The EPT Test; Alternate Story

Gave it a 5

but I'll never understand the giving her anything. She ended the marriage, why not take her to the cleaners. Every story you write where the husband cheats, he's taken to the cleaners. I don't get that, she lied, cheated, and got pregnant. The tri-fector and yet he is still civil and gives up the house and kids. Other than that, good story.

Cheaters. Why?

Good tale. The slut wife cheated and got pregnant. Then tried to play it off on her friend. Truth comes out and the husbands gets a divorce.
If you truly love your spouse wholeheartedly the idea of having sex with another would never occur to you. You may fantasize about someone, that's normal. But you would never act upon it. Cheating just shows the love is not really there. Just ask for a divorce if you really want to cheat. It at least allows everyone to keep their self respect.

Better than the original. Excellent!

The other story was good . This varation better-er.

God knows I prefer reconciliation stories when kids are involved but in original the reader was asked to believe that the wife's BFF Anna took & diposed of intiamate test with strips in narrator's home. That's a bit of a stretcher. This way falls into line better with known facts.

Wife had multiple chances to fess' up but figured she could outslick him. Denied !

Better version AND an actual man! Thanks.

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Given the circumstances, he did the right thing and what he should have, and it was a relief that he didn't wimp out! I was concerned at the end he was going to, but, thank you, he didn't!

Abortion as birth control

This one act would have been enough for me to divorce her. I have never understood how you can go to prison for killing someone unless you happen to be pregnant then it is ok. Much as I hated the ending I gave this *****, it was a more powerful story than the original.

1* for completely ruining

what was a perfectly good story. This one was like a tribute to the BTB assholes and was nothing short of a cowardly act by the author. Sickening.

Loved it

Obviously I prefer the original, as I am a sucker for a happy ending. Having read the other first made this one hurt just a bit more. I am surprised she didn't fight the divorce in an effort to keep him.

Betrayedbylove commented that "if you truly love your spouse wholeheartedly the idea of having sex with another would never occur to you." I agree with the sentiment but would qualify it by adding the following condition: unless a difficult or trying experience had occurred prior to the cheating (i.e. a deteriorating sex life, years of arguing, etc.). Him not going to the party does not measure up as a reason to be angry enough to sleep with another guy. Other than that one disagreement, they seem to have had a lovingly happy marriage. I realize alcohol was involved, but drinks lower our inhibitions, not make us what we are not. She would have had to have been totally plastered in order to do something that was against her nature. She may have been lit, but not stumbling drunk. She clearly did not have the level of love or happiness with the marriage that her hubby did. Truth be told, she was angry that he wasn't going because she was afraid of what might happen if he wasn't there. And yet she still went. You can bet that there must have been some prior flirting or sexual tension between those two at the office.

Wonderfully done. I love reading multiple versions.

Good read

I haven't read the original but this one was okay. Thanks for sharing.

Liked the Original Better

Not near as good. As one of the previous commenters said this appeals to the BTB at all costs crowd. Prefer chapter 1 Well written as usual

almost got this right

shame he didnt man up and tell everyone what she did and about her abortion

Another good take in an excellent story

Thanks for continuing to write stories in the LW section

Lack of Respect

Be careful who you marry. Not everyone is a decent, honest person. Protect your marriage at all costs - don't act like a single person when you are married. That means you don't flirt, you don't go to parties without your spouse, you don't dance with other men without your spouse present, you don't drink without your spouse present. You always respect your spouse and do not have any secrets from them. Including your best friends secrets. - These "rules" sound conservative, but if you ignore them you put your marriage at risk.

Better than the original.

Keep at it.

I don't know why but it lacked something. But it made a lot more sense than the first one.

Good story....

Both stories were good. You're an excellent writer.

Truth is

...drama is a key facet to gripping storytelling.

This version had more human emotion, but switched from detailed story to rushed summary once the reveal that produced that emotion occurred.

isn't it a funny thing...

isn't it a funny thing that after the divorce he suddenly finds it quite easy to do day shifts "to see the kids more often?" i understand his working hours were the main reason he couldn't come to her christmas party. you find it in more of these loving wives stories, where divorced guys suddenly start going to work out and make themselves more attractive for the meat market they are facing. they also turn romantic and try to be better lovers to be more successful. well, maybe they should have tried that earlier?

Thanks DG

That first version sounded of the axis and could not be correct. Now it is all revealed.
I wonder what her plan was if he had not found the positive EPT strips. Possibly she also played the dogs here.
There is no chance that the kids would given over to his care so all he did was get rid of his liability and keep a good relationship with the kids. Wonder if his sister-in-law knew she confirmed that her sister was a habitual liar?

Interesting take

The one thing that bothered me was Shannon was so concerned about Ed Davis,that he was married with kids,so she didn't want to ruin his life and she was upset when she figured out hubby had beaten him...that sounds like she actually cared about Davis rather than this being a one time thing.The real problem is hubby,if this is a btb story,would not stop at hitting Ed,he would also have tried to ruin Davis' marriage as well or tried to get him fired (the company would fire him in a mi.ute,a superior having sex with.a.married subordinate could mean major lawsuits).P

perhaps if this was ultimately a reconciliation story his actions would bE explainable,then it would.make sense,but nit the way it ends here.Maybe with a sequel it would make more sense.As it is he would have everyone else thinking he was an ass for divorcing her for not believing her,I Shannon loved him she would admit the truth.

Bummer

Classic one drunken slip. The excuse that the marriage was over because of the lies is a bit disingenuous, I think. The lies were purely cover-up, not in the nature of set-up or continuing the affair (if you can call it that). The wife is a shitty liar, btw. If hubby wasn't so dilligent, he would have never known. Would he have been happier?......I think he ditched the bitch because she cheated on him and got preggers, despite his protestations. Good second take on the same premise.

One thing that's not explained:

Why didn't she take a morning after pill? Another question for guys is this: Suppose you had a fight with your wife over something inconsequential, but you're angry. You go out with the guys and drink too much. A woman comes on to you and you succomb. Do you confess to your wife? Do you feel that this should cost you your marriage? Put in this light, I think most of us would believe we should be forgiven for one drunken indiscretion. If so should the wife have been forgiven?

Good story!

I likes this version better because the reactions seems more genuine. In the first version the husband confronts his wife during a special Valentine's Day weekend in the presence of a another couple they hardly knew. Who does that? You put good money for a hotel room, arrange for the kids and set up a romantic dinner to spoil it with unknow EPT results? Also, the extra sexual activities from the wife after the Party fits a guilty wife who made a big mistake. It is not the mistake that ended the marriage but the coverup of lies and actions to conceal that mistake. She used her friend as an alibi so she can go to the abortion clinic once again to fool her hard working husband. Once again she had the abortion, protected her lover boss and thought that she could get away with it. She even lied to her family during the divorce in such a way to make him the bad guy. Unfortunately, ther is no way to know if this one-nighter was the first time she cheated but it was the first time she was caught. Excellent story!

Because, Johnny1M....

....in the LW universe, the morning-after pill has not been invented, yet. Just go with it. Otherwise, I agree with everything you wrote. It's a tough call. I also agree with Angiquesophie in re: the job-it seemed like the major stressor in their lives, then he just changes shifts to spend more time with the kids. Sadly, too many people neglect their relationships while they are in them. Damn shame, really.

well, maybe not

People do dumb things, that's for sure. Marriages have their ups and downs. suppose the husband character in the story is wrong about how satisfied his wife is, He works like hell because he thinks they need the money, but...what if the wife doesn't agree, that more of his time at home is worth less money. That she feels he loves his job more than his family, and what's worse, he doesn't respect her job, and for proof skips her firms Christmas party. In the heat of months of shouldering resentment, a slap in not attending her, fueled by alcohol, she made a one time mistake.
Woo woo woo, of course she said nothing! Yes silent to protect her marriage, but also to spare her husband a lot of pain. Who wouldn't!

Unfortunately such distinctions aren't usually made in this category, here IMO the husband was a Richeous prig, abortions are wrong, but he sits with a rod of pride up his ass and let's his wife get one, because he doesn't want a bastard around.

Oh well

Angiquesophie's comment - interesting

She makes an interesting point, but I'm not sure it's a universally true, much less damning, one about divored husbands.

Couples either choose or have lives thrust upon them, but it's amazing how often there is little or no communication about goals and methods for marriage and raising a family. It's difficult to have those existential conversations, especially about future events, and especially when we think/hope/pray that love will show the way.

Instead, we assume that we understand our role, the roles of our spouse and children, etc. Further, we assume that they understand our preception of these roles and what is necessary to fulfill them. Yes, assuming sometimes makes an ass of you and me .

One of the key assumptions, as mentioned earlier, is that love will conquer all. Further, that there is a long-term commitment of marriage that supercedes other long-term commitments. If I gain a few pounds, or desire sex less (or more) than my spouse, or if I change my mind about travel or education or houses or wntertainment or whatever, my spouse and family will attempt to accommodate those changes, or at least be tolerant of them. After all, that is also expected of me as they grow and change.

Divorce is a huge reset button. The long-term marriage commitment is terminated, and the commitment to other family members is materially changed. In short, what doesn't end is definitely different after a divorce. Choices made post-divorce to live healthier, realign work/family/leisure priorities, etc., are made in materially different circumstances than the curcumstances pre-divorce. "If she'd given up smoking" or "if he'd dropped 20 pounds" or "if they'd downsized their house & lifestyle to free up cash" or other observations are easy to make in the aftermath because the pre-existing condition of presumed tolerance and adaptability within marriage is no longer present.

Lovedthestory

Loved the story and development of the characters. As always thanks for you're story efforts and for sharing your skill with me.
Best regards

one mistake and divorce/so she lies /wouldnt you

they both love each other and she got drunk and slipped. he is angry and divorces her and beats up her boss who was also drunk. he cant let go of his hate. one time is a mistake,shit happens men cheat so where is forgiviness and he has to support 3 kids while living apart. makes only sense to him, poor guy got his ego brusied. so make yourself misserable and have a shit existance. is that the answer???

Much Better

I hated the first story, thought it was totally improbable. This was much better. thank you

He did the right thing. The ones saying he should've forgiven her and think that would've made him happy are still just looking from the outside. Sure it could've worked but they also could have constantly fought in front of the children until the marriage ended anyways. Or maybe they would've suppressed their feelings until they imploded. The fact of the matter is that trust was shattered.

The sex was a one time drunken mistake. She got pregnant. She chooses to try and bury this problem on her own. Say the husband never found out, she would still know and it would have eaten her up form the inside anyways and probably would have affected how she lived and also end up breaking their marriage. A problem that big NEEDED to be shared with her spouse. Period.

Liked This One

She deserved to be divorced. The deceit. The lies. Too much to overcome. Ok. so now they are single again still attached through the kids. Now add a chapter 2 to this story getting them back together, except this time with an ironclad burn the cheater prenup. I'm not totally heartless, the kids deserve better. The prenup allows for a second chance.

Think she would do it again? Maybe, maybe not.

Thanks DG. You're a good writer and enjoy your style.

Somewhat More Realistic...

This version of the EPT test is far more realistic, the characters more realistic and the outcome more logical. This is not a simple matter of a one off case of adultery and its regret there is little doubt that Shannon had pre-planned her one night stand even if she had not selected the man at that time. Shannon didn't do it for the fucking but to take out her revenge against her husband for refusing to join her at her office party. She knew how she reacted to excessive alcohol and she knew what the odds were of her being hit on. How. To the end while she still professes her undying love for Gary who she would do anything for she still can't bring herself to tell the truth and continues to lie when asked the reason for their divorce easing the blame on to Gary making him to appear to be a petty, jealous and unreasonable prude. Are we to assume that this is to hide the identity of her lover whose marriage she seems more concerned about than her own?

Absurd

The suggestion to write a sequel taking the wife back with a prenup is absurd. No fucking way! The cunt doesn't know what truth is.

I guess..

that was the wrong way to rewrite it.

how about finding 2 negative birth control tests ? because a woman who has a guy who had a vasectomy would have bougth since 2000 the the morning-after pill, or at least since 2009 when every woman older than 17 would have gotten it without recipe. And then maybe to be sure take the baby test.

the outcome could have been ...... what ever you invented but pregnancy was for sure not the way to prove her guiltiness.

Two Versions!

Both excellent- #2 is sad and could use another short chapter as I wonder about the future. I have so enjoyed your stories over several years and have read many more than once. Thank you for the fine work!

Poppycock!

Your story just reeks of sexism. Your hero, blames his girlfriend for getting pregnant, as we all know it's the woman's responsibility for birth control! He make this great sacrifice dropping out of school, even though he didn't know why he was going.

He gets this great job where he works overtime and weekends caring little about the time spent with his family. Great job, great money with all the overtime, inexpensive apartment, he should have plenty of money for a down payment on a house but no his wife's parents give them that.

She waits up for him every night, fucks him silly, which seem the only reason he needs a wife as he doesn't spend much time with her otherwise.

She wants to finish college get her degree! Of course they are so poor her parents pay for her education. Makes one wonder what's happening to all the money he's making. She gets her degree and after all their children are in school she gets a part-time job. Something our hero isn't really happy about but he guesses she does need some outside adult company. I'd freaken say she surely did she wasn't getting any adult company from him.

We have to be told in an off handed way that Shannon wasn't being very wifely as she no longer waited up at night for his return from work so she could fuck his brains out, OMG he was only getting it once a week. She surely must have been very excited with that one night a week as it would seemed like having sex with a stranger once a week! He was not only a stranger to Shannon but also his children.

Not that I want to be critical of our wondrous hero but why didn't he stop working overtime and weekend after Shannon started to bring home a pay check. We all know why, or should know why, he'd rather work than be a husband and a father.

Our hero being such a loving husband wouldn't go to Shannon's company's Christmas party. Why? Because money was more important than Shannon was. Shannon ends up drinking too much and fucking her boss. I'm sure the sex was much more exciting than her weekly sex with her husband, who seemed to care little for her. Sex for Shannon had turned into a weekly chore, something she did only as a wifely duty.

We can go on and on about this story, we can blame Shannon without placing any blame on our lovely hero. We can blame Shannon for hiding the truth. We can blame Shannon for having an abortion, even though it's her body, not his, not mine, and surely not yours. Personally I blame her for even giving a shit if he left her or no.

But the truth be told about our hero, and maybe our author, when he took the money, left her with a house with a mortgage, which by the way her parents partly paid for. Even worse he stops working overtime and weekends.

As for those of you who happen to believe he should have taken her for everything, you fucking don't know what you're speaking of. He would have gotten no more if he had divorced her on grounds she'd committed adultery and she surely could have counter sued based on neglect and mental cruelty.

Just another typical I HATE WOMEN loving wives stories. Don't some of you men get tired of being so misogynic?

Well written story - sad - but well written

Nobody won in this one. Wife should have used the morning after pill. I don't agree with AS's comment that it is the husband's fault for not going to the party. I think in this situation I would probably spend a two week vacation in Nevada and then try to get back to normal.

New and Improved Version

Better; and as always, well written and a joy to read.

Thanks DG.

Well Written

But very sad.....more believable then the 1st story, but much harder to enjoy with the ending of the marriage.

to Dyslexicea

All I can say is wow. Your prejudice is showing, read your profile and it gives a glimpse into your reasoning. Don't know what century you were born in but you must have missed Roe v. Wade. If a woman has the right to end her, pregnancy without regard to the feelings or opinions of the father of said child. Then it most definitely is the responsibility of every woman to ensure they do not get pregnant. This can be as simple as requiring the man use a condom. If you want to spout your belief that it is your body and you can do what you want with it, then with Authority comes with Responsibility. The age of chivalry may not be dead but feminism is trying its damnedest to make it so. I will admit I am a chauvinist, I like many men of my generation were raised by our parents to be this way. We are taught to treat women with respect (unearned), to show them deference and curtsey. The next time a man does something for you without you asking and them not expecting a reward, the least you could do is say Thank you. But watch out he is probably what you would call a misogynist. BTW abortion in all cases except were the mother's life is at risk is murder. Every argument against this is just sophistry.

Damn Dyslexicea, talking about sexism

Every thing you said was nothing more than the remarks of a "man-hating" feminist. You want to blame the husband for he's wife whorish behavior,"Really"! You and Gloria Alred must be cut from the same, "it's his fault tree". I have yet to meet a feminist that did anything wrong. You guys probley blame Adam for listening to Eve and taking a bite for the apple. If Adam had only listened we wouldn't be in this spot. I guesss you forgot the part were she gave him the apple. What I find funny about you, this is direct qoute from Huedogg2, "your stupid assed comment" was. If he didn't have a job or they lived in a trailer park or a homeless shelter. Then you say he sucked as a man because he didn't provide for his family. She fucked up plain and simple, but your just to wrapped in your everyone is a misogynist rant. What I find funny is you forgot to call the women who think she fucked up, "traitors."

Ouch

The rabid lesbians comment was funny. Does she know how much a house a couple of kids and a car or two costs? Don't forget the insurance for all of them. She has no clue.

Huedogg you are tooo funny.

You're like the living proof of how fucked up and full of shit a human can be. I actually feel sorry for you, it's sad that humanity has such capacity for losing. What a fucktard.

Anyhow if this cunt bitch stripped outta her burqa at any point in the making of this story we all hope she gets skinned alive. Don't we? Hey come on guys, that's why we're here isn't it? Don't we all hate women?

the person you should feel sorry for is in your bathroom mirror

you're just the typical asshole anon that's to much of a pussy to let anyone know that's how you feel. But most of all your just a piece of navel lint floating on a breeze. Get an account, give your cuckolding a name and live life. It's all you could hope for. I on the other hand, my small little person am trying to figure out what revenge really is and how to put it to paper. Go back in the bathroom and finsh what you were doing....oh and don't forget to let the seat down before you pee, little man.

5* story

It's a realistically told story about a man who, though he still loves his wife, can no longer trust her.

DG Hear

Thank you for all the comments. I love reading them. I really did have both ideas in my head, which way to go, when I wrote the original story. Since it was for Valentine's Day, I wrote the happier ending but I felt something was missing. So I decided to rewrite part of the story. It is something how the same situation can go so many ways. Again thank you for all the comments. They are very much appreciated.
With Respect
DG Hear

I haven't had this much fun reading comments...

...since Huedogg defended his position that rape isn't rape unless it's reported to the police.

angiquesophie disgusting sexism remarks says a lot about her thinking

if angiequesophie 's post has any validity whatsoever -- and it does not-- then if we take the sexism out of the equation things should be equal and her reaction should be equal .

Clearly IF her argument is based upon logic and reason then the issue is that one spouse is working too hard and / or out of the home too much and that was a contributing factor. (Never mind that the wife never bakes any such claim or even hint at any such claim in the story. When you're feminist with a crazed agenda you can simply make facts up )

It should not make a difference whether the spouse that's working too much out of the home is a woman or a man. In the USA in 2010 40% of married households have the wife making more money than the husband.

Husbands or wives working Hard to support the family is NOT a reason to cheat. And the proof of how twisted your thinking or perspective is that in reversing the roles / situation... where the husband did not work ... or perhaps even a something Honorable like Stay At Home Dad and the wife brought home all the money.

Now in our hypothetical suppose the nonworking husband... wanted to go out to a party and the wife could not be cause she is too tired from work. Or she was just working too hard and the husband was feeling neglected.

What would angiequesophie now support the defense maybe the underlying cause of this was the fact that the wife of working too hard?

DYSLEXICEA Please Iron my shirts you stupid bitch

this lesbian delusional cunt wrote

"..He blames his girlfriend for getting pregnant, as we all know it's the woman's responsibility for birth control! He make this great sacrifice dropping out of school, even though he didn't know why he was going...".

Listen you stupid dyke... if he blamed his girlfriend for getting pregnant he would NOT of married her. That is what asshole men do and this guy did NOT do that.

..."Not that I want to be critical of our wondrous hero but why didn't he stop working overtime and weekend after Shannon started to bring home a pay check. .."

why didnt she ask? or suggest?

"....We all know why, or should know why, he'd rather work than be a husband and a father..".

in this terrible Bush wrecked economy.. you are actually suggesting that someone voluntarily cut back their work hours .. WITHOUT the other spouse even mentioning one word about it?

cunt what planet are YOU living on?

One note

The "I was drunk"defense is as much crap as people can be hypnotized to do things they don't want to,it isn't true. Alcohol removes inhibitions,it doesn't create desire.Davis lusted after her and she him,whether in her case it was lust or revenge doesn't matter,alcohol lets people do what they want to but are afraid to. She was asked by anne if she wanted help but instead went with davis,knowing she was drunk and pissed.Again,I don't know if DG Hear meant this,but her protecting davis as she did makes it a lot more suspicious to me.If she really regretted what she didshe would have started telling the truth when it comes out,instead she shows more respect for davis and his life then her husbands feelings.If she had admitted who it was to her husband it shows trust,she could have come clean and asked him to leave davis alone. I could be sympathetic to Shannon,why she didn't want to tell him,but her ongoing behavior was horrible.She won't even tell others the truth,so she makes him look like the jerk.

For DS,your defense of shannon rings false.If she is bothered by his working too much,she should have told him it was too much,told him with her salary they could afford to have him work days,etc.I don't think you know the mentality many men are raised with,how much they feel like their duty is to do as muxh as they can to give the family everything they can.It is a mirror of women with.their kids,it isn't workaholism,it is a sense of duty if misplaced.It is no different then the many events my spouse has missed with me because of responsibilty to our family..he isn't a saint by far,but he,did what he did trying his best.She cheated on him in angrr and revenge and probably like many cheaters found comfort in blaming him.But t you leave out is the continued lying well past the initial event,refusing to say who it was,excusing davis (which smells,that is what you do for a lover,not some guy you banged by mistake).Put it this way,ds,how would you feel if a loved one cheated on you,got someone pregnant or got pregnant,then continually refused to tell the truth,including refusing to say who it was,telling others it was your fault and showing more care for the jerk she slept with then you?

I would be the first person to tell you many of these stories are misogynistic,as many of the comments are,and I love forgiveness and reconciliation stories, but Shannon the way this is written comes off as someone you can't trust,the.lies on top of lies aeems to mean she isn't worthy of.trust.

Good Read, Not in Agreement

I divorced my wife for cheating, so why do I side with the wife? My wife had a three plus year affair and ended it only because she got caught. During infidelity counseling, I found most couples have the experience like this couple - a brief fling - and the vast majority reconcile. There are specific methods for regaining trust, mostly actions by the cheater to insure their spouse can feel assured. In this case, husband lives around the corner and is in the wife's life continually. Clearly, staying together and working on the trust issue is preferable to this life.