All Comments on 'Love Me Tender - Please Pt. 07'

for this "oeuvre". G.Belgium

But having said that. The bad guy got killed and they lived happily ever after. Very well written story. Perhaps a bit long in places. But then who am I to to critizise?

we get IT -- you-- the author hates Men. WE have read your Bio and its obvious that you think Men are not really humans... YOU -- the author- think men are stupid and easily manipulated.

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Case in point the opening of this god awful wretched chapter the WORST of the series where he marries the god dam slut whore a 2nd time.

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please stop. It is enough already. Go find nigger to fuck and stop writing this shit

but overall story had very poor character development, bad story line and gratuitous sex. I did read it all

"The End and The Beginning." This quote was by far the most satisfying thing the author wrote. Why you ask? Well it is an indication that she has finally finished lying to herself and

us. This story was about the author and her lifestyle. Her contempt for Ray is the contempt she feels for the man in her life. As the man in her life is either oblivious to her actions (ie: he has not visited her bio) or he is so cowed by her as to be a submissive cuck. We will never know because people who lie to themselves never tell the truth to others. And why should she? If she examined her life and found the parallels to Karen, then she would have to see the utter whore that Karen is. Ray like a good race horse was put through his paces. The author even allowed him revenge on another man by killing Montrell. But the true villain got away with everything she did. In the authors world there are no consequences for being a whore. Good writing can not carry a story and in this case it did not. And that is why the end of the story is the best thing that could happen to the story.

Hey!- what a great story!-One of the best on this site !

Hey!- what a great story!-One of the best on this site !

Very enjoyable story! In chapter one, Karen begins the story back in Savannah reflecting on the 2-1/2 years this story encompassed. Why was she back in Savannah? I thought the end of the story would be at this point in time.

Liking or not liking this story is not the purpose of this note. Her adendum is. The thought that people (and I use this term loosely) would email her with personal attacks (on her or her family) I find REPULSIVE and those who do so are lower that the accusations they make. These people write so we can read it and should not be subject to this kind of crap whether or not we like the story. Make comments about the story OK but leave the personal issues where they belong... In the toilet. Sorry, this kind of behavor pisses me off. Mike

i am so sad what shall i read now its same feeling like the last part of harry potter ;-)

thank you it was great

don't listen to the naysayers, keep writing those wonderful stories.

There is no doubt the author accomplished her objective, by getting readers involved in her subject of the story. Whether you liked it or not you did read it. Mission accomplished. I think it shows bad taste by readers to ridicule her just because they don't like the outcome of this story. It kept me coming back to each chapter. Well written piece of literotica. Thanks.

Readers that LOVE this story and hate this story are BOTH out of control. Saying <i>" Hey greatst story ever on this web site!!!"</i> are just as bad as saying Die Kathi die!

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if you are going to say "Hey greatest story ever on this wed site!!!.... " Please say why.

Thanks for the very good story, and the end of the story is like parting from friends. You have made the Royals come to life with your writing, and become involved with their love/hate relationship through reading of your story. Thanks again and I will be watching for your next post.... Rich

for a really good story and the happy ending. There are far too few happy endings on this site, I know this is fiction but I really got caught up it. Your efforts are appreciated!

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I sure hope not. The reason WHY this story drew such VIOLENT reaction is NOT becasue folks dont like the outcome. Look at the wife's name KARI... and the author's

... KATHI.

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<b>The reason is very basic: it sucks moose cock covered with horse shit. </b>

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In chapter 4 Ray the suppsoed husband does nothing. There is a Minor brief confrontation scene in which the whore wife is allowed to lie and lie and deny and deny. The whore cunt wife ACTUALLY says to ray (no I am no making this up) "its better you NOT know"...

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when confronted that Montell the BAD guy ia a drug dealer the wife calls he Husband a Liar.

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Oh sure Ray yells at her changes the locks and files for divorce... but the kids somehow Blame HIM... and RAY is one sufferring.

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CHAPTER 5... Very suddenly its two years Later. Ray gets YELLED at by his therapist!!! <b>We never get see experience feel or read about RAY's agony of those two years. </b>

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Suddenly Kari wants to be back into his life. <b>When Kari is going over her notes about HOW she got so out of contrl and so addicted...it KILLS the story.</b> Those notes prove

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1) Kari can remember so her assertions she cant recall her out of control period was bullshit.

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2) RAY should of thrown her arse out long before he did.

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<b> Ray is PUSSY and shows NONE of the normal reactions of a real hetrosexual man. Throughout it all RAY in chapter 5 expresses NO anger... No harshness... NOTHING. All he does is say It will be ok baby.</b>

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its fucking laughable. Ray is a shadow a piece of cardboard

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CHAPTER 6... YAWN!! Ray and Kari get back together and fuck.

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CHAPTER 7... The author has Ray beat up Montrell to prove to the readers that RAY is a MAN. This is an old dodge that IDIOT writers use when the realize how shallow and weak the husband character has become.

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Long before Montrell got her hooked on Drugs the wife was already LOOOOOOOONG gone and out of control.

according to that maroon from VA, people didn't like it because the author's name was similar to the cheating bitch.This makes you glad that people like Shakespeare,Hemmingway,Twain, etc. didn't use THEIR names in stories

Well Kathi, we've seen the highs and lows of this relationship and I for one am glad it ended as it did. Even though some felt that your characters lacked some real-life actions and emotions, I was happy with your interpretation of the lives. Your one good writer and I really hope we don't have to wait too long for another one. Thanks for not getting side-tracked by some of the comments and going to the end!

Thank you for your chapter by chapter opinion of this story HarryinVA. Since you took the time to read it verse by verse you must have liked something about it, even though the story seemed to have pissed you off enough to be rude to other readers. Seems like good manners are not part of your vocabulary. You seem to be a bitter man with no respect for the author or the reader. Well, no matter just keep on moaning and groaning, after all you're entitled to your opinion as I am to mine.

a great story. It is the best one I’ve read at Literotica so far. Some people will disagree but please, note this is what I think and I don’t force my opinion to anybody. I also believe it could become a real bestseller with some re-working and editing (like other people said it does have a few loose ends). Congratulations to the author for her big and successful effort.

Thank you, Kathi, for a well written, involving, and ultimately inspirational story. Kari’s long fall and her strength and determination to raise herself back up was a tough journey of self-discovery for your characters (and, dare I say, your readers too!). You’ve written very realistically about addiction and how its effect twists and ruins normally rational, loving people, destroying families and friendships.

You could’ve ended the story with Kari’s downfall, when she reached rock bottom, but I’m glad you chose to take the hard option: the long road to recovery and regaining the trust of her family.

Technically, I found the dialogue natural and realistic. The erotic scenes were quite raunchy and sexy, and I liked the unobtrusive descriptions and observations, whether these were about Kari’s outfits or the décor of a house.

I thought the length of the story appropriate, but could’ve done with some editing. My only critical comment would be with the tendency to repeat yourself, particularly in the middle episodes, when you went over old ground ( Kari’s Las Vega recollections seemed that way).

It is always a pleasure to find an author willing to explore those fascinating aspects of humanity; what makes us tick as human beings, and our relationships with each other.

Bravo.

And, please, don’t be put off by the sad, pathetic individuals who insist on insulting and belittling anyone willing to have a go. Thankfully, most people replying to your work have encouraging and constructive criticism.

Please keep on writing. I will keep reading.

Cheers

AngeloM

Overall a great story. I have some issues regarding how fast Karen/Kari recovered from her addiction and how Ray could overcome her massive betrayal, but if we accept that the story is consistent. Besides, being a romantic at heart I can't deny that I liked the happy ending. Regarding the author I think it is safe to say that Kathi is one of the best writers in Literotica. I hope she continues to write these wonderful stories. Congratulations on a job well done!

Overall a great story. I have some issues regarding how fast Karen/Kari recovered from her addiction and how Ray could overcome her massive betrayal, but if we accept that the story is consistent. Besides, being a romantic at heart I can't deny that I liked the happy ending. Regarding the author I think it is safe to say that Kathi is one of the best writers in Literotica. I hope she continues to write these wonderful stories. Congratulations on a job well done!

it should not have the title: Love Me Tender - Please, Wife and mother searches for a new role in life. Instead: Life you don't give me what I want and I want it now, A woman has her way.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We have a saying: They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. Exactly what happend here during the story and in real life. I wasn't to happy with the story. I mean it is written so good I stayed until the end but the content did upset me in more then one way. It also looks reading all the comments I'm far from beeing all alone. The author herself I guess did not think of the reaction she provoked and I guess on purpose to beginn of the story. The end of the story looks also rather like a compromise as she could not or would not like to handle the whirlwind (the killing of Montrell was highly exaggerated and the happy happy end made me feel really good at least the first couple minutes). But why all the emotions? I just guess. First of all she writes so good that you stick with the story even if you don't like most of the leading characters. You start thinking about the whole situation and ask yourself: what would you do? why are you reading this story, it is not erotic at all? who writes this? again you are surprised, no maybe not surprised but still a bit startled. A woman who has now changed her bio completly. No fetishes anymore (Incest/cheating/nylon)also no comment anymore because it was completly wrong misinterpreted (Some words from Kathi:I have been married to the same man for 35 years. We allow ourselves some sexual freedom in our marriage as long as we do not hide it from each other. I write about experiences - mine, and other peoples. I find that my fantasies tend to creep into my stories.)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Why I'm writing this? I'm still on the story and in real life. Not much learned, could be another title as well. She (Kathi, Karen, Kari)got again everything she wants and when she wants. There was never really a loss. You can do it, is the slogan of the year. who cares about the collateral damage. I wanna marry, I do. I wanna have kids, I do. I wanna have more freedom, I take it. I wanna have more admiration, I get it. I wanna write my bio (the first one), I write what I think (true?). I wanna have my peace (second bio).--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------All in all it is amazing to see in real life as in stories what some people assume should be forgiven by spouse, kids, friends,and others.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I hope I can read one day a story by Kathi which is erotic till the end whithout hurting other people and if still a little bit because of some misunderstandings it will be between adults only and no kids involved.

Kathi could write soap operas - she is really good at plot twists and turns. Her evil characters are <i>really </i> evil, clever, and devious (as they are in the soaps). I usually like "living well is the best revenge" stories rather than reconciliation, but in this case 3 years was long enough for both of our protagonists to heal up. However, in this case I like the happy ending.

Remember, this was/is a woman who fucked any thing that moved, singularly or in groups. So the question is: When was he just being paranoid about her fucking around behind his back? <p>

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The door closed behind her and Ray stood in one place as he tried to figure out what had just happened. Should he continue to trust her and just dismiss Donna's assertions or should he confront her with what he heard. <p>

"If I confront her and it's not true she will think I'm just being paranoid again," he thought. <p>

I'm not one of those hardasses who criticize every story about a cheating wife and demean a husband who takes her back, nor do I aspire to be a cuckold. People make mistakes, and if they learn their lessons and change there is always a chance for a reconciliation. I think the core issue of most wives who cheat on their spouse and who say they love their spouse is a lack of respect for their spouse and for their marital vows, more than being evil or a sex addict. If they realize that's what they were doing, then there is a chance for reconciliation. If not, then no, unless the husband wants to be a cuckold. And who really wants that? Maybe a hot wife you share is OK, but not this crap of humiliation and never having sex with your wife. Something is really wrong with any man who would accept that.

Kathi is the first author on this site (to my knowledge) who has used the phrase, "Was graduated" when referring to Melody's graduation from college. This is absolutely correct English as taught 50 years ago (and it is not usually taught in schools today). It was obvious from the writing that Kathi really is an excellent writer and she knows her use of language. I still have misgivings regarding the plot, the wimpy behavior of Ray in the first half of the story, and other issues about which I've commented after other parts of the story, but I still like the story and must confess I kept searching for the next part, wondering when it would be posted. I searched SOL and other sites looking to see if I could find it and jump ahead (no luck). So this really hooked me. I think it would have been an interesting twist if Donna had not been mis-informed and if in fact her ex had been screwing Kari as well as doing drugs with her, all on the sly. My father tried to quit cigarettes numerous times but never could; imagine trying to get clean (and stay clean) from alcohol, cocaine, and other drugs -- it's very difficult. So it would not have been too much of a stretch for Kari to slip. I really wonder why Ray did not hire a P.I. to check her out very discretely before making himself vulnerable once again (i.e., remarrying her)? I understand Ray not finding another woman to really love over his 2+ years post-divorce -- I think it is devastating for a man to be dumped (cuckolded) the way Kari/Karen did to Ray, and it would be difficult to regain one's confidence and feeling of self-worth. But a friend who has gone through a divorce (catching his wife in bed with a next door neighbor) once told me that the word really spreads quickly after a decent man ends up divorced. It's like hanging a big sign on oneself that proclaims, "I'm available." Somehow the women all know it very rapidly. Within a year or so, my friend remarried and put it all behind him (and he's happy now).

Kathi..I LOVED YOUR STORY PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING.....THANK YOU A DEVOTED READER..........

Constructively - the writer has talent but why does she spend this much time on braindead people and expect anyone with half a brain to be able to relate to a wimp who catches his whore fucking any and all - divorces her after ignoring reality over a prolonged time then has amnesia about her faults and transgressions while we watch her being reborn as pure as snow then the dummy ex decides her pussy is the only one he wants to live in.<P>

This is below the worst soap due to the braindead humiliated wimp wanting more.<P>

This would be funny if it wasn't so twisted and implausible.<P>

The real shame is that the writer is capable of much more but chooses to dribble inhuman contorted insanity rather than what she could do to entertain and arouse us.

ray is pussy

I dont get it. One of the Biggest and VALID complaints in the feedback section are readers who give story a bad score because the Readers does NOT like the ending.

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Yet many if not all of the idiot readers who have given this wretched story a 100 have said ...

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I dont think its Plausible... or

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Ray is too shalow or

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Ray is too wimpy... or

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remarrying after 2 years is too soon

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then you Idiots readers give this story a 100?!?!?! I mean I am not surprised that readers like mondliecht57's old faithful and Gatorhermit give this crap a 100. Thos guys are morons. But Vulcan in OH usually has a a brain

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its like saying to the car salesman...<i>" the car gets lousy gas mileage its hard to steer and the brakes suck but I'll tkae it...."</i>

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How do y'all DO that? This author has written this story her way! how dare you all impose your values on her story. To give this story a 100 afer making all these valid points is essentally re-writting the story.

It sucked!

I think you did here what you did not do in caller id. That us to have a well pace and balanced story. I felt that you just seem to get bored or inpatient in that story. This one was much better written.

but certain parts drifted toward fantasy. For example, Ray's behavior went from Prime #1 wimp and chump in Parts 1-4 to self confident successful businessman over a 2 year period in Parts 5-7. While it is possible that two destroyed persons like Ray and Karen can rebuild and thrive their ordeal it is unlikely that they would reach the peak of their careers in such a short time. I also agree with Vulcan_in_Ohio that if Ray was such a catch plenty of women would be at his door shortly after the divorce. I enjoyed Karen transformation into Kari and her reconciliation with Ray was a touching love story. Although I love a good long story I found it tiresome the constant rehashing of Karen's motives and feelings about what she did to her family. People cheat because they can cheat. Like any other crime cheating requires motive, means and opportunity. Karen's real estate career provided her with the means and opportunity to cheat on Ray. However, Karen's unprofessional business behavior would drive any potential clients far from the firm (i.e., sluts do not make good agents for anyone's making a decision with their life savings). I am not saying that there are not real estate agents who engage in slutty behavior but Karen's antics were extreme. She flirted and acted in a lewd manner with co-workers in public staggering home drunk regularly. She made out with her boss at her daughter's graduation party resulting in her husband attacking her boss and going to the hospital. Despite all of this chaos Karen became this extraordinary successful real estate agent. The other problem with this story is that it seems like two different stories. In the first story (Parts 1-4) Karen was this despicable person who used sex to control her husband and cared only for herself. In the second story (Parts 5-7) we find Kari as a remorseful and caring woman trying to mske amends for her past wrongs. Kari is nothing like Karen. Karen was still thinking at the end of Part 4 that she did nothing wrong as long as she was not caught. Karen had no respect for Ray, her kids or herself. Karen's innocence about men made no sense since she had to be hit upon by men during her volunteer work. I also found Kari's attempt to blame drugs and drinking a poor excuse for her past misdeeds. What was encouraging was the focus on moving forward here and now. Please keep writing because I enjoyed this story.

Kathi - This story would be a good basis for a novel, if you are so inclined. You are an excellent story teller. I "could not put the book down" as I read each part, it was that compelling. I found myself waiting for each new part, and it's a shame the story had to end.

If you decide to expand this into a novel, you would need to provide more detail into Parts 5 and 6, plus add a prequel to Part One. Karen appeared to have a negative self image. The prequel could maybe explore how this negative self image evolved. Likewise with Part 5, Ray's relationships post divorce could be explored. It was obvious that he did not live the life of a monk, so maybe this allowed him to be more forgiving. Also, a whole new part could be devoted to Karen's recovery from the abyss. The journal she kept would be a good focal point.

I have always thought a good piece of fiction should pass the plausibility test. Given the circumstances of the story, is the outcome plausible? I think an expansion of the story would bolster the outcome of this story.

Lastly, I hope that the personal attacks do not deter you from continuing to contribute. There aren't enough excellent writers on this site. Losing you would be a great loss.

AIF

it this is based on a real couple, then i have to say ray is an idiot for taking karen back. im srry, but after everything she did, and she did a hell of a lot, he only needed two yrs of space, some counseling, and a not so subtle push from her daughter who apparently thought pops was partly to blame. and another thing, while kids can be more forgiving, they can also be more judgemental and i could not believe they wanted anything to do with her. maybe that sounds harsh and im sure some you idiots will gladly tell me im being too harsh and will end up alone but its true. like the other guy said, it was a little to unrealistic that the first half of this story involved ray being a "wimp" and then suddenly he grows a pair and leaves. that is , until his daughter pushed them back together, he sees how beautiful she is and then loses his balls again. if this is not real, then its one hell of detailed novella and even though i didnt like how it ended, it was a good story.

Excellent writing. You're descriptions of events were very interesting. I enjoyed it until the end. Karen or Kari finally did get what she wanted after destroying her marriage. I think it would have been better if she hadn't wound up being extremely rich and powerful. There really wasn't ever a full explanation of why she had to keep putting her husband down for what he did for a living. Even though I disagree with part of the ending it was a great story. Look forward to you next one. KEEP UP THE FINE WRITING.

What a waste

This is not one of the best stories Kathi, this is the best story I've ever read. Thank you for writing it.I'm going to get the Love me tender song too !

This is not one of the best stories Kathi, this is the best story I've ever read. Thank you for writing it.I'm going to get the Love me tender song too !

What happenned to Number 4 ? Ther is a whole section missing unless I'm loosing my mind. I would have given this story a rating of 100 if it wasn't for the section missing.

Would have been a beter story if Ray had killed and gutted Montrell and and then forced his cheating whore wife to eat the before he killed the cum slut. He should never have taken her back - she only wait until the time is right before fucking Ray over again. I suspect since your name insinuates your a woman you have no respect for husbands and if you are married your fucking him over too

I put together LW story parts into one document and then edit it as I read. It's an old habit, editing, from working days. I don't understand writers who don't contract terms like "do not", "could not", "would not". People don't speak so formally, so why write formally? It seems more prevalent with British writers and the reading suffers.

It took a long while to get used to the flash back action in this tale. I often was waiting for an explanation for some action or situation and had to wait pages before I understood what was going on. The emotional interactions were far above the usual LW story and I commend you for that.

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A bit of a long read but I stuck it out. Unlike some other comments I enjoyed the end as I do like a happy ending, even if it rather stretches credibility. My only complaint was with the middle bit where I lost count of how many times she said "I'll tell him later" and he said "There must be a logical explanation". This got repetitive. Also stupid on her part and wimpish on his. I didn't think it needed the Mountain Man to turn up at the end - I mean, what are the chances? Still a very readable story though.

Ewer!!

An excellent well rounded story, very disturbing in parts . A nice ending

DQS turned me onto your stories. So glad I am able to read fine tales like this. Well done

I'm gonna guess the author's a woman.

This thing is agonizingly long, and somewhere off in la-la land.

Men are very simple creatures, really; they like sex, they are selfish, and they are impatient. Periodically one breaks with the norm, but for the mostpart, these are accurate characterizations.

This marriage would have been over after episode 2's party at the mansion. Do ya think the video evidence of her dancing almost naked with another guy wouldn't be enough for him to make drastic and unilateral changes?

Here's how, in reality, it would have played out; "Honey, I won't drink anymore, I promise."

"You're damn right, you're not drinking anymore, you bitch! You will also be closing your bank account and reverting to the joint account we both hold. Furthermore, you're quitting your job, and going to see a shrink--both with me, (for marriage counselling)--and without me, to get your head rewired!"

"You're also going to apologize to our kids for being emotionally absent for the past six months, and maybe--and I don't know for sure about this one--maybe we can stay together."

"Oh, and I'll expect you to sign a post-nuptial agreement to protect my assets and my children. If not, then you walk out that door right now. Are we agreed? If so, the first thing we will be doing is visiting a lawyer's office to sign the papers tomorrow morning. What do you say?"

Sorry for that reality interjection, but your verbosity is killing us!

Good lord! I read the first part, thought Ray was totally unbelievable. Then I read this part (to make sure I wasn't walking into a WACC tale, which it was) and even if the actual mechanics of the writing were top notch, NOTHING about these characters was likable nor believable.

I've only known one man who would've made Ray's choices and his life has been one of abject failure. Ego is very important for a man and directly shapes his success in life. The degradation of Ray's ego at the beginning of this work just didn't work. The guy would have self-destructed or faught back far earlier in the tale.

The most positive aspect of this story was that the characters actually did grow and change. Always nice to see some thought on how life changes us all over time. But with the changes in Ray to become a better man it just seems impossible, no matter how reformed Kari became, that Ray would ever make that mistake again.

2 stars, mostly for the superb writing mechanics.

Dear Kathi,

Your a cunt and too full of yourself and S H I T.....bill

Why does the husband keep humping her if he thinks she is cheating? It's a WTF moment for me every time he does it. If he's ok using a shared pussy then he shouldn't have a problem with her extracurricular activities. Please be more consistent.

summed this piece of misandrist clap trap nicely.

The authors a Female......reason, logic, empathy, do see what her stories lack... a story written by a female (cant say woman,their is no poof of that) bigot will always be shit to anyone with reason, logic, empathy, not that the grammar is not well put together. So dont throw stones at the man hating full retard... pity it and any man that it meets.

If these numb nuts hated the story so much, why did they read through seven long sections? They're idiots.

Seriously it was too,too long. The plot was good, wife wants a career, she's good at it, gets mixed up in booze, drugs, and sex. But the suspicion, angst, repeated too many times, it wore thin after a while.

It really was a novela

I gave it good marks for all of that.

Chilley

Those closet cuckolds are feeding their fetish (castigating the thing that makes them juicy) while normal people jack/jill off, etc. No one would read SEVEN chapters of a story they hate; obviously they get off on the subject matter but self-hate, denial and ignorance force them to leave comments intended to prove they don't, denials which only add proof that they do.

Thanks. one of the best stories I have read!!!

This is a good writer that weaves an interesting story. I do not understand why people attack the writer, she wrote the story that she wanted to write. I did not care for this story. The husband was too much of a wimp. He put up with everything that she did and her disrespect and made excuses for her for what? Some sex! No woman is that good nor worth it. The story could have been a lot shorter because he should have dumped her early on. After the pool party, after his daughters' party, after she kicked him out of her office, and there were more times. I can't see a woman like this changing as much as she did. I thought for sure that he was going to find Kari still disrespecting him and fooling around with others, especially Mike. I cannot fathom how this guy can even think about taking her back. This is science fiction.

Tremendous. Been reading on this site for years, first time I commented on a story!

Thanks for great story

wished Kari had some more flings & Ray should've turned to voyeur hubby...gud for him...& readers ...

Let me point out first that i loved the story ,it's very well written ,the storyline is just great !!

However there are some details ,aspecially in the first parts untill las vegas that are a little strange ,having lived with a person addicted to tranquilizers and alcohol : the eyes ALLWAYS gives it away ,the behavior allso ,to strangers the behavior may look normal but when you know the person you will know ,the difference is too big,there is allso the fact that the only drug i know that can cure a hangover is cocaine ,it's close to impossible to get drunk on cocaine .He sleeps with his wife so he should have noticed her breath ,her behaviour and her eyes so typical for addicts and maybe he should have taken action for her sake !

five stars. One of the best I've read on this site. Loved how this started and then you threw in a bit of drama at the end with Donna and Montrell. I kept expecting the Trey Grotto video to make an appearance. You did an exceptional job of leaving no loose ends.

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"No woman is that good or worth it". I feel sorry for the person who holds that view. My wife is that good and worth it. I would fight to the death for her.

i always say that a reconciliation has to be deserved. An author has to build a compelling case. You did! We have the standard elements that contribute to justifying reconciliation:

- the passage of time - there was divorce and punishment first. The reconciliation came much later. She also showed genuine change during that time, leaving her job, not fighting the divorce, not being with anyone else ...

- drugs/addiction - would she have done all that if not for the addiction?

- they had a solid marriage prior to her infidelity.

- she never completely surrendered to a long term affair - yes she flirted with the idea, and who knows what would have happened had she never been discovered, or Montrell had been good to her. She continued to vacillate. In the end, she had sex a total of five times while still married.

- we had the internal musings of both - no bare actions. We knew what they were thinking and struggling with. There was a time where I doubted she loved her husband, but overall we knew these two were destined to be together.

Who did he marry at the end? Karen, Kari or is she the same person?

Attimes I was not sure where it was going, but you pulled most things together.

Great story.

..... to one of the best series in LW.

Of course there were a lot of issues that begged for improvement,especially at the end.The series started with a bang but just fizzled in the end.IMO.

It seems as if you just lost interest in the series.May be it was about the comments.They have always been more 'injurious' than helpful for the 'health' of LIT. May be that's the reason why you have stopped contributing to LIT.

Nevertheless, this was head & shoulders above a lot of the stuff published here.

5 'tender' stars for the offering.

but agree with the haters: whore author must die! Mwhahahahaha!

Wow! That was one sleazy story. I really like the ending when after all she had done, he has to uproot and move to placate her wishes. I can only think of two words after reading this story. Cuckold and Wimp. After reading this sleaze, I feel the need to take a shower.

Honestly...? If it worked for him and everything is happy in his life? Then I am happy for him.

I don't think anyone should have to go through that and they should just cut their losses and run. Man or woman, someone cheats as crazy as that should just be forgotten.

After reading word for word till half of pt. 5 i skimmed through the rest.

Ray is pathetic, not because he took karen back, but because he has has no individuality of his own. 'Who is ray ?' Is a question that remains unanswered.

Karen despite her actions i 'see' her. She posses an individuality that makes her relatable.

A plausible ending could have been ray standing up for hinself once in his life, both spouses forgiving each other and moving on with their respective lives.

All in all, the story is lopsided.

2/5.

to say the least but the authors talent is undeniable,can people redeem themselves ?i like to think so but in this case it would be very hard work,alcohol and drugs,there is no doubt in my mind that the little pills are xanax,can change a person profoundly,i have people in my entourage who mixed xanax and alcohol and the change in character was close to what karen experienced

That being said it is clear to me that @kathi,the author is a female as her main character karen/kari gets everything she ever wanted in the end,she tried it both ways and the second time around she suceeded

Is this fiction ?off course it is and some things about STD's and the female problems she had are related but weren't pointed out,allso who gave her the STD is very unclear,there is no way it could be trey for she would had infected a few more like ray,montell,shane and that bugger in the motelroom,ray for one was cleared so she must have got it at a later time and with someone else

You are a very gifted writer . I suppose it's plausible that a man who loved a woman so much could possible forgive her . I think his issues regarding what happened would probable still rear it's ugly head well after they remarried though . However the story was brilliantly entertaining though . Once again , well done !

I usually don't comment until I've finished all the installments, but about halfway through I broke custom and hoped you'd redeem Ray and Karen. You didn't disappoint me. The rest of the story was as engaging as the beginning. You spin a good yarn, Kathi. I love a happy ending so I liked this ending. It strikes me at first blush as a bit implausible, but I keep reminding myself that people often behave in ways that seem implausible and improbable. So I have to choke back that possible criticism.

Getting back to "engaging"- that's what your tale is. You write very well.

This is the third time i read this story,is it fascinating ? is it realistic ? in my opinion it is both,i have withnessed a story like this first hand with a close member of my family

Kathi described realistically what was Karens downfall : alcohol and drugs mixed are not only addictiif but can be lethal in many cases

The author doesn't name the pills Karen used but i am pretty sure it's Xanax,this drug is used for anxiety and lack of selfconfidence and selfesteem,one of the sideeffects is the user doesn't feel responsible anymore and is not in touch with reality and the feeling of euphoria makes the user do things she or he would never do normally,mixed with alcohol the combination with xanax is very powerfull and dangerous and like with so many other drugs highly addictif as the quantity needed becomes more and more

About the story there are some observations i'd like to make,first of all the std's,Kathi tells us that Trey gave it to her but if Trey gave it to Karen why is Ray not affected ? it's not like Karen didn't have sex with Ray after Trey

One of the caracters in this story i found very dubious is Adele,ok she tried several times to talk to Karen but didn't do anything to help the situation,she let Karen dig her own grave,are these the actions of a best friend ? not in my opinion

Cocaine is a very powerfull drug but the impact it seems to have on Karen is IMHO a little over the top knowing that only the very first time can produce the effect it has on Karen,after the first time addicts chase the same high but never get there,i admit that the purity of Montrells coke may be a factor and with all the drugs she used that day in Vegas there may be an explanation of her behaviour,,to my knowledge coke doesn't make you do things you don't want to do unless you want it

This brings me to Karens visit to the rehab ,there is no way in hell she would be out of there in six weeks,3-6 months is a minimum and if you look at the statistics a relapse is more than probable but ok she is very lucky and let's leave it at that

First, very well written and the characters totally come out. I can totally understand a wife staying home raising two children and when she gets back to the "real world" she can go wild a bit. I've (I'm male) time periods where I was serious with school or my career or was in a long term relationship so was not very social and when I came out of those time periods I had a great lust to socialize. Not just sex, but date a lot of women, do some wild things, clubbing, etc. So I probably couldn't take her back, but I have no problem that he did as they both had a great love and being a third party I totally can understand how what happened could have happened and why it would have been sad if they were not able to reconcile after a loving 20 year marriage.

The problem I had is as great as this author lays out a beautiful long story in detail I feel that HE was tested, but SHE really was not. First affair, Trey, "rapes" her and then disappears. So we will never know how far that affair would have gone if those two things did not happen. She may have even seen him again after the "rape". The second affair, Montrel, had the potential to really be a huge test. First, she really respected him career wise (Trey was just a trainer, and she seemed to respect Montrel's career over her husband's). Second, she was very much attracted to him. Third, she accepted to go live far away from her husband and work under Montrel. So let's suppose Montrel did not create the rape situation and let's suppose he was not a drug dealer who set her up as a mule, and let's suppose he had an interest in her for a relationship (even if not a marriage), then I believe she very likely would have left her husband. After all, let's not forget that even after she gets discovered with Montrel in her garage, after she knows that her husband saw a divorce lawyer, she was insistent that she was going to go to Vegas EVEN if it cost her marriage (she didn't even think that Vegas was that important to her career as she says later on).

So as beautifully as this story is laid out and as beautiful their love story comes across, one still scratches their head how does a woman in a relationship that is truly loving, with a husband that is a good and interested lover, that pays plenty of attention (maybe not as some new people, but that is hard to do), then not only have affairs, but be willing to lose her marriage so that she won't miss out on fun in Vegas? I mean I totally understand her wanted to go wild a bit after being a stay at home Mom for 20 years. I've had episodes of being serious and focused on college or career and then wanting to lustfully socialize (date, go out, yes fuck, but just meet people and have experiences). So I get that part, and I see her even flirting and loving the attention. Shit I can even see what happened with Trey. But her willing to give up the marriage for fun and adventure in Vegas when the relationship was hanging by a string at that point. Yes, she was infatuated with her new lifestyle and she was addicted to it (besides the alcohol and drugs), but that's why I don't think if Montrel was halfway decent their marriage would have survived or had a chance of reconciliation.

So his love was truly tested. In her case, she "bottomed out" by being raped twice, being set up as a mule to a drug dealer, divorce being forced on her (losing her husband and kids) and waking up next to someone disgusting. With the way things were if Montrel wasn't a drug dealer, was halfway decent to her and showed some interest in some kind of relationship (even if not marriage), she was moving away from her husband, work under Montrel (even after fucking him in Vegas, but before finding out he is a drug dealer and setting her up as a mule), and of course in those conditions it would have become a full blown affair and no way back to reconciliation. She got off very easy in that she had a great husband and the competition were two rapists that didn't give a shit about her. Ray will never know if she truly ever picked him or her experiences with the other men made him look great to her eyes.

With as long, detailed and beautifully laid out this story was, the author took a major short cut by making the competition not really true choices or true competition or opportunities.

An enthralling, well written piece of literature, well done

Not usually a big fan of reconciliation after a betrayal as total as Karen's of Ray. But this story was epic, both in length and depth. I can't quite grasp how a mature woman, with Karen's obvious intelligence could fall so far. I realize drugs and alcohol are awful seducers, but she gave in so quickly and completely. Still the consequences were terrible and the penance difficult enough for redemption in the end. Ray was the strong one in the story. He never fell to Donna's seduction, even to the end. He saved Karen in more ways than one. The vigilante in me has to delight in the fall of the Mountain. Perfect ending.

You are an exceptionally gifted writer in that you can evoke, with careful choice of diction, very realistic and relate-able characters. You concentrated on the two main characters, of course, and somewhat slighted some of the secondary ones of necessity (otherwise the story would have to be much longer). You did a particularly good job developing the multi-faceted seduction of "Karen" as she went slowly from stay-at-home wife and mother to the blinded-by-ego destructive character she became. Never mind the literary licenses you had to take, e.g., was she really as capable a "new hire" as everybody said she was, or were they all in on the seduction in some multi-level way? Why did she become so thoroughly dependent on the praise and approval of others and have that take over her character? You did well portray the rocky, twisting road many men and women have traveled as the became seduced by work/career, the approval of casual acquaintances, etc. at the expense of those to whom the claim they are closest, the most in debt. Also, you've portrayed the incessant curse of flawed human nature: no matter how great "it" is, we get bored with the things that are, instead we chase novelty, the trinkets, the seduction story. That's gotten us into trouble beginning in the Garden of Eden. Add in our natural proclivity to be selfish & rebellious, and you've got an ancient story (again) — dressed up today as a real estate agent.

IMHO, this kind of story has gotten all to common when our society allowed itself to adopt the narrative that marriage and motherhood were not as challenging, as demanding, as "fulfilling" — ultimately not more valuable to society — than any "outside" job or career. Being CEO of a household and the primary teacher and educator of children is an exceptionally difficult "career." Men aren't very good at it, either. Check the stats. I'm so fortunate that I never had to try and fill that role.

Very fine work. More —— please?

Thank you Kathi for a well thought out and nicely executed story (or should I call it a small book). I enjoyed getting to know your characters even though I had a difficult time believing that Ray could even contemplate giving Karen another chance at love. I can tell that you are not only a great erotica writer but a true romantic at heart yourself. It's pleasant to read a well written story. Thanks for all the effort you put into this novelette. (by the way, I have rated other submissions before but this is the very first time I've actually left a written comment)

All in all a very good story but it has a few or should i say a lot of mistakes

1) Trey could never be the guy who gave her the std's,she had sex with Ray and Montrel) and Sean after that and neither got std's,so imo she got it from Montrel(or another one )

2)Adele role is somewhat dubious,she knew everything and was in Vegas and could have stopped her but never did ,a good friend should have told Ray just to protect the marriage

3)From experience i know or i think i do what are the pills she took and i know the effect of them ,imo it's xanax combined with alcohol and it makes you loose all kinds of inhibitions aspecially with women

4) The very first time Cocaine gives you an incredible feeling but it soon looses his impact and becomes less oh and the high lasts maybe 20 minutes if you are" lucky"

5)Karens womentrouble is more than likely a result of her std's

6) Kathy is a very good writer but i doubt she had someone to read things over and correct where she obviously went wrong,she is allso imho a feminist since Ray seems to be pretty much stupid and oblivious to all her "little" mistakes,feminist because Karen went from addicted to booze and drugs to a very succesfull real estate agent ,she tried it one way (the first time) then the other way in Corpus Christy,still she kept lieing to Ray telling him she didn't remember most of what happend in Vegas when she remembered it cleary on the way to Savannah

If you think you can blindside teenagers about what is going on in the family aspecially after the graduation you better think again because they might know more than you think or more than you know

7) There were a lot of mistakes made in writing this story but let's file it under authors artistic liberties

Too much betrayal, lying, and cheating to effect a reconciliation. There is not that much love in the world.

Just amazing

I do think it could have been shorter. You frequently re-covered material, which acted nicely to add erotic episodes, but added pages without advancing your plot. You characters were well developed and believable, and I love your writing style. Thanks for writing!

....each and every part of this magnum opus. The author has the best talent for description of sexual encounters that I've ever read on the Literotica site. My favorite

No question; one of the best and well written stories on this site. I am not a big fan of RACC but this one works. We miss your writing. 5 stars for sure.

This writer has talent and can weave a storyline together. However she is a bit of a one trick pony. Her female lead characters never suffer any great consequences for their actions while the male ones are always so weak and spineless that they seem to forget the pain and humiliation their narcissistic wife out them through. Just seems like she is on a campaign to let the sluts enjoy themselves at all costs while the husbands become emasculated Cuck a Doodle Do club members. Ridiculous

I liked this story and it was a good read but as with most female authors they write male characters as women would LIKE them to be and not and as men ACTUALLY are. Male authors tend not to do this because we have NO idea what women are really like so we tend to write the women as "bit" parts. Female authors tend to write better male parts but they tend to be unrealistic which is a shame because this is a good story with good characters and good story lines but the main male character is a bit "wet" and that's the only reason I gave it a 4 instead of the 5.

Please don't stop writing because your are a good author and the world needs good authors.

S. x

Could you have made it a few more chapters and a few pages longer? Great story anyway

That's probably the best story I have read on this site. I love your detailed descriptions in the storylines. Thank you for making me sit here and read the entire story in two days. :)

Well written, strong characters, solid emotions, and an excellent depiction of recovery.

Most, if not all of the hate you are getting is from men who can’t relate to women as people, only as things and possessions. They’re happiest when they and everyone else is miserable.

Anyone who gets pleasure and emotional satisfaction from the agony of others is seriously unwell. They may scream and gibber in denying it, but it is nonetheless true.

I'm sure you will never receive this notice or ever read it, but I feel compelled to say that it's a crying shame that you no longer contribute stories to the site.

I have written a few emotional tales as well but am in awe of your ability to compel a person to keep reading non-stop until the end. Well done. Please return, if you will.

Richard

Very good story. Very believable characters and tragic series of events. Great love scenes. I did think it was a bit long, but otherwise really enjoyable.

Great story, Kathi