The lead in was a bit redundant. I like how the story unfolded, but taking her back in the end seemed a bit rushed. Eight weeks apart where she failed to realize how serious their split was? That is a serious character flaw. Thanks for the offering.
But I only read it over and made two tiny suggestions . Sbrooks is the one who did the work . Is there a better editor in lit today , I think not ! Congrats friend !
And also congratulations to stev2244 on a very good storyline ! It's a reconciliation story that all sides can like . Not an easy feat to accomplish by any stretch of the imagination .
And I think this is probably the first time in the history of Literotica that dwarf tossing has been used as a story tag ! Lol .
I was able to read this story and genuinely believe that a couple could behave the way this pair did.
I felt that the wife's behaviour was very recognisable. The unwillingness of one partner to recognise the manipulative nature of a 'friend' is a not uncommon situation. And that situation will often put strains on the marriage.
Eric's feelings were completely understandable. His comment "The problem is that cheating is not just a sexual act. She has chosen another man over me. I need a wife that's totally committed to me. I need to be her first priority" sums it up nicely.
Maybe the way he responded to her 'cheating' was not what most husbands would do under the circumstances, but it made for a good story.
why wait so long to file the divorce papers?
her being faithful had to be in question, they were way to intimate and comfortable with each other. she was living with another man for 2 months,so there had to questions on his part. so getting back together was definitely rushed.
don't ya think?
She let her husband rot for 8 weeks, that is not love. In that time she cuddled and dated Martin - that is not love. Whether it was Martin or her own ego she chose over her marriage - she was not a fit wife, thank God there were no children. Eric may have loved her, but apparently he did not have ANY friends to remind him that she loved her own do-gooder ego more than her marriage or Eric. Sadly in the last few paragraphs of this pathetic tale, Eric seems to have lost his good judgement. It is understandable to some degree for a man who is deeply in love to grasp desperately at the life line she threw him - even if it came out of her ass and is covered in her shit. What is even sadder is that the story ends there without Eric once reunited comes to his senses and realizes that he is back where he should have been and never should have been pushed out of. Once he realizes that he was second or third in her priority system. Once he realizes that this is likely just the first of many times that she will do this. (Human beings ALWAYS repeat their behavior patterns) After fucking her and taking that pressure off. After coming down from his angst and anger, the cold hard facts remain. One day both Eric and the author will have to face them.
Weirder things have happend,letting a "friend" live in your house in your absence can lead to serious problems,this story is exagerated as we are used to steves storys but it has truth in it,sleping inside the house,spending 8 weeks with his wife is exagerated but what about a guy who "visits" the wife on a daily base for 8 weeks ? he is a friend right ? no foul,no harm right ? until it is
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Anonymous11/21/16
This is "stupid does as stupid is."
He's too stupid to deserve any positive comment and this tale is likewise.
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Anonymous11/21/16
Bullshit
This is a bullshit story and doesn't make that much sense. Wasn't worth the effort to read.
The archetypal classics of an on and off addicting story
Like Crkcppr, I also thank stev2244 for preface shoutout ,but this is his work from the getgo with editing by redoubtable sbbrooks 103x. If this was my story ( which its not because I don't own this author's work ethic and talent) , Martin's character would have been pimped way to Iago-esque (from Orthello ) proportions. Sarah and the narrator would have been updated versions of Desdemona and the title character of aforementioned play.
stev2244 obviously didn't see it that way. Martin has a few choice moments , but mostly he's in the background as the battle of wills and words is waged between husband and wife. For most women , the choice between Martin and narrator is a no-brainer . One guy has no gig or marketable skills and the other gets sent to China,for over a month to enhance the corporate good. Easy-peasy decision.
No, it's not. Formerly sweet Sarah goes ' amazon ' as in Xena warrior princess. No man tells her what to do. She tells the bully narrator off and sticks up for poor, poor unlucky and downtrodden Martin. Those confrontations and opposing dialogues are where the author shines.Gold.
Then the truth outs, Martin is ousted and all is ducky again. Sarah apologeizes and has learned her lesson. Maybe . Let's put it it this way, if I'm the narrator, I'm putting off having kids for three years or keeping a alternative residence option open because with only Sarah's name on deed to house and her willingness to go to wall for what she 'believes' is right, things might get frosty fast.
It's an eternal Artemis kind of thing.I thank the author for sharing.
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Anonymous11/21/16
If you Read this story lightly...
If you Read this story lightly it seems that her behavior will not bring future consequences! But that is wrong and I agree with @sugna: What she did, how she behaved showed her true self and soon or later that will surface again. She showed above all that she had no respect for her husband, and without respect her love couldn't be good or even strong. The problem was never Martin, but always her true self, and that hasn't changed...2*
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Anonymous11/21/16
Terrible memories
About 15 years ago I was engaged and our wedding was coming up within 90 days. I had to leave for work for almost a month, but it would help us with our future. We had already put a down on our house and my parents already had a crew working on it. I worked for my parents and their business was profitable.
My betrothed had an old boyfriend, Thomas, who she had fucked for about three years. They were talking about marriage, then he cheated on her, she forgave him, then he cheated again. After the second time, Thomas broke up with her and moved south to California. I always wondered if she was completely over him, she had been deeply in love.
A buddy called and told me Lydia had been seen with Thomas. He moved back to our town after I'd left for work and immediately stopped to see my girl. My buddy didn't think anything bad was happening but he wanted me to know.
Of course, I called her immediately and was angered when she didn't even mention Thomas. I called my buddy back and asked him to keep an eye on her. He was unemployed at the time and I paid him much needed cash.
The next time I talked to Lydia it was me that brought him up. By then, Lydia's mother, who had loved Thomas, allowed him to move in and take a spare room. One right next to my betrothed. She was shocked when I asked her about it and swore it was short time until he found a place of his own. It was at that point I learned Thomas had moved in immediately after coming back to town.
I blew up and told her it was Thomas or me. He either was out of her, and my life, or I was out of hers. She swore nothing was happening but agreed he would be gone before I was home in less than a week.
You guessed it, Thomas was still there when I came home. Once I found that out, I refused to meet with her. It was him or me and I wasn't kidding.
About a week later, I was checking on the house we had put a down on to see how work was coming along. Imagine my shock when Lydia and Thomas walked out of it, hand in hand. The three of us were face to face and I turned and left. Lydia was screaming and crying, calling my cell phone after I pulled away.
I put a stop to our wedding, then stopped work on the house and asked for my down back. They were only happy to return it, the work that had been performed far exceeded what I'd been refunded. Once I sent out information that our wedding had been canceled, Lydia went berserk. Thomas was out in a day and she came crying to my house.
No, we never reconciled nor married. What she had done was beyond the pale as far as I was concerned. We broke up, both our hearts broken, but I simply didn't trust her any longer. She didn't take no for an answer for almost 2 years until I found another girl and we married.
Yes, Lydia married Thomas a few months later. He left her pregnant and infected with a couple different STDs. My wife and I are happy, she knows about Lydia, the three of us had went to school together. We have three boys now, 7, 5 and 2. Lydia? She has three kids from three different fathers. One is half black. She lives with her mom and I ignore them both. Since the day I made the decision she wasn't for me, we've never spoke, although I know she'd like to.
In retrospect, I ended up with the perfect wife, one who is devoted to me, our family and our marriage. Life is perfect.
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Anonymous11/21/16
Idiotic!!!
She is an ignorant slut which hasn`t reached adulthood and disrespected him for weeks and all he has to do is go home and make love to her???!!! Are you insane or are you a pubescent teen who believes in myths??? Not by any means are you a serious author!!!
My initial thought was that the title should have been "The Hardhead," but upon reflection they were both indeed hard heads. He because he waited for eight weeks to decide to divorce her. The part where she called the Perp's ex was funny. Good story.
The reconciliation was not an acceptable ending for me. I cannot say it better than Sugna already did. The protagonist was anything but a hardhead, he gave her 4 + 4 weeks to make the right decision (too long IMO). When she came to her senses, it was too little & too late. Her priorities were far from right, and that does not change easily. What will happen the next time when her loyality is put to a test? She probably does not love him at all.
I know that you are a stickler for happy ends, stev. But please - don't write happy ends that totally emasculate the husbands!
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Anonymous11/21/16
The ending was just ... meh
If the last part, and especially the last two paragraphs, were supposed to show her realizing what was really going on, well, it was only in the most superficial way.
Yeah, she learned that his thoughts and reactions were dead-on, but that wasn't the most important part. This is the most important part.
"The problem is that cheating is not just a sexual act. She has chosen another man over me. I need a wife that's totally committed to me. I need to be her first priority, like she is mine."
Yes, you included that in your story, but it was directed to himself and the lawyer. At no point is there any indication that she realized this.
Almost as had is that you wrote this part, that you had him state unequivocally the problem, but then just pretty much threw it out when Martin was out of the picture. This indicates deep, deep problems with their relationship whether Martin was there or not, problems that wouldn't go away just because because of a symbolic spanking and her spoiling him. They would need therapy and a lot of it.
It's as if you got tired of your own story and just wanted to end it ASAP.
I don't want this to come out the wrong way, but I don't know how else to put it. There is a certain immaturity to the writing that I can't help but think it's written by someone with little life experience -- and definitely little marital experience. Stev's profile suggests he's between 41-50 years old, but I'm just not buying it. Maybe I've become too attuned to hoaxes and deceptions in my old age.
Anyway, these characters don't behave like any married couple I know. They don't speak like anyone I know (or adult age) or act like anyone who is old enough to be married for a while.
I've stated this before, but it seems like a repeating pattern requiring this repeated comment: the relationship between husband and wife in this story feels more like a relationship between a father and his rebellious teenage daughter. The way they speak to each other, the way they act toward each other, the punishment levied for bad behavior, and ultimately the unconditional love once the unruly daughter/wife realizes the error of her ways.
This plot feels like a father who leaves his daughter home alone for awhile and lectures her not to have any parties. He especially doesn't want her hanging out with that boy he dislikes so fiercely. Being the rebel she is, she does exactly what he doesn't want her to do. He discovers her misbehavior, punishes her, and she eventually begs for forgiveness.
Husbands in real life simply wouldn't act the way this husband did, and no wife I know would act this way, either.
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Anonymous11/21/16
Stopped reading when you made the people complete idiots.
Snooze, too lazy a writer, take more time to develop people that your readers can relate to. This was just silly. I could even be bothered to finish it.
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Anonymous11/21/16
So many times
So many times I would have walked....starting at the airport, then again at the airport on return.
Once he left the house, after his return and the short talk...it was over; however, I would have given him a going away present (besides my wife)...a short, leaving no marks, kicking his ass. This, of course, would make her more sad and caring for him and would have sped up his seduction of her which - I tend to think may have already happened - possibly.
Next he goes to a club, they are dancing close, rubbing and then kissing...We're Done...Over, finished - DONE!!!
I know he loved her but he needs to wake up. As much as she loved him, it was absolute enough that she should consider and respect his wishes, regardless of her thoughts so...no real deep commitment there on her part.
Good story, aggravating as hell because any normal guy would have had an honest talk with his wife long before the trip to China and guess what, she would have decided her way anyway so...DONE!!!
lots of tension until the crisis was resolved, despite the improbability of the situation. I find it hard to believe a woman could be so clueless or lack understanding of her husband's position, someone she supposedly loves and cherishes. And to go 8 weeks or more wihout intimate relations at that stage of married life-hard to swallow. But it got the blood boiling so well done
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Anonymous11/21/16
IF.
The btb mob got what they wanted every new story would be an almost carbon copy.
This made the blood boil and the stupidity of the wife was hard to swallow but over all it was a well written and interesting story.
Keep up the good work
I agree with @swingerjoe...The problem never was the other guy (Martin) but the couple and their relationship...They seemed two 16 years old kids forced to marry...they are so immature...2*
Good story. I enjoyed the read. I wonder if anyone else caught the humorous tag at the end of the list ... LOL
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Anonymous11/22/16
I can't imagine this sernario ever happening
Fact she should have had the divorce papers after he got home. I cannot see a women being that dumb. He could have kicked him out of his home and screw the wife if she didn't like it. Then serve her.
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Anonymous11/22/16
Love your stories, but......
This one was not one of your best. Good, but not great. Thanks for the effort. I did note that another anony would dump her and beat Martin's ass. That would fix everything. Yeah, right. For some less than discerning readers that's the right ending to every story. Sad, isn't it?
a new low in pathetically STUPID - how is ERIC being hardheaded ?
There is no marriage. There never was. If the wife think Eric wanting to live with his wife in their home is SELFISH and RUDE... then its over
the fact that the wife admitted she was wrong.. so fucking what?
Eric was in china for 4 weeks and out of the martial home for 8 weeks.. for a total of at least 12 weeks. But we are to ACCEPT that the wife was NOT fucking Martin?
WHY would anyone believe that ?
We all knew steve2244 had a screw loose but this is just shockingly stupid.
mattBlack -- dude come on. HOW is this a GREAT 5 star story?
dude come on... 5 stars? for this ?
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Anonymous11/22/16
Yuck. He was pathetic. Never was a marriage to begin with.
Either you are committed to the marriage, or not. She was not. And he was too stupid or too cowardly to act on it.
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Anonymous11/22/16
Wrong Title
Wrong title. It should have been Stupid Wife. No way a woman that stupid doesn't allow herself to be screwed by this guy. If they are kissy face in the club, what do think is happening at home for 8 weeks?
Honestly, If I am out of the Country Four weeks and she tells me that guys going to be staying their against my wishes, my lawyer would have been drafting divorce papers and had them served before I got back. Who wants to be married to someone who makes that type of really bad decision.
Had friend once whose wife was hanging by the pool a couple of days a week in their new house with the "old gang" (including an old boy friend) while he was working way across town. He caught wind of it after a couple of gatherings and shut that shit down real quick. Don't know if they are still married.
3 Stars, because Eric put up with way too much shit.
Now I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed and I know it never explicitly says she cheats on him but these two definitely have some seriously unresolved issues that they need to be working on I know that much!
About difficult to believe characters. For me the amount of intimacy she gave to Martin in public is infidelity. Still it was interesting to read though I found unlikely that they could in truth put it back together again.
Interesting story, which shows how easily things can get out of hand in a relationship. It really isn't that far fetched. Going from loving to hurt to angry to losing the love can happen. I think the husband should have sent the divorce papers sooner rather than later, and there was no excuse for the close dancing and kissing at all. People are dense- the wife was all that.
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Anonymous11/23/16
He took her back?
Kidding, right?
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Anonymous11/23/16
1*
Same old copy-paste Stev2244 plot.
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Anonymous11/26/16
Funny
But he would have to be brain dead to think she wouldn't act out toward someone she was attracted to.
English
i would have been gone in 1/3rd the time
if that would have been his ex, she would have filed in a week.
Enjoyed it
The lead in was a bit redundant. I like how the story unfolded, but taking her back in the end seemed a bit rushed. Eight weeks apart where she failed to realize how serious their split was? That is a serious character flaw. Thanks for the offering.
HOW CAN "I TOLD YOU SO"
produce a winning position. TK U MLJ LV NV
Eric is a pussy, Of coarse she was fucking him and the writer has to be an idiot to not put that in the story unless he lives in some fantasy world.
I appreciate stev2244 for the acknowledgement
But I only read it over and made two tiny suggestions . Sbrooks is the one who did the work . Is there a better editor in lit today , I think not ! Congrats friend !
And also congratulations to stev2244 on a very good storyline ! It's a reconciliation story that all sides can like . Not an easy feat to accomplish by any stretch of the imagination .
And I think this is probably the first time in the history of Literotica that dwarf tossing has been used as a story tag ! Lol .
An interesting approach
I was able to read this story and genuinely believe that a couple could behave the way this pair did.
I felt that the wife's behaviour was very recognisable. The unwillingness of one partner to recognise the manipulative nature of a 'friend' is a not uncommon situation. And that situation will often put strains on the marriage.
Eric's feelings were completely understandable. His comment "The problem is that cheating is not just a sexual act. She has chosen another man over me. I need a wife that's totally committed to me. I need to be her first priority" sums it up nicely.
Maybe the way he responded to her 'cheating' was not what most husbands would do under the circumstances, but it made for a good story.
Lue
why wait so long to file the divorce papers?
her being faithful had to be in question, they were way to intimate and comfortable with each other. she was living with another man for 2 months,so there had to questions on his part. so getting back together was definitely rushed.
don't ya think?
Dissapointed
The first five paragraphs were good after that it was just a plain irritating bore.
1*
Hardheads? Make that one retarded woman and one wimp husband. Typical stev's absurd crap.
LOL
Luedon said:
"I was able to read this story and genuinely believe that a couple could behave the way this pair did."
Yea, I can see any husband letting his wife replace him with another man for months. That tells you exactly how removed from reality the old whore is.
2 Months or 8 Weeks or 60 Days and Nights
She let her husband rot for 8 weeks, that is not love. In that time she cuddled and dated Martin - that is not love. Whether it was Martin or her own ego she chose over her marriage - she was not a fit wife, thank God there were no children. Eric may have loved her, but apparently he did not have ANY friends to remind him that she loved her own do-gooder ego more than her marriage or Eric. Sadly in the last few paragraphs of this pathetic tale, Eric seems to have lost his good judgement. It is understandable to some degree for a man who is deeply in love to grasp desperately at the life line she threw him - even if it came out of her ass and is covered in her shit. What is even sadder is that the story ends there without Eric once reunited comes to his senses and realizes that he is back where he should have been and never should have been pushed out of. Once he realizes that he was second or third in her priority system. Once he realizes that this is likely just the first of many times that she will do this. (Human beings ALWAYS repeat their behavior patterns) After fucking her and taking that pressure off. After coming down from his angst and anger, the cold hard facts remain. One day both Eric and the author will have to face them.
Fact
Weirder things have happend,letting a "friend" live in your house in your absence can lead to serious problems,this story is exagerated as we are used to steves storys but it has truth in it,sleping inside the house,spending 8 weeks with his wife is exagerated but what about a guy who "visits" the wife on a daily base for 8 weeks ? he is a friend right ? no foul,no harm right ? until it is
This is "stupid does as stupid is."
He's too stupid to deserve any positive comment and this tale is likewise.
Bullshit
This is a bullshit story and doesn't make that much sense. Wasn't worth the effort to read.
Different
Definitely not the same old stuff we complain about. And while we know it's improbable we can't be sure it's impossible.
The archetypal classics of an on and off addicting story
Like Crkcppr, I also thank stev2244 for preface shoutout ,but this is his work from the getgo with editing by redoubtable sbbrooks 103x. If this was my story ( which its not because I don't own this author's work ethic and talent) , Martin's character would have been pimped way to Iago-esque (from Orthello ) proportions. Sarah and the narrator would have been updated versions of Desdemona and the title character of aforementioned play.
stev2244 obviously didn't see it that way. Martin has a few choice moments , but mostly he's in the background as the battle of wills and words is waged between husband and wife. For most women , the choice between Martin and narrator is a no-brainer . One guy has no gig or marketable skills and the other gets sent to China,for over a month to enhance the corporate good. Easy-peasy decision.
No, it's not. Formerly sweet Sarah goes ' amazon ' as in Xena warrior princess. No man tells her what to do. She tells the bully narrator off and sticks up for poor, poor unlucky and downtrodden Martin. Those confrontations and opposing dialogues are where the author shines.Gold.
Then the truth outs, Martin is ousted and all is ducky again. Sarah apologeizes and has learned her lesson. Maybe . Let's put it it this way, if I'm the narrator, I'm putting off having kids for three years or keeping a alternative residence option open because with only Sarah's name on deed to house and her willingness to go to wall for what she 'believes' is right, things might get frosty fast.
It's an eternal Artemis kind of thing.I thank the author for sharing.
If you Read this story lightly...
If you Read this story lightly it seems that her behavior will not bring future consequences! But that is wrong and I agree with @sugna: What she did, how she behaved showed her true self and soon or later that will surface again. She showed above all that she had no respect for her husband, and without respect her love couldn't be good or even strong. The problem was never Martin, but always her true self, and that hasn't changed...2*
Terrible memories
About 15 years ago I was engaged and our wedding was coming up within 90 days. I had to leave for work for almost a month, but it would help us with our future. We had already put a down on our house and my parents already had a crew working on it. I worked for my parents and their business was profitable.
My betrothed had an old boyfriend, Thomas, who she had fucked for about three years. They were talking about marriage, then he cheated on her, she forgave him, then he cheated again. After the second time, Thomas broke up with her and moved south to California. I always wondered if she was completely over him, she had been deeply in love.
A buddy called and told me Lydia had been seen with Thomas. He moved back to our town after I'd left for work and immediately stopped to see my girl. My buddy didn't think anything bad was happening but he wanted me to know.
Of course, I called her immediately and was angered when she didn't even mention Thomas. I called my buddy back and asked him to keep an eye on her. He was unemployed at the time and I paid him much needed cash.
The next time I talked to Lydia it was me that brought him up. By then, Lydia's mother, who had loved Thomas, allowed him to move in and take a spare room. One right next to my betrothed. She was shocked when I asked her about it and swore it was short time until he found a place of his own. It was at that point I learned Thomas had moved in immediately after coming back to town.
I blew up and told her it was Thomas or me. He either was out of her, and my life, or I was out of hers. She swore nothing was happening but agreed he would be gone before I was home in less than a week.
You guessed it, Thomas was still there when I came home. Once I found that out, I refused to meet with her. It was him or me and I wasn't kidding.
About a week later, I was checking on the house we had put a down on to see how work was coming along. Imagine my shock when Lydia and Thomas walked out of it, hand in hand. The three of us were face to face and I turned and left. Lydia was screaming and crying, calling my cell phone after I pulled away.
I put a stop to our wedding, then stopped work on the house and asked for my down back. They were only happy to return it, the work that had been performed far exceeded what I'd been refunded. Once I sent out information that our wedding had been canceled, Lydia went berserk. Thomas was out in a day and she came crying to my house.
No, we never reconciled nor married. What she had done was beyond the pale as far as I was concerned. We broke up, both our hearts broken, but I simply didn't trust her any longer. She didn't take no for an answer for almost 2 years until I found another girl and we married.
Yes, Lydia married Thomas a few months later. He left her pregnant and infected with a couple different STDs. My wife and I are happy, she knows about Lydia, the three of us had went to school together. We have three boys now, 7, 5 and 2. Lydia? She has three kids from three different fathers. One is half black. She lives with her mom and I ignore them both. Since the day I made the decision she wasn't for me, we've never spoke, although I know she'd like to.
In retrospect, I ended up with the perfect wife, one who is devoted to me, our family and our marriage. Life is perfect.
Idiotic!!!
She is an ignorant slut which hasn`t reached adulthood and disrespected him for weeks and all he has to do is go home and make love to her???!!! Are you insane or are you a pubescent teen who believes in myths??? Not by any means are you a serious author!!!
Interesting and well written story
My initial thought was that the title should have been "The Hardhead," but upon reflection they were both indeed hard heads. He because he waited for eight weeks to decide to divorce her. The part where she called the Perp's ex was funny. Good story.
Well written story - but...
The reconciliation was not an acceptable ending for me. I cannot say it better than Sugna already did. The protagonist was anything but a hardhead, he gave her 4 + 4 weeks to make the right decision (too long IMO). When she came to her senses, it was too little & too late. Her priorities were far from right, and that does not change easily. What will happen the next time when her loyality is put to a test? She probably does not love him at all.
I know that you are a stickler for happy ends, stev. But please - don't write happy ends that totally emasculate the husbands!
The ending was just ... meh
If the last part, and especially the last two paragraphs, were supposed to show her realizing what was really going on, well, it was only in the most superficial way.
Yeah, she learned that his thoughts and reactions were dead-on, but that wasn't the most important part. This is the most important part.
"The problem is that cheating is not just a sexual act. She has chosen another man over me. I need a wife that's totally committed to me. I need to be her first priority, like she is mine."
Yes, you included that in your story, but it was directed to himself and the lawyer. At no point is there any indication that she realized this.
Almost as had is that you wrote this part, that you had him state unequivocally the problem, but then just pretty much threw it out when Martin was out of the picture. This indicates deep, deep problems with their relationship whether Martin was there or not, problems that wouldn't go away just because because of a symbolic spanking and her spoiling him. They would need therapy and a lot of it.
It's as if you got tired of your own story and just wanted to end it ASAP.
Like a Sunday morning cartoon strip
I don't want this to come out the wrong way, but I don't know how else to put it. There is a certain immaturity to the writing that I can't help but think it's written by someone with little life experience -- and definitely little marital experience. Stev's profile suggests he's between 41-50 years old, but I'm just not buying it. Maybe I've become too attuned to hoaxes and deceptions in my old age.
Anyway, these characters don't behave like any married couple I know. They don't speak like anyone I know (or adult age) or act like anyone who is old enough to be married for a while.
I've stated this before, but it seems like a repeating pattern requiring this repeated comment: the relationship between husband and wife in this story feels more like a relationship between a father and his rebellious teenage daughter. The way they speak to each other, the way they act toward each other, the punishment levied for bad behavior, and ultimately the unconditional love once the unruly daughter/wife realizes the error of her ways.
This plot feels like a father who leaves his daughter home alone for awhile and lectures her not to have any parties. He especially doesn't want her hanging out with that boy he dislikes so fiercely. Being the rebel she is, she does exactly what he doesn't want her to do. He discovers her misbehavior, punishes her, and she eventually begs for forgiveness.
Husbands in real life simply wouldn't act the way this husband did, and no wife I know would act this way, either.
Stopped reading when you made the people complete idiots.
Snooze, too lazy a writer, take more time to develop people that your readers can relate to. This was just silly. I could even be bothered to finish it.
So many times
So many times I would have walked....starting at the airport, then again at the airport on return.
Once he left the house, after his return and the short talk...it was over; however, I would have given him a going away present (besides my wife)...a short, leaving no marks, kicking his ass. This, of course, would make her more sad and caring for him and would have sped up his seduction of her which - I tend to think may have already happened - possibly.
Next he goes to a club, they are dancing close, rubbing and then kissing...We're Done...Over, finished - DONE!!!
I know he loved her but he needs to wake up. As much as she loved him, it was absolute enough that she should consider and respect his wishes, regardless of her thoughts so...no real deep commitment there on her part.
Good story, aggravating as hell because any normal guy would have had an honest talk with his wife long before the trip to China and guess what, she would have decided her way anyway so...DONE!!!
Very good
lots of tension until the crisis was resolved, despite the improbability of the situation. I find it hard to believe a woman could be so clueless or lack understanding of her husband's position, someone she supposedly loves and cherishes. And to go 8 weeks or more wihout intimate relations at that stage of married life-hard to swallow. But it got the blood boiling so well done
IF.
The btb mob got what they wanted every new story would be an almost carbon copy.
This made the blood boil and the stupidity of the wife was hard to swallow but over all it was a well written and interesting story.
Keep up the good work
I agree with @swingerjoe...
I agree with @swingerjoe...The problem never was the other guy (Martin) but the couple and their relationship...They seemed two 16 years old kids forced to marry...they are so immature...2*
Decent story with humorous twist
Good story. I enjoyed the read. I wonder if anyone else caught the humorous tag at the end of the list ... LOL
I can't imagine this sernario ever happening
Fact she should have had the divorce papers after he got home. I cannot see a women being that dumb. He could have kicked him out of his home and screw the wife if she didn't like it. Then serve her.
Love your stories, but......
This one was not one of your best. Good, but not great. Thanks for the effort. I did note that another anony would dump her and beat Martin's ass. That would fix everything. Yeah, right. For some less than discerning readers that's the right ending to every story. Sad, isn't it?
There's been several great stories today. This is one of them. A 5* read
The sad thing was that it was a very plausible story and very true to life.
Sorry, didn't like it.
She was being ridiculously stupid, and he should have simply divorced her as quickly as possible. Letting it go on and on was absurd.
Are there really people that dumb? I think, unfortunately, yes.
Good story, not great, but good.
I would not have been so patient. I would have given her an ultimatum right away. Him or me, make your pick.
a new low in pathetically STUPID - how is ERIC being hardheaded ?
There is no marriage. There never was. If the wife think Eric wanting to live with his wife in their home is SELFISH and RUDE... then its over
the fact that the wife admitted she was wrong.. so fucking what?
Eric was in china for 4 weeks and out of the martial home for 8 weeks.. for a total of at least 12 weeks. But we are to ACCEPT that the wife was NOT fucking Martin?
WHY would anyone believe that ?
We all knew steve2244 had a screw loose but this is just shockingly stupid.
mattBlack -- dude come on. HOW is this a GREAT 5 star story?
dude come on... 5 stars? for this ?
Yuck. He was pathetic. Never was a marriage to begin with.
Either you are committed to the marriage, or not. She was not. And he was too stupid or too cowardly to act on it.
Wrong Title
Wrong title. It should have been Stupid Wife. No way a woman that stupid doesn't allow herself to be screwed by this guy. If they are kissy face in the club, what do think is happening at home for 8 weeks?
Honestly, If I am out of the Country Four weeks and she tells me that guys going to be staying their against my wishes, my lawyer would have been drafting divorce papers and had them served before I got back. Who wants to be married to someone who makes that type of really bad decision.
Had friend once whose wife was hanging by the pool a couple of days a week in their new house with the "old gang" (including an old boy friend) while he was working way across town. He caught wind of it after a couple of gatherings and shut that shit down real quick. Don't know if they are still married.
3 Stars, because Eric put up with way too much shit.
1*
the DickHeads.
Hm.
Now I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed and I know it never explicitly says she cheats on him but these two definitely have some seriously unresolved issues that they need to be working on I know that much!
1 star
Fucking horrible.
She kept betraying him with another man and he still went back to that? It's retarded.
Entertaining as usual.
I enjoyed it as usual. Incredibly stupid woman but at least she wasn't mentally ill this time!LOL!
Sad story but typical Steve2244 No real consequence and he was really always there to bail her out
No love here, sick codependence on the part of Eric, and total narcissism on Sarah's part.
Writing was ok but Eric unbelievable to me.
Small nit, "pleads" should be "pleas"
I was not overwhelmed with the story, or underwhelmed. Let's just say that I was whelmed... kinda.
Funny POV on what makes a happy ending but consistent with the entire corpus of steve2244's work.
Interesting Read
About difficult to believe characters. For me the amount of intimacy she gave to Martin in public is infidelity. Still it was interesting to read though I found unlikely that they could in truth put it back together again.
Stubborn is as stubborn does
Interesting story, which shows how easily things can get out of hand in a relationship. It really isn't that far fetched. Going from loving to hurt to angry to losing the love can happen. I think the husband should have sent the divorce papers sooner rather than later, and there was no excuse for the close dancing and kissing at all. People are dense- the wife was all that.
He took her back?
Kidding, right?
1*
Same old copy-paste Stev2244 plot.
Funny
But he would have to be brain dead to think she wouldn't act out toward someone she was attracted to.
Ha!
The retards!
She'll Do It Again
Divorce the STUPID bitch before it's to late.
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