely.

Very touching. Nicely done

Best 💔

Wow, on a scale of 1-5 this is a 10. Fantastic story.

It was very well written, but the ending felt sad, empty, and pointless, just like Julian's love life.

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He wasted over twenty years pining for a lesbian, until she finally settled for him when she was two decades past her prime. He then got to spend a few brief years caring for her when she was seriously ill, until she finally died.

No youthful passion, no kids, and no happy retirement after a long life spent together.

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He would have been far, far better off forgetting about Cat when she came out to him, and just moving on. Only a fool wastes his life yearning for a girl that isn't interested in him.

Now he's just a lonely, childless widower, who probably spent his final years grieving for his dead wife.

It's hard to imagine a more bleak and tragic ending. Julian was his own worst enemy.

would have fit better under Romance

What a wonderful story. Well done.

Great well written story that captures you from start to finish. I think Cat must have been bisexual to make a switch like that.

Their love for each other was inspiring.

Amazing. Hopefully this marks a turning point for you; the moment you decided to stop writing the same damned BTB drivel over and over again.

"I knew you were assuming we would go to homecoming together," - Yes,he should have asked, but even she admits that she KNEW he was assuming they were going, so she should have checked with him before accepting a date with someone else.

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Is it "Lauren" or "Loren?"

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"Lauren said she seemed to be a bit flirty when we were out at the dance club the other night." - Why didn't he tell her that he had concerns about her flirting also?

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I figured the beginning was him leaving a grave site. I also expected them to get married then forher tohave a lesbian affair. Batted .500!

Hate sad stories but I had to give this one 5 stars, there are so talented authors here. Thank you for a story about true love.

Lovely story, l thought it was great, one of best works.

Scores 5/5 from me

Simply one of the best stories I've read.

Damn. Well written piece of work. I love that I can still feel a story enough to cry. Thank you.

I’m pretty sure I hate you for stirring me like that. 5 stars and more.

Dayum! Thats a fiver!

Hated it. Gave it a 5.

I second SithLord6969 comment, how in the hell and I supposed to the rest of the day? Excellent story.

I think the MC is Darwin Awards winner.

Damn, this one hurts

Damn, you destroyed me with this one. Loved it. Keep writing stories like this and I will never stop reading. 5*

A full earned 5 stars for an enjoyable and touching romance even though with a really sad ending. Now it needs a new tale more cheerful. Keep going.

5 stars - it was well written BUT it brought back some sad memories and feelings of several family members and friends who have died the same way. Reading about it is not the same as experiencing it first hand - I think it is worse. I just wish you would have put the word CANCER in your TAGS list and I would have added it to my exclusion list.

Great story to be sure, just not sure Romance wouldn't have been a better category. But I suppose it straddles both comfortably. Well done in any event.

I'm sure I've read this story before. Did you re-entered this?

After criticizing you for an earlier story, you had to go and write this. It' s probably the best one on this site and would rank extremely high on any site. Your story had it all and was beautifully told. Thank You!!!