All Comments on 'Timing is Everything'

A man with a plan!

5

Just did not go far enough 4 me.

Kathy brings to mind Archie’s epithet for Edith - Dingbat. Thanks for the new story. What a great surprise!

Average. But it is nice to see a new story from you.

Nice

I always enjoy a story by K.K. We have another Kathy in this story, but this guy is not her clown. Nice story! Thanks for posting it.

K.K. started posting on Literotica 22 years ago, give or take. He has given us many hours of fine reading and I appreciate that very much. Thanks so much to one of the best among us.

5* Nice 750 story! Liked that no nonsense husband.

Nice quick read.

10 Big Blazing Stars, Great Writing, Great Story, Great Plot, Great handling of this Trope. LOL Thanks, Buster2U

Nice indeed.

I liked it, but this one really does cry out to be finished. She wanted to explain to her date why she could not go out with him? Does that mean ever or that night? Does she really end the relationship, or is she just delaying? Wouldn't it be great if every husband in that position knew about it all ahead of time like that instead of figuring it out later?

Just not complete. D

What "D" said - 3.5*

What a ditz. thanks

And……?

Another problem 750 word story. They are very hard to be completed to anyone satisfaction. A good author can put a simple storyline down with 750 words. But most end up hollow or incomplete. This was an incomplete effort. Maybe the author can make this a decent story in the future. 3 stars.

Knowledge is a powerful thing. Knowing her plan gave him the upper hand, but I have to wonder if her reaction was just temporary. A quick text to lover boy and she reschedules her little side action for when her hubby is out of the way. Of course, he did say they would be discussing things at dinner, so maybe he dissuades her. And therein lies the problem with 750 words. Still, nicely written by one of the better veterans of LW.

My first story was a 750 so I know how hard they are and how readers expect too much. You’ve left enough for me to read between the lines and fill in what I would like it to be. Nice job, 5* from me. You can leave it as-is or add a follow-up.

I should have checked the tags. I forgot. I won't score this as it wouldn't be fair. I've given up on the 750 word project efforts. Very few are decent.

Thank you KK!

I guess it works with 750 words because she's really really stupid. Bitch, why would someone be spending money on your dumb-but-fuckable @ss? The women in these stories seem straight of the 70s comedy Facts of Life.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good short story!

Why even write this s..t?

The misogyny is strong with this story

The problem with flash type stories is that folks with zero imagination can't understand them. I see two opportunities to exercise my brain here, first with the prequel and secondly with the aftermath. ;-)

Average at best…. Nothing unique to this story. 3*

Nicely written and to the point🧟‍♀️🧠🤯

Welcome back from out the the blue! Nice little tale about a man that WAS prepared!

Hope this is just you taking a practice swing.

I would have preferred that he explain to Darren why he couldn’t take Kathy out in a way he would have been sure to understand. Very good story anyway.

Great story. Short, concise and to the point. I'd love to read a followup.

Also, haven't read a lot of your stories lately, I've always liked your work. Keep writing.

Not bad, but treating your wife like she is stupid rarely leads to a good harmony.

usaret - It is a 750 word story, how far can one get?

FINISH IT!

It is a little short in explaining what is happening and why? It is sort of take it or leave it .

Wow. REALLY!

Unimaginative....

Adds nothing new to an over used trope .

Thankfully it was short , but then if it was any good I would criticise for being too short to be a story .

I'm honestly confused here ?

There's ' author's ' who say they love to write ..?.. so write then !!

I get longer emails than many of the so called ' stories ' I see on here .

This fad for short ' stories ' is killing this site .

Jen32 .

No stars . Not sorry . Try harder .

nothing new here, expect better from you. Average like Kathy.

could have been a great story with more meat to it

Liked the MC's no nonsense attitude but was less enamoured with the lack of resolution.

JR

Just dinner and she's wearing her LBD? Hmmm...

This demented and unfaithful slut wife is highly compromised. Difficult to stay married with such a person, without the shadow of suspect always present. 90% is already divorce, no way living without thrust.

5 stars because you are KK.

My name is Darren Clark. Damn it, such a pussy practically jumped off my dick... Why couldn't this hubby be at least another half hour late? That simpleton Katie had already swallowed my bait hook, all I had to do was get this fish into bed. I've already been anticipating, imagining, bragging and what should I do with my big blue balls now, tell me, Jim? This is not friendly!

HDN is correct. thank you K.K. and YOU to HDN

Quick, short, and clever

I'm really tired of 750 word stories. You a better writer than this.

"This is a problem of your own creation, so it is yours to fix". Well said! 5 stars

Ugh. Too quick?

He knew he married a woman with the IQ of a rock. If he wants to stay with her, he needs to accept that he’ll be in situations like this forever.

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3 ***

Unequally yolked, yet together, MC as pack leader, nice:5

You wasted too many of your 750 words uselessly and left a potentially good short story open-ended and sloppy. Not up to par with your usual efforts. Distracted by something??? If you produce good works, it makes the duds worse. I see in the comments most folks are applauding. I believe that is more of an auto-pilot reaction, knowing the author is almost always good. I look forward to your next story being back up to your normal excellent standards.

I hope there’s no children. Don’t want to pass on that level of stupidity!

ZK

Good as far as it went, but needed more.

Nice outline but we need a complete story. 1 star.

Cant get much better at getting straight to the point of the story, Well done five stars

This was very good.

Thanks @KK

Why exactly is he married to that dumb person? I don't see the point in staying in that marriage if she's that moronic AND unempathetic.

eh too cookie cutter for me, nothing new

Appropriate details and ending for a 750-word composition.

welcome back

Too stupid to make half his kids dna

Worst thing they ever did on this site was start this 750 word BS....every single one gets 1 star from me...its nothing but a license for laziness.

But to the point. Beat the crap out of the idiot.

Of all of the "We have to talk...." stories, I think that this one is pretty decent. (1) It's established early that Kathy isn't bright (this makes the whole scenario a bit more plausible) (2) She doesn't dig in to go on the date, but instead makes the right choice- yes there is a rocky road ahead but she (finally) chose wisely (3) Darren's line may also be convincing or at least more convincing than the usual nonsense. I wonder what would have happened if the husband had insisted on coming along - after all it's just dinner right?

The tricky part of these 750 word stories is that it is just a scene of a story. Sometimes a scene is all you need and this time you nailed it. Nice job.

It’s hard to paint a picture with only one color; it’s hard to tell a story with only 750 words. Three stars ⭐️ for this one.

Listen to your readers. This is so good that we all want more of this story. I hope that Jim gets his chance to explain things to Darren in such a manner as to leave a lasting impression about dating married women.

That marriage is history. Nobody can be that stupid.

A 750 word story and with humor.

5*****

Hellava start, Thanks, K.K.!!!

Don’t waste a lasagna on a whore who dates while married. Not worth a nickel. Slap the bitch and tell her to move on

That's clearly already over...

Short, sweet, says it all. 5*s

4*

Lasagna...wife...lasagna...wife...

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Lasagna!

It's becoming more and more apparent that the only way to rule is with fear, sadly. So what you do is you drug the bitch, then kidnap the guy, then get a nice little basement setup. You then proceed to make her watch as you brutally and slowly torture the guy to death, while constantly telling her, "this is your fault. This is what happens when you stray from your vows." There won't be any cheating after that I can guarantee. Sure she may be a bit worse for wear but at least you'll have a faithful and obedient wife that won't by shy to give you the attention she should have been giving all along. :) Anyway, there's an idea for a story if anyone wants to run with it.

Hell no!I'll talk to Darren!

It's a great start to a story to bad u didn't finish it

It was a good, entertaining story. However, it stopped in the middle. So my general 2 stars.

Irregardless of what wifey wanted, Jim should've grabbed Darren out of the car, threw him against it, & told him directly that his- Jim's - wife is not available for his fun. That's a 1-time warning. No matter what the author wanted to write, he should've completed the story. It fails the 750 word project. Bob

Always amazed at how some husbands know everything and guys brag openly about their conquests.

Not paced right to be a complete story in 750. Okay bones, but failed in the execution. 2*

Oh yeah, don't forget the lasagna.

Great story. But I do wish you could have done a full length story, the premise was interesting enough