Consequences - Judith, Revisited

Remarry her?

The woman is mentally ill. She had a long term affair and virtually whored herself out. She went into a clinical depression and fucked a variety of guys. Waking up from a drunken night of fucking with knowing even who or how many she was with. And the idiot let this piece of trash raise his sons! Take about child abuse and lack of an adult role model. Then, we can assume after he has undergone a large number of medical test over a year or more, he is wanting to marry this piece of work? Maybe it works for him but most of us dont have a masochistic brain set nor a suicide wish! To put this on an even keel, I broke off with a slut I wanted to marry and went thru a long period of thinking if I couldnt have what I wanted, I wanted nothing at all. Then I realized where I lived were over 2,000,000 females and all of them could not be bad for me. Finally in a couple of years I met who turned out to be my soulmate. Sorry folks in this world there is no one person, maybe only a few hundred but a hell of a lot more than one, especially one cheating, mentally off, slut.

For the romantics - it was a great ending but ....

a cheater will 'always be cheater waiting for the opportunity". For the romantics, it was a good ending but in reality - the "Cinderella story" is still a well known fantasy and this ex-slut wife is no "Cinderella". No doubt she is/was looking for the next "meal ticket" to support her life style. Let the buyer beware!

Crying in the beer!

A very well thought out story, but it reeks of the sickness permeating American society. I could see nothing wrong that Wes and you had done, and I do see a lot of wrong between you and your husband.

WOW!!

CELT
Thanks for ending this story this way --Everyone deserves a second chance !--Great as are all your stories

VERY GOOD, AN EXCELLENT STORY

AN ECELLENT STORY, DRAMATIC ENDING.

Fantastic

Well written and holds out hope for love and marriage. The self-righteous will hate it of course, but then they are destined to be unhappy most of their lives in any case. If only everyone were as perfect as they are! I love your stories because love should always rule in all types of relationships. If anyone that comments on any of these stories can truthfully say that their marriages were pertfect and error free, I would say they were not only self-righteous but liars as well! Face it, if only we could hope to have the marriages and reconciliations you describe! You are indeed one of the best and I read hundreds of these cheating wives stories. I myself failed in one marriage because I could not forgive or forget. Yet, I have succeeded in another 28 year marriage because I could... You hold out happiness with these stories, because after all...love is the only thing any of us can take with us in death.

I liked it

I must say, I'm a sucker for a well written happy ending--though it did seem you had Rick wait way too long to propose to Judith again. As best as I could make out, they lived together for 10 years before he popped the question. A bit excessive, in my view, but I will defer to you, the author. Thank you for a well thought out return visit to this couple. I, too, had felt a bit bad for Judith and am glad to see her rehabilitation.

A life of sincerity . . . if we call may be able to live such a life

I love your sotry. Thank you for writing it.

Good job

Nice ending, truelove can heal a badly damaged heart when that woman is truly your lobster.

A great read

I've been reading stories which get excellent reviews on the Public Feedback Portal. Yours lived up to the previous comment. Thank you so much.

A heart-warming conclusion but....

... no man would have walked away on discovering his wife fucking in the office. Prompt action might have saved the marriage, especially important for the children. And what was the point of hiring PI's when he already knew?

Why wait eight years to begin reconciliation? Two or three would have been enough. And why not resume married life immediately rather than wait for all the children to leave the nest? Somehow, there was not enough concern for the children in this story.

Heart Warming

OK call me a fool,but this one i LOVED. You really made it seem like she was truly sorry for what she did to him and not just sorry that she got caught like a lot of other stories. Sometimes forgiveness can be achieved and should be accepted. This one put a tear in my eye and that's not an easy thing to do ....;) Thanks for a great read and keep up the great work....BH

I loved it!

This is one of the best stories on the web!

Revisiting is appropriate!

Your decision to revisit this story was a good one. The original story really called for a follow-up. The ultimate reconciliation, after a long and anguished period of separation, reflected growth on the part of both parties, and seemed appropriate in this case. So much so that any criticism of a few flaws in the story is actually trivial.

You felt sorry for Judith? You've got to be kidding.

I can understand some of these morons who comment feeling sorry for Judith but you, my dear author, wrote this despicable character. Do you actually read your stories? Judith makes Linda from DG Hear's "The Affair", arguably DG's biggest whore in a story, look like a nun. I know you're a "reconciliation" man at heart so I guess I should be happy that you, at least, gave this story some closure. What I can't accept is that you or anybody else would see any reason to have sympathy for Judith based on her actions in the first chapter.

No Way

I would'nt have taken her back. NO WAY!

Great improvement

I loved the change both on a literary and on an emotional basis. We humans are quick to condem and slow to forgive, probably as an environmental survival technic. It seems completely plausible that two people with a long history would have difficulty falling completely out of love. I think your closure that both were seeking happiness that "only" the other could give provided the closure that us romantics wanted. The scar will always be there and, perhaps complete trust will never be achieved, be they seem to want to be together for all the right reasons.
I put this story up there with those of Ohio and Rhenquist.
Thank you for the effort.

Lonewolf3307

Seconded my thoughts lock stocked and popped.

Thank you

You made me cry.

Thank you. 5 stars x

Nice story

I know that there are some that say 'torch the bitch' and cheaters always cheat. But the story has a nice touch of realism for a reconciliation story. I believe that a good amount of divorcees would have done anything, if they could put it back together..even years later. Sometimes, it takes the divorce to see what you really missed all the while, and why the vows made in youth were so important. Most just don't work past the difficult parts, and just quit (and sometimes look for a new relationship which will end up worse in many cases.).

Tears

Thanks Celt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the irony of it all.

I Commented on the first part sometime ago saying how this was one of the best series on the site because the man stays a man in the end and does not become a wimp. Thats y i like the idea of consequences. I firmly believe consequences are a bitch. After that comment i began on this story, which was a continuation and the irony of it all was that the man took her back in the end. Was a slap on my face for passing such good comments earlier in the earlier part. I still feel the series is awesome as most of the stories dont have such wimpish endings. A two star for this one.

The BEST

I love it. The series to date has a lot of misery. Revenge may be sweet, but a sweet isn't a complete meal. Nobody wins when a good marriage is wasted. As soon as I saw the word 'revisited' I guessed a reconciliation was on the way. It was spun out with family detail, and over a time frame, that made it believable and satisfying.
I'm sad for the men who can't conceive of reuniting with a once errant wife.

I liked it ; )

I'm a big fan of BTB-- but this story had me a bit fuck'd up, yeah she cheated her husband found out & divorced her skankyass-- but this revisited part had me all fuck'd up, she wasn't like most cheating slut wives, she understood & accepted the consequences, she didn't try to blame the husband & she grew up! I'd give her a second chance, this was a woman who had a dummy moment, she cheated, lied, deceive and killed her family-- she still loved her husband she know understands what her actions has caused & I'm pretty sure she wouldn't dare do it again. She's older & wiser now. I'm all for reconciliation-- but there are criteria's: example: whores that blames their husbands for their fuck ups, whores that continue to cheat, whores that has no respect or love for her husband, whores that thinks their pussy is made of platinum & should be worshipped, habitual cheaters ... Things such as these are known as a non reconciliation , you can't turn a slut into a housewife, but this wife she felt & fully comprehend the devastation that her affair has caused, she wasn't angry at her husband for dumping her slutty ass she was angry at herself & took full responsibility for her affair. I've read some cheating wives stories where the husband takes the tramps back & I usually end up pissed off because they did, but I'm not pissed off when it comes to this story-- the husband did what he had to do ; he divorced the slutt & eight years later they reconcile. She accepted her consequences. I'm glad they ended up back together but I'm not sure I'd marry her over again...

Great reconciliation story!

I was hoping they would get back together. I am very closely connected to a man whose wife took him back after a love affair with what I thought was real love involved. At least, there was a lot of affection and lust. I often wonder how she is doing, these many years later. I just had my 57th anniversary in August so some reconciliations work out.

Maybe

Perhaps this plot is possible, but highly unlikely. A leopard does not change it's spots and people do not really change either. They may exhibit different behaviors but they are all based on the same underlying personality. That means is she was selfish enough to cheat on her husband she will be selfish enough to screw him over again, even if it is in a way other than cheating. A bitch is a bitch.

I'm glad you did !

I normally like to see the cheaters get burned; and Judith did but not enough in the first story. But the "Revisited" story told of her pain, and his pain; they both paid a high price. That being said I am really happy you wrote this happy ending !!!

Too much time spent talking about the pain HE caused by leaving. Yeah he was so callous wasn't he? Leaving a cheating wife who had just come home from fucking her toyboy for 3 DAYS! How could he, that bastard. After all she was bored by her lover by that point so how could he leave her and cause her so much pain?

Interesting

It took twice as long to tell the story of her redemption than it did her affair. He dint throw her out, he basically "left the building" which is less than I would have done. I guess this is a time heals all wounds kind of story. Not sure hy you or anyone else thought this part was necessary, I certainly didn't.

Bull

It is more likely that the author will be struck twice by lightning than for this reconciliation to occur.

Just Beautiful!

I wasn't going to read this at first, I didn't want her "moving on" and being happy, didn't think she deserved it!

I decided to check it out and see where you went with it, started to really get interested when it became apparent that some sort of a reconciliation was going to happen.

I started to get misty when she made her pledge to him, was really weepy at the end.

Major kudos!

Gosh you're a loss

What a great pity you no longer are able to publish; it's authors like you who set the highest standards on this site. Ok I thought it was slightly contrived in places but you write so damm well, who the hell cares.
Was it unrealistic , no, not at all, perhaps unusual or even difficult to imagine, but still entirely possible. Remember until you walk in someone else's shoes you will never know their feelings or capabilities.
Thank you again for this excellent work. 5*****

story

this was one of the greatest stories I have read on here. glad that you showed that forgiveness can take time as long as you truly love that person

Soy products?

I have to wonder at the direction some of my favorite authors are taking with their stories. If, by some chance they do write about some man that refuses to be treated badly and holds his cheating wife accountable, they write a sequel and drain every bit of testosterone from their bodies, inject them with soy oil to enhance the estrogen and cause them to start talking like a feminine Hallmark card.

Guys, your excellent writing is not overcoming your addiction to Soy Milk. Take some shots, get a patch or a pill and inject a little pride back into your male characters. I don't think all pretty women cheat on their husbands and I don't think all men are willing to put up with anything just to be married to someone. Also, getting back with the ex-wife just because you can't get a date just proves her reasoning for finding a "man".

That's a story about sin and forgiveness....

4* for both the parts...They adjust to each other. She cheated ans payed dearly for it...He also acknowledged that she had learnt with her mistake...Very good story...

Complete Crap

The only relationship between the characters in the original Consequences and here is the names.

There is always life after

Perhaps the strongest human drives is the will to survive. Even when someone such as Judith has made a huge mistake in judgement that causes the loss of everything she hold dear, her will to survive will overpower her despair. That is unless there is a mental breakdown that diminishes her reasoning power.
The follow up has made the point in dramatic fashion. People can, over time, learn from past mistakes and become better for it. People can overcome their emotionally charged need for retribution and vengeance. Then what's left is "am I better off with or without." Personal happiness can assist in that need for survival.
Thank you for a well written, moving closure on one life story of survival.

DIFFICULT QUESTION, 4110!

Such a simple-sounding question, "Will I be better off with or without her?" but it's not. IF the wrong-doer is (1) truly repentant and doesn't return to the evil ways then yes, you're better off with them. On the other hand, as in far too many instances the wrong-doer (2) continues to disrespect, shit all over, and betray over and over, then NO!
So you see, there are no easy answers. This is why it's such a personal decision to take back or kick to the curb the one who hurt you. I can't do what YOU want me to do and you can't do what I might wish. You and I have to live with our own choices, good or bad. I can bad-mouth the BTB'ers or the RAAC's but it will be to no avail because it's THEIR decision. Only time will tell, not some warm, fuzzy, emotional, tear-jerking present moment .
For example, his wife has an affair for 2 years and hubby "A" decides to remain married to her while hubby "B" kicks her to the curb; Who's "right" and who's "wrong"? They BOTH have to live with their choices. Better off with or without cannot be answered at this present moment but only at some future time, so you see it's actually a trick question.

No Two Marriages Are The Same

My brother-in-law has been married three times. His first wife was a truly remarkable woman but he fell victim to a drunken one-night stand. The other woman wanted more and went to his wife and gave his wife her version of the 'affair'. When confronted by his wife, he did what he thought was right. Knowing he was guilty, he moved out. He accepted her terms for divorce. His next wife was a slut. He caught her only after realizing she had had sexual encounters numbering over 50 men in just two years of marriage while he was serving in the military. Then he married my sister who has had numerous open relationships with his knowledge but certainly not his approval. He has been conditioned by previous relationships to learn to accept what life sends his way. So have I.

The Power of Love

After reading the first chapter of this story,the way her betrayal was presented had me convinced that Rick should have done exactly what he did which was kick her to the curb.
This 2nd chapter patiently presented the aftermath of events and emotions following the divorce. Slowly,with the two boys being the glue,the love survived and eventually brought two lost souls back together.
After all,a happy ending,if arrived at properly is usually a winner!

Thanks....

Thanks, I love a happy ending.

***

While the writing was good, the plot felt contrived and utterly predictable by page2.
Oh well....

HERE IS WHERE EGO TAKES A BACK SEAT

and heart, brain and groin assume command, TK U MLJ LV NV

one of the few follow-ons that worked

Knowing up front that half of the readers will love the revisit and the other half will hate it, thecelt was brave for even trying.
Yes they struggled.
Yes, she slipped off into the abyss.
But, with hard work and a good counselor she managed to pull herself out of her depression and be the mother she needed to be while building her own successful business.
I for one am happy with the happy ending.
thanks

perfect.

I have read so many of these "Consequences" stories, which all turn out the same way, that this "Revisited" one brought tears to my eyes when it turned out right and they were reunited at the end.