All Comments on 'Burning Bridges'

@Kiwihunter

to everything you say, I would complete it by killing the little bastard before committing suicide, in order to destroy the fucking parents, they were the least they deserved.

a todo lo que dices, lo completaría asesinando al pequeño bastardo antes de suicidarse, para así destruir a los putos padres

Well written as always from this author. Character development is lacking. Pretty morose story. Would suggest this author doesn't try to write Hallmark cards.

Well written but a very sad story.

Doug is a true asshole. Nice story, but so depressing. D

Demander, your stories suck ass. Work on improving.

Those who are saying Doug is at fault, I wish you a wife like his ex-wife.

A well written story. I can't say it was a good story as the plot is so sad.

I can not understand those who are attacking Doug. Isn't that the same as blaming and shaming a rape victim?

Good writer. Powerful message!

I loved it. It's a sad powerful story with a message to all, not everyone is the same when it comes to cheating. Thanks for sharing it with us. I gave it 5 stars.

Good story. Raacs can happen but sometimes/often they just can't as well. And when the hurt is deep enough...well...

Could you write a follow up to this story that helps Doug turn his life around?

5 stars! Excellent, would love to see what happens next for Doug.

Crazy dark...well written but wow. Ouch.

Wow! Great! Using the reference for the baby as “it” spoke volumes, nice touch

Lord..... what a brute! Not the author. Excellent writer.

Uuhhh...this is exactly how I've always felt I would react to finding out my wife fucked a family member and had his baby.

I never really thought about it until I started reading LW on Lit 10 years ago.

The half assed reconciliation stories...forgiveness? Happy endings?

No fucking way.

I'd literally have beaten a family member to unconsciousness.

And I would have immediately been done with any wife. Done. Over. Cold. Fury. Just like that.

I'd have never held the baby. Made sure my name wasn't on any birth certificate.

And probably have gone to jail for a bit for the violence against a brother or cousin.

When I got out? I would have moved far, far away. Disowned everyone from my life and started over.

This story was dark. But I find it WAY more relatable than the similar RAAC stories here.

No way I could ever raise another man's child...who impregnated my wife while she was married to me. Let alone look at it every day knowing it was my brother's or cousin's or uncle's bastard.

Nope. No way. Some things are just not worthy of forgiveness.

A powerful, evocative story. 5 stars.

Dark evocative powerful story about the cost of betrayal. Excellent tale that's well written. Hopefully the MC finds peace and happiness. BardnotBard

Dumbest shit I've read in a while. Stupid slut with no self-control. Got what she deserved in the end though she took the easy way out. Always amazes me just how stupid people can be, even in a story.

WOW!!! Very powerful!!! Thanks for an excellent read!

Well that was dark and depressing

Nice story….but I HATE changing POV stories. I know what the skank did. I don’t need to know how she justified it to herself. No star ratings as I realize my own feelings shouldn’t be used to judge; the story should be judged on its merits.

Her side of the story was a waste of time, irrational, unbalanced, just selfishness in a nutshell.

I usually hate multiple POV, but I was glad to hear her side of it. Those are two messed up families..,

So she had sex with him right after he just went on a rant about getting aids?

That was a good story but a realistic and very dark ending.

Incredible story but one of the most depressing things I have ever read and I was beaten and raped by my father from the age of 5 until he finally mysteriously was found dead. I the rest of my life story would make an unbelievable book but it would also put me in prison for the rest of my life. I guess I have to wait until I am gone to have it released to the public.

Unfortunately a very realistic and dark story. A tip of my hat to DFWBeast.

Plot hole? After having sex with the hubbies brother why wouldn't the wife simply go to the pharmacy and get the day after pill? Problem solved. (I realize that pill doesn't solve the infidelity issue but it does solve the potential unwanted pregnancy risk.)

Very sad to think there are people who actually have lives like this. 4 stars

Anonymous, I can't imagine being subjected to that kind of childhood reality. You are truly a strong person to be able to even post about what your bastard of a father did to you. The tears and thought I shed considering your pain as a child are all I can honor you with.

That was tough to read but the story was well told.

I will admit to being curious as to why the wife didn't use the day after pill, the infidelity made the marriage possible retrievable but pregnancy, nope.

Great, dark revenge story. He should have helped the worthless, cheating bitch off herself as she couldn’t even do that right. Story worth 20 extra stars because it hurt Kiwicuckhunter piss his panties.

Wow! That was a tough read. It really challenged me, which is a much appreciated rarity these days. My “moral compass” isn’t as self-assured as it normally is after reading this story. Don’t get me wrong. Teresa deserved every bit of what Doug gave her. Having sex with Billy, getting pregnant by Billy, and then trying to pass the kid off as Doug’s are all nuclear worthy acts. So why am I so conflicted on this one? Is it the resultant estrangement from his parents? Is it his dead brother and his dead soulmate both leaving this world by their own hand - their last mortal thoughts undoubtedly being of Doug? Is it because of Billy and Teresa’s love child - having two dead parents and being raised by grandparents who fucked up their own kids? Is it all of the above? Then I ask, was Teresa genuinely sorry for what she did? Not at first. But she came to be sorry. Do I think she would’ve ever cheated on Doug again? I highly doubt it. Did she really love Doug? Clearly she did. She went to huge lengths to reconcile with him. But, the truth is, she fucked her husbands brother - and went back for more - and then had a kid with him. Doug did the only thing he could do. He moved on. In the end, there are no winners here. Doug will always be in search of the impossible - another soulmate. He feels the emptiness in his heart as he stands looking out at the ocean. It’s an emptiness that he will never fill. And his anger - which has sustained him - will quickly fade now that there’s nobody left to be angry with. More emptiness. So? In those empty moments, will Doug find himself regretting his last conversation with Teresa, and not trying to find a way back to his dead soulmate? I believe he will. But we’ll never know. 5/5 BRB

When all you can write is anger, hate, vitriol, and hyperbole, the story ends up like the load in a crack pipe. It burns hot, bright, and potent, and after the rush, you're left with nothing but burned lips and a fried brain. Learn to write characters that use all five senses and a full range of emotions. Write "bad guys" who don't belong in a Tela-Novela or a third-rate (aren't they all?) Marvel Cartoon-o-film. You tell a decent story, but writing it like a repentant alcoholic's venting at an AA Meeting leaves little room for the reader to enjoy.

I just vented my speen on another comment I left on another story 23 years working for the courts have left me with a cynical view. Here the author used a suicide and a overdose as a solution to a problem. He sounds like the medical insurance industry. They quit paying for treatment for addiction, and came up with a inhaler that took the heat off of them for the real problem they created. Two deaths for one fuck. I am a died in the wool hard ass btb guy. However suicide, and overdoses which is suicide come on now.