Best Friends Forever

MATT,

razor blade, slice your fucking wrists. You are the most mentally disturbed low life loser that I can even imagine. Your posts here are complete, 100% garbage. This site is NOT a replacement for therapy. Get a fucking life, or end it. You are a sad and pathetic embarrassment.

trolling involves deception

For the comments to be filled with trolls wouldn't they have to be saying this is the greatest story ever written with five stars all the way down? Nah, these people are just being honest about crappy characters doing horrible things to each other.

Here's some more honesty, I read the first page and the last one. It ended where I thought it would. The story was predictable and given how little I've read of it, I shouldn't be able to say that.

What a nice story

Ireally like your writing. Of course I was hoping for a visceral revenge, which didn't happen. But you had me reading all 30 and enjoying them. Thank you so much.

I liked it.

Story was long, but I felt reasonably well written and although not crammed with sex scenes (like duh, Matt this is a sex story site) it was a good story none the less. I gave it 5*
Just ignore the negativists. Remember - those who can, do; those who can't criticize.

That was long!

Took me long enough to read it. So the Pollards never told Jim they found out Rebecca was 2 when they realized she was his, but he didn't know this until she was six. Jim never questioned her last name, and didn't demand it to be changed to his? Why was Rebecca's honeymoon delayed due to lack of funds when she has her annuity? It was never explained why Claire was so cold to Nadine. Regardless of what I just typed, I really liked this story, and thank you for writing it, 5*

I only hope..

I only hope this story is noway a true story, not even an inspiration of one because if so, I pity for jimmy. Not because of what happened to him, but because of what should have happened and that it did not, all because of his life, being in a limbo state thanks to clare.. I get that jimmy is a type of a man who can love a woman more than his life, but being a loser for her? He doesnt deserve that.. Jimmy has principles, and that put them in two different universe, he knows that, he even said it, my question would be, if that is the situation why bother still with the other universe? Why not be the master of own world? Why in every turn, did he allow those 2 worlds collide and put himself at the site of collateral damage? He could have easily leave state, be a new person with a new life? Because i read the story, he had his fair share of pain every chapter so why not use that as a learning lesson? All he did was whine about how fucked up hus life and blame it to the cheaters! I guess it would reflect much on how the author live his life, or if not how he portrays life in this story.. unable to close phase and open a new one..

I guess what i learned from this work are these: 1.) cheating and cuckhold are both pleasures and pain depending on the character of a person, 2.) bitterness is a paralytic in every sense of the phrase 3.) those who conquer relationships are those who have cared the least and lastly, 4.) there are 2 types of pain, one that gives lessons and one that is useless and gives only suffering.. and as a rational being i dare say we must have no patience for useless things.. thank you author for these lessons.

Poor

Incredible, boring story. A poor bastard in an even poorer story where nothing happens. Could have been written within 2000 words. My advice to readers: don't even think of beginning to read. It's a waste of time and brings you frustration only.

the perfect revenge,

All the cheats should be sentenced to have to read this stoty from beginning to end, no breaks except for food, so they will have the strength to complete that task, a fittng revenge. War and Peace wasn't much longer and not nearly as dreary and interminable. Thankfully, I was able to break away after 6 long page - 24 MORE! Good God!

This was truly an amazing

Dark trip for Jimmy. I could have guess the score and some of the comments..... Wimp, loser, man hater etc. You captured the essence of severe depression and road to alcoholism and demise of Jimmy. All men can not be strong. This portrait is of depression and reaction of an injured pridefull Man. Thanks for the writing
From a BTB fan

5*

i love your stories but this one had nothing new, it seemed like just a mix of your other stories rolled into one.
fresh ideas needed.

and to all the insulters, its just a fucking story! get a grip!

I wonder ...

Why are some people, who like a story and express their opinion about it, such an intolerant mob, quick to take the moral high ground in condemning those who do not like the story - and equally express their opinion about it?

Certainly there are many comments/criticisms that do not place the author on a pedestal but are still worth consideration by the author.

Mrs Moreau ....

.... finally figured out how to unlock the closet door .... too bad!

Dont know if any noticed, but...

Don't know if any one noticed, but story doing poorly on SOL also.

OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN

They say the true definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result then before. I have come to realize that I am insane because I keep reading your stories in hope of not being disappointed. I now know I will never read another of your stories again because it is the same dribble over and over and over. I am still wondering why I read the first 5 pages of this shit pile.

Read first page, skipped to the comments, read the last page. Predictable, and done.

Thanks to my fellow commenters for saving me so much time, and anger, and frustration, over another wimp cuckold eating other people's shit. Who writes or enjoys stories about such humiliation and self degradation? Divorce is a good way to end a toxic relationship, but a stupid way to punish someone you still love. Jim should have divorced Claire and freed her and himself to find true love and friendship. He lacked the intelligence and strength, Claire lacked the integrity and honesty. What is fun about reading the story of people wasting their lives, or destroying other people's lives?

Thanks to all for making this a quick read.

To the author, thanks for nothing.

Well !! What a surprise.....

.....from Matt Moreau,of all people ?

Well written, rather long,but covered the kind of dementia that some men go through
in an emotional tsunami,like James went through.

Well done MM - nice job !

I don’t get it.

Well written, are you people nuts?

In the first six paragraphs, there are 44 errors in grammar, sentence structure or punctuation. That’s not five mistakes in six paragraphs, that’s 44 mistakes. This is not a professional site; we are used to mistakes, but not on the grand scale that this guy throws up. I can’t imagine what people are talking about when they make a comment that this is “well written.”

By what measure? This is awfully, dreadfully and abysmally written. It is as badly written as the stories of many people for whom English is not a first language.

Sometimes, if the story is just so awesome, the characters are so charming, the plot is so stirring, we overlook bad writing. That is not the case for this story. The plot is complete in the first two pages. The remaining 28 are a rehashing of the first two. The characters are among the most miserable ever created and the story goes nowhere.

Mr. Troll parade: You seem to think that forgiveness is what is required for peace of mind. That may be true for you, since you are God, obviously; the rest of us are human and we want the balance set right. We’ll be happy to forgive, just as soon as the people who hurt us eat the same pile of shit they served us. When we see them suffer, as we did, then we’re happy to forgive. Until then, fuck no. We’ll move on, and be just fine, but no restitution, no forgiveness. We are just a little more human than you Godlike people.

@Lordslamdawgg: No man who puts Matt M. in the top ten writers on the site can hope to preserve the same respect and reputation after he says it, as before.

Actually read it

So I actually read this story and enjoyed it. I did t love the ending....the last "date" was weird and so was some of dialogue... calling him sir and mister and big guy and stud.... that felt weird and off setting.

The pain the guy suffered and the constant poke poke poke from the exes because of their guilt was great. It was a real tragity, the loss of relationship with his daughter but like in real life she came around as an adult (not always but it happens).

All the negative responders who didn't read this need to STOP. It was long. A commitment to read for sure. I always like to read reviews on a long story before investing my time... but if you didn't read it and you say you hate it you are a fucking idiot. I respect other's opinions... sometimes people don't like stories that I like and that's cool. Read. Don't read. But don't pretend...

Long and good

Held my interest throughout.

anon -i don't get it

Neither do loudslammydoggy and his lancyspearedmammy as evidenced by their praise of this and other mm submissiond
While mm may know thousands of words he has yet to write an adequate story
Plaving mm in the top ten writers is and insult to thousands of authors who have submitted their works.
This story is just an eternity of agony.
I keep meandering back to mm in hopes he will one day post a story where the aggrieved husband have ovaries that actually descended during gestation
In reality I mostly just review the comments of the insipid idiots ho praise mm
Now this story is as lordslawdo described an actual talented writer's post A MELANGE AS IN HODGEPODGE AS IN MESS!!!

wow ..... a really long story !!

Didn't expect that when I started reading, but, as is usually the case, I got drawn in and stayed to the end.
The main characters were seriously flawed ..... Claire and Rodney at it from just after the honeymoon. No real shame or remorse for their three year affair.... no real attempt at reconciling ... accept sharing her, get over it !!
Jimmy falling apart I understand, but wouldn't he be wanting some kind of revenge on good old Rodders .... ?
Wonder why Rodney didn't seem to be too bothered about not fathering a kid of his own ?
Hated that they became so rich.
It was a bit of roller coaster, kept wondering what else could go wrong for Jimmy.
I liked it .... 5 *

Loved this story.

Great job my friend 5++++++++++ all the way pete

Typical

Same old story from a predictable writer.... The men are weak and worthless, the cheaters are made out to be great humans..... There is a line in this story where the cheater is actually called a great person even after fucking his best friends wife and stealing her away. In what universe is that considered ok behavior for a "great person"....????? As far as where this author ranks on any list, why would anyone care??? If you need someone to tell you who to read, that is just sad.... I won't 1*** bomb a writer just because I dislike his views or kinks, I simply just don't read him or her again with the exception of this mistake with MM.. I was curious after his absence to see if his style changed with no such luck....... I stay away from the silly drama here, leaving it to Luedon, bonnie/vastie and a few others who can't help but feel the need to involve themselves in everyone's business.

I was a good long story but I could never forgive that. No fighter but I would have stolen the heaviest thing I could grab across his knees the first time he caught them. The sadness and depression I get but allowing them to mettle in his life all those years would also not have happened. When he found out about the kid being his , I would of got myself together and sued them for joint custody. I would also saved all the paper work and recordings and given them to my kid at around age 18 so she could see for herself what they did and how he wanted to be part of her life as soon as he found out. No matter what the courts decided she would know the truth. He was destroyed worse than catching his wife cheating but with his friend from the time he was married. He also knew from when he found out and years later how the verbally abused him behind his back which he heard so how often were they saying shit about him. That's even worse the actual fucking and to continue to say they truly love him is crazy because no one that really cares or loves you would betray you like that repeatedly. He was right when he said he wished they were dead and me personally might of killed them both and spent the rest of my life in prison

meh

I'm not usually one of those Hammurabi types who demand a blood price for betrayal. People are people after all. I can't help but think, though, that Claire and Rodney treated Jimmy extremely badly and still came off smelling like roses. The last two pages nothwithstanding, none of the cconversation so rang true except for Jimmy'so desire to never see them again - a desire that was constantly thwarted by the authors need to build pathos.

Haven't been here in a while

Matt, dude, not a fan of this at all. In my opinion, you are a great writer. But damn!

I don't like to bash authors. I think they provide the FREE entertainment that we enjoy, so when you read a story that you don't like, by an author that you haven't liked before, you're getting your money's worth. Matt doesn't owe you a story that you enjoy. He writes what he wants, and puts it up because he wants to. You clicked on it because you wanted to. Why everyone feels he should die is beyond me. That's just asinine. If you don't like the story, say it. That's criticism. Trolling a story and calling him names is not valid criticism.

As far as LSD, I know what he's saying by putting Matt in the top 10. I woke up this morning at 5 am and logged in. At 5 am, this story had 27 comments. Now, he's got well over a hundred. He didn't have a baiting introduction that pissed people off and caused them to react out of fury. He wrote a story. Many people read all 30 pages of this. They wrote comments, and then they went and read OTHER STORIES by him. They interpret his meanings, point out his patterns, find similarities and differences, and can quote excerpts from them. One guy was even able to name the first MM story that he ever read.

No matter what you say, your actions show that you can't NOT read this author. You may 1 bomb him, leave nasty comments, but if he writes it, most of you will read it. Period. Anyone who can compel you to read 30 pages of a story that you knew you wouldn't enjoy, can't be denied his props. I hate his stories, but I hate them because they make me angry. I'm pissed off for the rest of the day after I read them.

Not liking the story doesn't mean that the storyteller is shitty. If you can't keep yourself from reading them, you can't discount them. I tell my fiancé that I won't watch Lifetime movies, ever. If I watch 15 minutes of them, then I have to finish it. I have to see the rapist get it, or see the evil bitch get shot in the end. I hate Lifetime movies, but they doesn't make them bad movies. This author is a Lifetime movie.

Wow interesting and long

I have read many MM stories and I read this one to the end. No I did not know it was going to be this long when I started but checked after 4 page and went wide eyed but it didn't stop me from reading (just not all st one time)! As for critics and complainers which MM seems to get too many, the man can write an entertaining story. If you hate so much why read MM stories! Move onto to another there are 1000's to choose - or are you that shallow (mostly Anon) that you have to put down someone who is Actually writing! I would say writing quality- I am No wordsmith, writing expert but I did NOT see gramma, punctuation, dialogue, or storyline errors that caused me issues with reading comprehension.
Did I think it could have been shortened- yes, over the top with turmoil - yes, BUT was I entertained- YES. Call me low threshold but I read for enjoyment. As other authors have said they write for there pleasures or to test there writing style(s).
I just have a sincere Thank You to Matt Moreau for writing and sharing. It is true if you keep writing I will keep reading!!

Very Good

A MMM(Matt Moreau Marathon). I like the emotional aspect of your stories and this one had it in spades.
You are in my top 5 writers here, and I will always take the time to read your stuff even if it occasionally makes me kinda oogie.

A big 5 from me
JimC

No,

while I liked the humanity of suffering aspect of the story, the authors take on forgiveness left me annoyed. I left the story when the Captain suggested he become friends again with Rodney and therefore Claire and he started to do so. Many churches preach forgiveness and while it is good for yourself to forgive others when they hurt you, you don't have to become friends again. That is just stupid, these are the same people who disrespected you and still do. How can you be a close friend to some one who you have no trust in and causes you such hurt and humiliation. Would you want to be friends with the Pollard's after finding out what they did to James? Personally I would not. Now while personal forgiveness for the hurt is sound logic forgiveness for the action of adultery requires repentance. To repent the bible tells us requires two things, being sorry for the acts and turning away from that sin. The Pollard's are neither sorry for their cheating or have stopped cheating so there can be no forgiveness. In God's eyes James and Claire are still married and a Catholic priest should have told them so, Claire and Rodney are living in sin. The author in an effort to have a happy ending misses the point. After writing that the Pollard's are Catholic and James is going to the Chapel, he ignores the consequences their actions will bring to them, you can't believe on Christ and and be exempted from his judgement. The Bible tells us, The Meek shall inherit the world and Judgement is mine, says The Lord. The James's of this world will get their just rewards and so will The Pollard's. I liked the writing as it got you involved in the story, lots of spelling errors which took away from the enjoyment but other wise very realistic. #4 TK

Long but couldn't stop reading

A great emotional read. could have given it a 10. Jim should have burned her more but you are the writer. Great job.

Too long and boring. 1*

I couldn't get past page 5

thanks

Most authors would have have posted in bits..... you went for the full hit.... good for you ... dont wait to post so long next time ok. ... please

Great freaking story 5*

When I read the first few chapters I almost gave it a negative 5 and quit since I was so pissed the lack of respect of Claire and Rodney to the so called husband and best friend. It took several chapters (curiosity driven) to get into the story. Yes Claire and Rodney were evil assholes but Jim was a little too self centered and should have told her to get the fuck out and moved on with his life. Given the path of the story it came to a righteous conclusion so it got a 5* rating. I enjoyed the full story and it made my last two days very enjoyable (at time at pissed off at others).

Thanks - looking forward to more stories,

Bubba

Outstanding story from the depths of despair to happiness

I'm not able to put into words how much I enjoyed this novel. I could relate to the characters and the situations from time to time. Thank you so very much for sharing this amazing work and your amazing talent with us.

Just one word,,,,,,,,

.........EXCELLANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am at the end of page 3.

Please respond to this. I had a friend with the last name Baker. We were roomates. Long story short, i slept with two of his fiancee's and have a daughter with one, and i had sex with several of his girlfriend's including his first wife's little sister. At the time, i was so full of myself, i thought i was doing him a favor by not having him marry a cheater. I was his best man at his wedding. Screwing his wife would have crossed the line with me. This story, however, resonates with me. Claire and her new husband are selfish and only want what is best for the protagonist so that it will assuage their guilt.
Matt, you have made me hate myself and rue my marriage. I have to read more and what you write along with how it makes me feel may kill me.

I am at the end of page 6.

Matt, you have the protagonist groveling and destitute. Had you simply alliwed Jimmy to commit suicide and subsequently had Claire and Rodney commit themselves to an asylum due to their guilt i could understand the logic. But, yours is not logic. The only kink is Rodney's long hours and Claire's regrets of not having her cake and eating it, too. Essentially, Claire could have the loving, attentive husband in Jimmy and the weekly sex with her big penised lover, Rodney. What value do you place on dignity and ehy must i read more?

Too much and too little

Actually liked it...story sucked me in - but - too many pages of gloom and doom for Jim, but I get you wanted to paint Jim as a total lost soul. Better fill might've been more on Claire and Rods take of Rods affair since Rod was supposed to be sooo in love with Claire. Dropped the ball on that one imho reader position. Almost thought I'd see Claire leave Rod back for Jim...almost. Good call leaving Ann to save Jim. Might've been fun to see Jim get Claire back after Rods affair, then dump her to go back to Ann, then leave Claire out on her own while Rod found someone else so Jim and Rod could be easier BFF's again- poetic justice. 4 stars

I have read to the end of page nine.

Matt, the protagonist regains some self esteem and then allows the ex to mind screw him i belueve you wrote this intentionally. So, who is Jimmy? You have described him as a man in love with a woman, Claire, with whom he lived for and little else. You failed to descibe Jimmy as a simpleton who possesses little education and even less testosterone let alone, the balls with which to generate anything worthwhile. Jimmy could have rayally screwed his nemises but was too forlorn and you, Matt, only mention this briefly. Now you have him with someone his peers who knew him prior to his demise would have ridiculed him for being with. Have you created your Frankenstein, Matt?

Almost to bottom of page eleven.

Matt, i have bachelor's degrees in Business Mamagement, Electrical Engineering, and English and i held on for as long as i could. I tried to empathize with Jimmy but found him wanting and wonder whether you planned on having the readers flesh him out in their own minds. Claire is a snooty, selfish bitch, who wants to be exonerated for her sins which only were exacerbated when Jimmy saves tbeir lives. Rodney, i most identify with cares little for how he is viewed by society and i know many wealthy pricks like him who are atoning in hell for their best intentions.
Had one of my students written this drivel i might ask him or her if they require the services of a professional counselor. Will my curiosity overcome my disgust? If i read it through will i hate myself for wasting my time. As it stands, this is fodder for a psychology class.

I GIVE UP!!!

I got to page eleven or so and couldn't take it anymore. First off, I'm wondering if English is even your first language. No big deal if it isn't, it just gives me critical perspective. Second, you change perspective more often than a Las Vegas hooker changes johns. Pick a POV and stick with it. Spelling and grammar are all over the place. Again, probably the native language thing but more proof you need an editor more than anything. Your timeline is all over the place, too. At times, only a few months has passed and at others there are years of gaps to try and make up for. And the daughter doesn't get referred to as a baby if she's six years old. Main Street Los Angeles is not exactly skid row. Not saying there aren't a few bums there from time to time but the area is more gentrified than anything. Also, if Jimmy was a professional driver and got popped for a DUI, he would have been fired immediately, not years later. All in all, the story had almost no direction for the first third of it and I didn't see that changing much to bother to keep reading the rest. Claire is a remorseless bitch who never loved Jimmy. And Pollard is a gutless flip flopper who has a hard time reconciling his betrayal of his best friend right up until the next moment he is ball deep in Claire's pussy. In reality, Claire dumps Jimmy the truck driver for Pollard the rich executive and neither she nor Pollard look back, regardless of Rebecca's real paternity. Oh, and blood type means nothing as far as a paternity test. I have completely different blood type than my parents and siblings. Perhaps the difference in type would have raised a slight suspicion that could hav been confirmed by a DNA test but probably not likely and definitively not during a routine doctor visit for colic. Absolutely no redeeming or likable characters in the entire story except for Jimmy's fellow bums in the garage.

I gave up. Poor editing, poor word choices. I mean on page 5 for example- "I am doing questionable" FFS!! Learn how to write. I wasn't sitting through another 25 pages.

In spite of the negative comments...

I read to the end. Was long, but I enjoyed it MM

All hail the King of Superfluity!

Still tons of recursive statements, looping back at the end of the sentence to unnecessarily reconnect again the initial sentiment of the sentence again in a loop, the recursive statements that is.
My 2 cents worth: The ex bff & wife seem way too intent on mentally torturing and generally interfering in the guy's life. Every time he begins to make forward progress, they hunt him down and force themselves into his world, never letting the old wounds heal properly. Really annoying.

Great Storytelling Matt

I've been following Matt's stories through several sites for at least ten years, maybe longer. I've learned a bit about storytelling from reading his stories, good, bad, down the pike stories. Being a better than average author is part craftmanship, part talent, part truck driver with ability to carry a load of readers down the highway. Stories are made up of characters and actions, a plot line. What Matt has done here is create a Monet type masterpiece of real people acting at real life over a thirty to forty year period.

These are not stereotypical characters at all. Who is good guy? Who is bad guy? Where is the 'white horse' with 'white hat rider'? Look, surface or deep, you will find nothing but very human characters acting in all too human ways.

Best Friends does not fit Poe's classic description of a short story as single situation to be read at one sitting. My rule of thumb is one Lit page equals seven typed pages therefor Best Friends is a two hundred page novella length story. That is well beyond one sitting unless that one person has either a hose or a monstrously large bladder.

The uncle I am named for had that salesman's gift of storytelling. I can recall sitting around the fireplace on summer nights roasting marshmallows and dogs and asking Uncle Bob to tell us a story. Reading Matt's Best Friends took me back to some of the best of those memories. Thanks for taking me back in time Matt and Happy New Year to all.

I think njlauren hit it perfectly!

There was never any respect at all for the husband. This I think is the biggest contrast between two of the better writers on this site.

SS06's women are so stupid you have trouble believing they could be real. MM's women are so evil you hope and pray they're not real. SS06's husbands are usually awesome nice guy's. MM's husbands are usually unbelievably weak, idiots that you wonder if they have balls or any actual testosterone in their body. SS06's husbands solve problems & get on with life, MM's husbands are punching bags waiting to die. This is ultimately why SS06's stories are far more enjoyable to read! MM is a technically proficient writer..... But his plots suck!! Making it a chore to read even though it's well written.

very good....I was happy, and sad...I laughed and cried. Longest thing I read in 30 yrs. the negative post on here, fuck em. they are pervert writers. they don't know shit.

Very good story...long, but a full story.

Great Story

MM's stories are not for everyone. Certainly not for those who want macho nacho characters who kick the ass of any one who dis's them ( I hate this new mongrelization of the English language). Matt has a theme he likes to indulge and a writing style he has cultivated to display it. I happen to enjoy his characters and his style very much. His normal male protagonist I would describe as weak in will, strength of character, at least in the small things, but noble and ultimately strong and true of heart. The cheating wife, cheating husband and hero are all caricatures, to emphasize their flaws and the ability of people to rationalize their actions, to prove a point, paint a picture and create a style, which he achieves. He is very good at what he chooses to do and I am always much more happy to see one of his stories than the typical BTB. Matt - thank you for the hours of time you have taken to write to entertain us.

anon.1

Great, but...

Matt: I feel this story will always score low... Why? Well very few will read it 'in one go' and post a score; thus there will be many 'openings' and no score posted - this WILL dilute the average. I scored it 5* but opened twice - average = 2.5! Or so I believe.
Anyway: I liked it, a couple of the characters I wanted to throttle, especially Jimmy (at times); in the end I fell for Ann! Go figure! The rest were at various times irritating - but then that's what you wanted and its your story. Well done.
19pvc44

My thoughts

First off, this was Long and no point denying it. It took me a while to get through it all. Second, yeah the guy was a weaker man for his inability to truly cut ties with the cheaters. His attitude about them throughout the story is what I would expect, and he should have stuck to it. The main issue that had me pissed off almost the entire time were the cheaters. They were obviously both very flawed characters, but it just unnerved me that they were so selfish as to constantly want to "help our guy" because he deserves the help. They never do it for his own good, only to try to assuage their own guilt at having royally fooked over the person they both supposedly love. The "best friend" was supposed to be his brother from like the second grade, and yet had zero problem with making a move on his wife right after the honeymoon. Either the protagonist grossly miscalculated his relationship with the friend, or it was not nearly as deep as previously though. Only a truly selfish person would do something like that to a friend/brother. All in all, it was a very long drawn out sad tale, and yes I felt sorry for the guy constantly being kicked while he was down. This story could have pulled it out in the end if it had ended better for the protagonist, and having the repercussions of the ex-friend cheating on Claire come back to end their "happily ever after". That he did to her what she did previously, was comical to say the least. He forgave her? Well I suppose to move on in his own life he would need to, but there is NO way I would ever continue any sort of relationship with them, regardless of how badly the need to move on. Anyhow I gave it a 3* because it did move me at times, and had promise...