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by Anonymous02/24/08

Very Good!

Another very good story showing consequences of ones actions. I liked that Bill was able to move on with his life and find someone else rather than running back to her after she revealed the truth to him. Her remorse after the fact seemed genuine and painfully real, but too much damage had been done. It seems that the children had more faith in their father than their mother did. I am always pleasantly surprised to see a new story from you, and am looking forward to the next one as well. Thank you, Lisa

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by bruce2202/24/08

Another great story

At first it read like a loving wife's stereotype where
every thing that would happen was obvious. But then we
got into Wendy and she gave us a truly fine understanding of a tragedy. Great work.

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by Anonymous02/24/08

Another slut that wants to play and will take any

pretext or excuse. A bit late she matures, strange how women dont begin to grow up until they are in their thirties. By that time they have kids and are married to thw wrong man. This one, was married to the right man but let the wrong man manipulate her. Her stupidity almost ruined all of their lives, but as it turned out she only ruined her own. Fitting revenge in itself.

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by kelcha02/24/08

Great..............As Usual

Great story. I hated the ending. Her great pain when she found out she had been duped gave me a great sympathy for her. But, yes, she did give up on the marriage and was unforgiving. In the context of her immediate pain at her husband's supposed betrayal, that is understandable. Her refusal to discuss after tempers had cooled is harder to forgive. It bothers me that Asshole won in her case.

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by RPBPhoto02/24/08

Another wonderful story

As always, your story evokes emotions and is wonderfully crafted.

This was one of your best. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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by gatorhermit02/24/08

Excellent Story; Logical Ending

Sad story, but at least Bill (kind of) came out OK. Interesting bit about the car crash - we can't help but wonder about that - accident or revenge? In reality, Wendy will likely meet somebody... sad that she wasn't willing to even talk with Bill about the so-called "proof."

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by Anonymous02/24/08

Not Very Credible

The question is why did Bill take no action when presented with a private investigators report which he knew to be a fraud. At the least he could have gone to the agency, report in hand and wife in tow, and confronted the investigator to demand the report be retracted. A better action would have been to retain an attorney, file suit for slander or something equivalent to it, depose the investigator and let the so-called evidence hang the agency high and dry. Or he could have gone straight to the police and demanded an investigation of the PI for what he knew to be a fraudulent report with photoshopped pictures.The fact that this purportedly intelligent man does nothing but proclaim his innocence and stamp his foot is a serious shortcoming in this story. While any action he took may not have changed the outcome of the story it still would have made the character more credible.

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by Risq_00102/24/08

I'm....caught off guard.....this was over the top

First let me say this, I've always thought you could write well, but the logic behind some of your endings always escaped me. I mean for me it was always 2+2=50 or something, but this time the logic flowed well it made more sense.

I mean logically if Bill was such a good person, and was so angry, hurt, and felt betrayed by his wife with Brad, it only made sense that someone else would see his "nicer" qualities and want to cash in on them, while he somewhat distanced himself from his now ex-wife. And this story allowed Bill to "get on with his life" and not sit on the sidelines while pineing away for love lost of the one he felt betrayed him so badly. He wasn't a mental and emotional cripple that no one could love or ever be intersted in. And because of that the story felt real, in dialog, setup, and most everything right down to the PI who called looking for his money from the couple who he thought scamed him.

I'm not saying that the story was good because it didn't have a happy ending that had them both get back together. I like those stories too, but she pretty much let Brad convince her to dump her husband and pretty much shut him out of her and her kids life. And was shacking up with Brad till he died. It was all the pain in the story that you wrote that really couldn't have been over come with a simple "I'm sorry" to make everything right. And this story had points everyone could identify with.

Thanks for a good read

-Risq

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by Harddaysknight02/24/08

A pleasure, as usual.

The nice thing about a story from thecelt is that the reader knows it will always be well written and emotional. Everything here seemed credible, except perhaps, the wife giving the sleaze a grand for ruining her life. How could he report what happened with out putting his ass in a sling? This was a sad story, but I can see the wife beleiving the pictures. The husband should have questioned them more, I would think.

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by Risq_00102/24/08

PS Celt (^_^)

I forgot to mention I caught two points you kinda "slid" into your story.

One: Bad sex with someone else doesn't equate to never having sex with someone who wasn't your husband. The ex-wife keeps telling Bill that sex with Brad wasn't very good and she didn't really enjoy it, but to be honest it wasn't like she was staying chaste when she had the chance. I've always viewed that line as an excuse to get away with someone has done.

Two: (and this one is a doozy) you slid in a theme you often use, if someone really loves someone they should forgive a short or brief affair. I noticed it in this line:

The one thing he did say during that talk was that if I still loved him as I said, why didn't I give our marriage another chance? Why couldn't I find it within my heart to forgive him for what I thought he did?

Artfully done, and woven into the story's ending well. I don't agree with it all the time you often use it, but you did manage to still put it in the story I saw. Personally I've always felt this way about affairs and divorces: If there isn't cruelty or abuse involved (male or female) and you can find a way to not bring it up every waking second, work it out. If you're too far gone in the hurt and that's all you can focus on, its better to seperate before you start hating the other person and planning a way to get back at them.

-Risq

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by jonnyrebel8202/24/08

Another great story!

I did want to make a comment about why I think she wasn't willing to overlook a short affair. He wouldn't admit that he was guilty. I've come to believe that in order for a couple to get past cheating, the guilty have to try to make up for what they done, to the extent they can, and equally important, they have to be fully honest.

I don't think it's useful to go into details of the affair, but they need to be fully honest about things like how long and how often. They also need to confess to any other affairs, so that the spouse can decide if it's worth taking them back.

Since the husband wouldn't work with her, I don't see that she had any alternative to divorce.

I also agree that she wouldn't have paid the blackmail money it really weakens her case, and it her biggest mistake. Yes she had the slime ball over before the divorce was final, but people in her situation are so very fragile and she was being worked by a pro!

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by Anonymous02/24/08

excellent story

Celt consistently writes stories that take my interest and usually bring me back latter for rereads. RAG

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by Anonymous02/24/08

Powerful story!

A sad commentary on the results of mistrust in a marriage. I couldn't understand how Wendy could have been manipulated into getting the order of protection against the man she said would never harm her or the children. That seemed to be over the top. She paid dearly for her lack of faith, and although I usually love a happy ending, I can't help but feel that she deserved what she got. Fifteen years should have counted for more, and she should have at least given Bill a chance to counter her accusations. A sad but very believable ending. Thanks.

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by JADED_ONE196902/24/08

As always

As always great story

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by Anonymous02/24/08

A very real and powerful story

As usual you give us real characters and emotions. This story gave it once again in a powerful way. It was good and had a believable ending. Thank you for it.

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by DesertPirate02/24/08

Outstanding!

When hit a story line you hit it hard. Well written and very believable, you sold it hard and I bought in easily. A master at work is fun to watch, thanks for tis one.

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by Anonymous02/24/08

Typical fine story by thecelt

Wonderfully written sad story about a vicious predator who seemed to win. A couple of suggestions by your readers-1. since Bill knew the pictures were phoney , why didn't he sue PI for fraud and 2. the usual stupid comment by anon that she was just a slut that wanted to play around, which obviously means,that he did not read your story.Nicely done story including the action of the children, the pain of divorce, the importance of trust in a marriage. Congratulations
60 year old George

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by The Navigator02/24/08

One flaw

Typical high quality of a celt story, so I had to give it 100. But I have a serious problem with the theme. We really don't know much about the husband. We know he was a great husband and father, and we also found out he could be an icy cold SOB. He wondered why his wife did not fight more for the marriage, but I wonder why HE did not fight more for it. He knew the photos and report were bogus so he had the ammunition to fight with. Was the marriage was already in trouble? Was he already entertaining designs on the other lady? This one looks like a fine opportunity for other authors to provide alternative endings. I can think of several that would fit right in with the ground work already established.

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by Anonymous02/24/08

Awesome as usual!

Great story with believable characters. Extremely glad to see the ex-husband move on & find happiness again. The stupid wife in this story got off easy & hope she wallows in self-pity forever or until her genes can be eliminate from the pool of humanity. Good thing it's fiction!

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by BenLong02/24/08

soap

I had trouble enjoying the story, certainly didn't find it believable. Phony pics, for only a grand? A loving husband that knew they were phony - had to be phony - but made no effort to have them analyzed? Loved his wife, but made no effort to disprove a con? Loving wife lets a manipulative shit con her into bed? It was too trite, too easy to put the "poor me" shoes on and walk through the story. Too much soap opera, not enough reality.

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by Anonymous02/25/08

Great story

Sad, but perfect ending. Definitely one of your top stories. Bill couldn't forgive her lack of trust enough to restart the marriage.

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by Anonymous02/25/08

Not very real

Not too many i know would get a pi report with pictures and
not do anything about it.I agree with the other comment,if
you like this story you need to be watching soaps.

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by Anonymous02/25/08

good and appropriate consequences

the fact of the matter is, as Bill said --- and in "rea life" --- if you found that someone you've invested all of your love, trust and loyalty doesn't reciprocate, it is hard to make a good, lasting life out of it.

"I keep comparing all the men I date to you, Bill, and you're the best. You must know having sex with Brad was terrible, but I did it anyway, even though I never enjoyed it. 'Cuz I've always thought of you, comparing him and others to you,,,, Even when I thought I knew you had betrayed me, I never stopped loving you!"

What kind of dumb shit is that? This is said ONLY AFTER she's already found out the truth; NOT before it! Before it she DEMANDED that he ADMITS his guilt before she'd even talk; she he was/is not guilty and therefore CAN NOT admit any guilty, she did not talk to him.

Bill was/is right: If you said you never stopped loving me, even after you thought you had the "evidence" to my infedility, WHY DIDN'T YOU give me, give us, a second chance?

I don't know.

Well, that's a fine and adequate ansewr: She does not know why she does things; she only does things when OTHERS tell her ----- by herself, for her loved ones, for her husband, for herself, she doesn't not know why she would or would not do things.

It is NOT a good idea to stay with a person with that kind of mind-set, which allow them to believe OTHERS over those who loved her the most.

Cindy with the young daughter the twins' age seemed like a good woman, likely divorced as a result of her husband's infedility... This story would have been much more emotional, in some good ways, if told from CINDY's point of view, or the husband's. From the wife, as done here, it is really just a case of regrets after the fact.

The deceit Brad did to destroy the family was merely an incidental feature to a marriage's destruction. Marriages go sour or destruct because of a whole bunch of things; NOT having trust for and honor in one's spouse is the most assured way to destroy a family unit.

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by GenghisKhan02/25/08

I agree on the degree of unbelievability

A truly loving, decisive, and loyal man/husband/father would say, especially if he's really really pissed with this dumb blonde slut:

Look, you stupid slut, let's take these pictures and go to a lab --- a good research lab, even if it should cost a few hours and a few thousands --- and have them check them out FOR YOU!

I already KNOW they are fake; but since you are too stupid to know, because you've already be bosom buddies with Brady --- if the PHOTOGRAHPIC experts come out and say they are real, then you can have your divorce. And even then YOU MUST KNOW THIS; God and I AS WELL AS BRAD are three people who know these pictures are fake, even if it's beyond your pea-brain capacity to know it. And since you have no faith or trust in ME but you are willing to believe some doctored pictures, I won't ask you to "trust me"...

I mean, for two supposedly loving people to all of a sudden stop talking because there's some pictures thrown in between them, having one fucking some whore from the street, and there is NO WAY those pictures can be authenticated ---- and furthermore NEITHER OR THEM cared to go that route ---- THAT is NOT very believable, true enough.

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by Anonymous02/25/08

Very Impressive Author - Multiple KUDO"s

Lets talk about the infamous photo's. They were a prop and really not important to the story from his point of view.

What? Get in his shoes and head. The one you love and trust believes something more than you. Then She evicts you, institutes a stay away order and begins an open sexual liaison with your quasi friend [really work associate and competitor].

Are the photo's really the issue? Not hardly in any reasonable contemplation of the facts. He believes that she had them concocted alone or in in concert with her decided new lover.

The photo's validity was never an issue in his eyes except as her weapon of choice. That she used them killed his feelings for her.

Extremely well conceived and very well delivered Author. Your best to date in my eyes.

You, Author, are looked forward to for your talent. A talent that you use to write to life's possibles in a believable way and the consequences that always follow any decision whether good or bad.

Thanks

With Extremely High Regard

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by cageytee02/25/08

Aside from your usual hign standards of excellence

what you and HDK in his story "Misery" have done, is create some new approaches to the genre. I continue to be in awe of your imagination, your dedication to entertaining your readers and your willingness to try something new. In response to a number of our persistent fellow critics, to paraphrase Tom Clancey, one of the most prolific and successful writers of our time, the only thing readers insist must be real is fiction!

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by capecodmercury02/25/08

sigh

Celt, that this story was well written is a given. You are an excellent writer and, when I read one of your stories I expect the writing to be top notch. What makes me mark this story down is the use of one of the new cliche's: the doctored photos.
This story device seems to be getting used more and more and I think a number of the other comments have pointed out the problems with it. It also didn't help that the situation was pretty well telegraphed in this story.
You did a good job relating the anguish the wife went through and the end result is conceivable, but I do have to wonder. How in the hell can so many otherwise smart people be clueless when it comes to doctoring photos? Hasn't anyone heard of photoshop?
One thing that saved the story for me however, was the red herrings that you sprinkled throughout the story. That kept me interested because I kept wondering if you were going to throw a twist in the end. It wouldn't have taken much to turn this story on its head with Bill being the real villain.
To whit.
What if the photos had been real and Brad had been acting in the wife's interest?
What if Bill had been the one to kill Brad to get him out of the way?
What if the sleazy PI was someone hired by Bill just to tell a somewhat believable story that would cause the somewhat gullible wife to reject the truth and believe she had made a mistake?
What if Bill's intent had been to drive the wife into a depression allowing Bill to gain custody of the kids?
And lastly, what if the wife finally met the "new" girlfriend Cindy and she was the one in the photos?

Oh well. Convoluted, yes, but it would have been a nice twist on the story. Good job!

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by Anonymous02/25/08

Why would she pay PI?

It is ridiculous for her to pay the PI. This would have been a great opportunity to go to Bill and try to redress the damage. The PI could not publicly admit it was false. Yet, it was already in a court record so putting it on the Internet makes no sense (The Smoking Gun already has it). It would also expose the photos to experts who would spot the fakes. Plus, what make her think this is all the money he will ask for. This just proves she was gullible again! Bill would be stupid to get back with her.

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by Nightowl2202/25/08

Paying a full price, indeed!

An excellent story but not really a happy one. Because of the kids, I was hoping the marriage could be salvaged. Not as good as before maybe, but maybe even stronger!

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by hansbwl02/25/08

Not believable

plot. Since Bill knew the photos were fakes, he could send the photos and the report to experts for confirming all was made up. The P.I. would be grilled, and all would come to surface. He knew, and he didn't try. She was played and he did not make an effort to save her. You write well, but this plot is not well thought out!

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by Anonymous02/25/08

Why Can't People Get By The Photo's ???

They were nothing more than a symbol of her selfishness to him - he knew they were a hoax, but she choose to use them to sate her anger. It certainly appeared to him that she and her lover used them to cause their opportunity to push him out.

Devices or props are a necessary tool to prop up a plot path - a story line. There really aren't many new one's are there? The important issues are what surrounds them - what they drive and how well the author structures the stage around them.

So get off the photo's and their believability - their authenticity are not critical to his frame of mind and his feelings of anger about her apparent contrivance.

Author, please forgive these idiots their mindless ways. They are just like her in horse blinder mindset.

Thanks again - You are appreciated for your deep reality and the ability to express it in a lifelike manner. I look forward to your nexts with anticipation.

With Extremely High Regard

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by KOLKORE02/25/08

Evocative and compelling read

I was able to suspend disbelief regarding the doctored photos. As other mentioned, deeper and complex issues of trust and prior quality of relations had to play a role in explaining each of this couple's behaviors.
Exploring all those aspects could make for a great Novel. I would welcome it of course, but for this short format, you brought more than enough substance for the readers to chew on…

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by KOLKORE02/25/08

Congratulations on the award!

Hey, I have just noticed the award attached to your story. God knows how many times I was scratching my head when I found which works were chosen to get the award (and which ones were ignored). Not this time! Ok now you can seriously think of an expanded version of the story (just a thought).

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by PhilipinNorcal02/25/08

Overall, a pretty good story

Celt:Written with your usual aplomb and overall very enjoyable. Problems I had were that for me there was too much back story at the front end of this tale. This narrative seemed to have a staccato feel to it. It felt a little rushed, as if your were trying to give us as much of this couple's history as quickly as possible. Rather than recounting for us the confrontation between husband and wife regarding her "proof" of his alleged cheating, I would have preferred "witnessing" the dialog of the actual encounter. Your dialog, once you inserted it, was done well. It just seemed that the introductory narrative was too prolonged. A device which is so often used and which causes me much frustration is how the wife is so blind to the advances of the "villain" and how she can be so easily manipulated by him. The wife ends up looking as if she were a scholar in art of unawareness. In that this wife was cognizant that a rift existed between her husband and this other fellow, why would she cavalierly, and possibly, pointedly irritate her husband by spending time alone with this fellow at social gatherings and then defend this person to her husband when called upon it? It makes me wonder what were the real dynamics of this relationship. And as is later revealed in the story, she apparently wasn't all that taken with "Brad." Why she pursued that relationship and didn't explore the viability of repairing her marriage is curious.As has been stated by 'The Navigator,' the husband's defense consisted of only his denials. If the wife were not familiar with the ease with which photos can now be doctored, the pictures and the PI's report could very well seem quite compelling. The husband himself is an investigator of sorts in his own job. I really can't understand why he didn't attempt to debunk the evidence of his infidelity. He obviously knew that his wife had been given false information. He must have certainly realized that the most trusting wife would still be given pause if she thought she were holding actual photographs and a legitimate investigator's report. His relying only upon denials makes me wonder just how committed he was to "clearing" himself. How much did he want to save this marriage?In response to a point raised by 'Harddaysknight,' the PI, if he were to disclose the scam, would have certainly incriminated himself, but that he threatened to "expose" the wife's supposed culpability is plausible. Though she knew herself innocent, I'm sure the PI was banking on her not looking past her own vulnerability.I thought the wife's introspection in the epilogue was very plausible and well done. You presented two emotionally fragile people who each let pride supersede their love for and commitment to one another. Thank you for effort.

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by Anonymous02/26/08

Alternative Endings????

At least one commentator has called for attempting alternative endings. How about one where Bill gets the promotion to head of investigations of the company; and somehow instead of Brad having been killed he survived and comes back. Then Bill realizes he's been selfish about Brad's affair with his wife, so for the better good, Bill promotes Brad, gives him raises and they all go out for drinks and hang out! When Brad dumps Bill's used up wife, Bill gives into the nagging of Brad's new piece of tail and gives Brad more promotions and money and then praises Brad at the annual company meeting. Stupid?? Nonsense??? Idiotic crap?? Naw, basic plot of "BILLY" epic. Now, who wrote that???

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by Anonymous02/26/08

Alternative Endings????

At least one commentator has called for attempting alternative endings. How about one where Bill gets the promotion to head of investigations of the company; and somehow instead of Brad having been killed he survived and comes back. Then Bill realizes he's been selfish about Brad's affair with his wife, so for the better good, Bill promotes Brad, gives him raises and they all go out for drinks and hang out! When Brad dumps Bill's used up wife, Bill gives into the nagging of Brad's new piece of tail and gives Brad more promotions and money and then praises Brad at the annual company meeting. Stupid?? Nonsense??? Idiotic crap?? Naw, basic plot of "BILLY" epic. Now, who wrote that???

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by Anonymous02/28/08

How stupid are these people?

He KNEW the photos were fakes. Why didn't he or his lawyer get them examined by experts? Then he could have shown her she was wrong. He'd still want to divorce her, of course.

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by Anonymous04/06/08

Nope

Bad Bad Bad celt :)
Not that your writing is bad but the storyline sucks miserably. Her former guy sucks the asshole Brad sucks even her kids seems to suck. The only one not sucking here is Wendy his wife. And she bears all the punishment on her tiny shoulders... Bad Bad Bad Celt ::)) Cheers Yoron.

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by Harryin VA04/07/08

the word is FAILURE

This marriage was OVER before evil Bill entered the scene. To accuse your husband/ spouse-- I have evidence!! but NOT give your spouse to a chance to defend themseves (I wont tell you where I got the info from) .... well its over.

The Epilogue is Sad. Its nothing but a wretched invalid defense of herslf. And it shows the husband made the corect decision NOT to give her a 2nd chance.

she says

I've done all I could to make him understand that even though I thought he was unfaithful to me, I never stopped loving him.

okayyyy... then why did fuck anther man with the kids in the house while she was still NOT divorced?

The one thing he did say during that talk was that if I still loved him as I said, why didn't I give our marriage another chance?

B/c as I said... this marriage was dead long before big bad BILL showed up.

NOTHING bill could of said or done could get the wife to say "NO husband I wont give you the chance to defend your self."

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by Harryin VA04/07/08

the word is FAILURE

This marriage was OVER before evil BRAD entered the scene. To accuse your husband/ spouse-- I have evidence!! but NOT give your spouse to a chance to defend themseves (I wont tell you where I got the info from) .... well its over.

The Epilogue is Sad. Its nothing but a wretched invalid defense of herslf. And it shows the husband made the corect decision NOT to give her a 2nd chance.

she says

I've done all I could to make him understand that even though I thought he was unfaithful to me, I never stopped loving him.

okayyyy... then why did fuck anther man with the kids in the house while she was still NOT divorced?

The one thing he did say during that talk was that if I still loved him as I said, why didn't I give our marriage another chance?

B/c as I said... this marriage was dead long before big bad BRAD showed up.

NOTHING brad could of said or done could get the wife to say "NO husband I wont give you the chance to defend your self."

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by Anonymous07/25/08

Sorry had my wife done this to me she would be

one very unhappy woman for a very long time. And dear old Brad would have hoped no fatal accident occurred anytime soon. Women like this dont desereve marriages or to pass their genes on to offspring. Sometimes I wonder why people dont have to take mental and health test of have children. When I knew she was lying and the pictures were fake, I would have gone after total custody of the kids. Sorry, a poor role model isnt a suitable parent even if it is a mother by virtue of having herself impregnated. After all how much intelligence does it take to spread your legs?

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by Anonymous10/28/08

I don't believe it

You finally got some balls old man. The rest of the wimpy old farts are going to throw you out of the club. BTW the story still sucks.

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by Anonymous01/24/09

Well my gosh Batman why not sue the PI?

The wife needs to lose custody of the kids for having fucked a guy in the house with them there while still married. We wont argue over facts and what shoulda been. The woman was a tramp.

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by Anonymous04/12/09

Good Story

This is a really good story. It’s well written, and the plot and the end are well thought and developed. I can't understand the self-righteousness, and inflexibility of some of the critics. They are truly simpletons as human beings and they will never be able to reach the status of a Mensch as truly multifaceted human beings. They see everything in black and white. They don't seem to enjoy the ups and downs of the story and the sad irony of its end. I feel for them the same pity I feel for Wendy. I hope life treats them well, because their lack of forgiveness will likely limit their chances to find true happiness. Thanks for the story thecelt!

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by Anonymous04/12/09

WTF

So you finally got some balls. Why didn't the husband posthumously promote the mother fucker?

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by shango06/08/09

GREAT tale

Of course the "Pansy Brigade", (60 yr old george sand, Navigator, Yoron) are all castigating you for the Hubby, knowing the photos were fake, not having them professionally analyzed. Well, I can see why he didn't(actually, almost any Primate can see why. The lower-life forms don't have complex brains). What would it have proved? Yeah, that they were fakes, but HUBBY HAD SAID THAT! At anytime in your marriage, if you need to bring in "outsiders" to prove something to your Spouse, the marriage is already on Life Support. The keystone to any and all successful relationships is TRUST. If you can't convince the person who swore to "..forsake all others and cleave only to thee", it's over. Hell, she might as well to ask him to take a Polygraph!

Your best yet. Keep writing!

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by RonRWood07/29/09

Good Story...

Lack of faith and trust? Spells disaster in any relationship. Good job and correct ending. Sure, you could have reconciled them...but what would that do to his own self respect? I mean, she admitted she was totally unfaithful whilst still married to him... And all because she wanted to believe Brad over him. No way. Good result, even if I personally am a wimpy romantic and very big on reconciliations!

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by Anonymous09/03/09

why do you even write?

jesus christ man, every fucking story of yours has the same shit going on-someone cheats, but wont except responsibility for their actions, blame everyone else (usually the husband when he did nothing wrong), have the kids act like retards (why cant you forgive mom? you drove her away,etc) and of course every woman in your stories are so stupid, they fall for anything and never trust or really love their husbands. remember those old DARE commercials, about staying away from drugs? cheating is like that, just so NO. how the fuck is that hard? no matter the state of your relationship, no matter what you think is wrong with it, their is no reason to cheat. also, that stupid saying, its just sex, it didnt mean anything? again, how dumb can you be that saying it didnt mean anything to you would help, because it meant something to your spouse and if it didnt mean anything, why do it in the first place? how bout you right a story where say, if the wife gets drugged, rapped, then blackmailed, she tells her husband immediately because why on gods green earth does she think its better for her to at least be a slut if not a whore just so hubby doesnt find out? is this how you really see relationships? that no matter the reason, its both parties fault? so its the husbands fault the wife decides to let another man into her? yea, i know some of you limp dick bastards will prob say how stupid and harsh im being, but thats because im a man, unlike you pussies. i mean seriously, i read some of these stories because lets face it, they're interesting and im curious to see other ppls views on cheating, love, etc. it seems that a staggering amt of you feel that after a certain grace period and if you reaaaaly lover her or him, and he/she begs forgiveness, thens its perfectly okay to cheat. lets be clear, if a couple really loves each other, its not that they should be able to forgive anything (because thats bullshit) but that they wouldnt do anything that would need such forgiveness, like i dont know, fucking somebody else. im not a woman hating neanderthal but i do want a somewhat realistic story about how a man would really act. so, to summarize-there is no excuse for cheating, it does mean something, if you loved him/her you wouldnt cheat, forgiveness doesnt happen after mths/yrs like so many authors here write about, kids dont really blame the dad for mom cheating or vice versus ( kids are not so fucking dumb as these stories porclaim), and while confrontations do occur, its not really common that the injured pary seeks to murder the "other man" or beat him up. they usually get pissed and try to move on. haha, sorry but i guess ive been holding this in after reading so many shitty stories on literotica.

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by Anonymous09/04/09

One Of The Best

Always loved this story, great job, thanks.

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by juderboy10/11/09

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.......

you have talent. I don't always like how your stories end, but I do enjoy your style. You set up a situation where any ending was possible and reasonable. The hubby could forgive her and try to fix things. He could have laughed in her face and tell the cow to eat shit and die. Or he could take the middle of the road. He forgave her enough for her to save face. He continued to let her know what an ass she had been. But most of all, he just moved on. Good story.

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