All Comments on 'A Date With His Ex-Wife'

Good one.

A big greasy dump on her gravesite might help alot as well.

Hope it works out!

5

Great story. When I see Just_Words name on a post, I give it a *5 and put it in my favorites even before I read it.. He hasn’t let me down yet.

Cool short tale on both fronts. Thank you

I liked the moment where Harvey realized he had a date with his ex-wife. All in all it was refreshingly different. 5*

George was an avuncular kind of guy. I know, not much of a comment from me but how often does one get to use words like that :)

Nice. George transforms from an insensitive buttinski to a thoughtful friend, and Harvey irrigates a slab of granite. Oddly satisfying and hopeful. Thanks

Nicely done and a different than usual perspective at the end. One never really knows where a helping hand might come from.

Thoughtful and well crafted. This was direct and complete. Thanks for posting it.

I’m with 26thNC on this one. Just_Words never fails to entertain. So many aspects of the story were unusual and thought-provoking….even though it was short. That’s a real talent. But he probably meant Good Shepherd.

Very good, thanks

Thank you, everyone! I wasn't sure there was enough substance in this little story and I'm glad to see that people enjoyed it. These comments are a lot of fun to read. I think avuncular will be my word of the day. Be well and thank you again.

A big nothing burger. "I have a date with my ex-wife." I assume to piss on her grave? Tell us! Show the dinner party.

Who knew urine could be so transformative?

A very good short.

An unexpected treat! Nicely told. 5 stars.

Honestly…I had to read the last couple paragraphs a couple times before the point of tne story sunk in. Once it did…I just bathed in the glow of its powerful meaning. Just superb!

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5 *****

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Short, but with an actual character arc. Well done.

Very well done

I liked it. 5 BIG ONES!

Worth reading but it lacks angst; just unemotional dialogue. Four stars ⭐️ for this one.

Dang it! finally, after reading other stories here that left me uninspired, here comes one of my favorite writers. But, after getting the characters lined up, a little background, the plot formulated...... here comes the word- Epilogue. Wait- what??

That empty and meaningless juvenile act of pissing on his ex's grave, to jump start his new life- well, that's kind of symbolic of this story, isn't it?

Good Shepherd, obviously, not Sheppard. Duh.

Very well written with George's enlightenment. His burgeoning humanity was inspiring. For such a short story, one of my favorites. I hope the cheap whore died a slow, painful death.

Maybe he's not such a dick head and there's hope for George. As for Harv.... oops, Harvey, there's always hope. Good story with a wide open ending. Thanks

A nice focus on a conversation and its (likely) outcome. thank you.

I’m waiting for the first idiot that leaves the comment, “I want to know what was in the letter.” The author told you what was in the letter! Great story!

Epilogue:

This is how an old life ends and a new life begins. It's a choice, a cathartic moment when a man decides to reclaim his worth by no longer allowing others to define him. And it's a time when a man can discover that he has more friends than he knew. rofl why rofl and epi thats a few sentences long on a half page story thats funny

Just move on people there’s nothing here…not even an outline.

Left wanting more. 5*

Read some comments first so I was not expecting a likeable tale here. I found that I liked the story. I also liked the thought of pissing on the grave of the one that had literally pissed on him while she lived. Hopefully he'll fare much better with the woman that George is setting him up with. I would like to read a follow up on the results of that dinner party set up. LP

Too thin of a plot to be engaging. But thanks for the effort.

Is it legal to have a morally good person in LW category?

You jump POV between two people's heads.

Well played!!! 5/5!!

George is the underestimated, truly good soul here. His instinctual choice is to extend empathy and support to Harvey, even though his brash and boisterous nature might have led some acquaintances to believe it more likely he would deride the widower, at least in his own mind, as a hapless and impotent cuckold. However things turn out at the grave and at the dinner party, I suspect Harvey will truly come to appreciate having George by his side.

I was torn between a QuickMagazine 4 or 5, decided to go with the latter. Heartwarming tale of acquaintance that suddenly becomes a real friendship. Two good guys expanding their comfort zones. And far as I'm concerned, this is complete as is. You don't need a weatherman (or Nobel laureate) to know which way the wind will blow. Yes, he'll piss on her grave. Yes, the dinner party matchmaking will be a success. Yes, this is a fine little 5. Even though I don't see what's so "avuncular" about it.

As they say ... you have to gird your loins and make a new start ... so here it is George. Balls in your court!

Great little story, 5 stars. Thanks for posting.

Good job in describing the vile mind of immature women who play with the emotions of those they love.

VERY well done.

5-stars

Brilliant.

Excellent!

You quit writing too quickly. Started out well and then just died!

Nice scene between acquaintances. It felt like a bridge between other stories. Harvey and Claire each, and together, would complete the bridge.

Good stuff, really enjoyed reading it. Thanks for posting. 5 stars.

Exceptional

Some storues are worth reading more than once, this is one of them. We each have lots of stories in our past and present that helps to form our character. Thanks for sharing...BH

Couldn't spare a few more words to actually detail him pissing on her grave?

She definitely wasn't a loving wife. Leaving a confession letter for him to find while he's in the midst of grieving her death? That's about as selfish and spiteful as I can imagine a wife being.

He could of pissed on her grave no problem. All he has to do is to piss in an empty whisky bottle and pour all of it out on her grade. If anyone challenged him all he had to do is show the empty bottle and tell them he gave his wife one last drink!

Nicely done.

Very good story

The end is a little disjointed

The ending makes me think his wife is still alive!

Also he is still married..

Really liked George! He cut the crap and grew serious in just when Harvey needed him to. Trying to set up his emotionally damaged sister-in-law, while just a little thing, shows he is probably a good man to have as a friend. Thank you to the author for writing a grown man into this story.

Just Words has a keen understanding of men's psychology. I'm not sure if the story George told about pissing on his step-father's grave was true or bullshit but it certainly hit the right note with Harvey. Nice touch. 5*

Kind of story that makes you think. I liked it.

Kindness. A friend. Good ingredients to work with!

5* from me, stories like this make you feel warm.

Oh that’s quite a story, somewhat surprising how you made this work, good description, good character set

@ribnitin Re: "You jump POV between two people's heads." - That's why it's written in 3rd person POV, that's when it's allowed.

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@Cwsmooth2000 Re: "The ending makes me think his wife is still alive!" - I don't see that at all. He explicitly says that she died, and even if somehow she's still alive, he said he's got a date with his EX-wife, so how can he still be married?

5 stars - I like this story as well - I guess I have another 120 to read.

5 stars, completely unexpected direction from the title, thought it might have been a reconciliation story then though George was one of her lovers but nope, kept me guessing the whole way. I've love an expanded version of this story, dealing with the grief of the letter and the aftermath including Harvey's healing.

Bravo. What a wonderful story. Bittersweet.

An excellent story; explained (for those with the capacity to understand) everything the reader needed to know as to why Harvey was in the bar and what his intentions were when he left. But I guess some people just need to have everything explained to them (Cwsmooth2000, MissMud you know who you are).

Thanks for your writing.

short and sweet

Loved this piece. Moment in time for readers to fill in.

LOVE slap-hapy-papy #9 ( assnomeous )

Snap shot in perfect focus

Excellent little flash story. I read it too quickly the first time. Five stars.

I must say I true like this odd, different little story. It takes infidelity and consequences in an entirely new direction, and it leaves enough untold to keep the reader thinking,

Very very good story. Makes you think and wonder. BardnotBard

Wow, good story, but the ending made it amazing. Great insight. The epilogue was perfect. Need more of that kind of thing in our world. Need a lot more of that kind of thing on this screwed-up website...

I feel like Harvey should have drank a few more beers before going on his date.

Portanto, o amigo deu-lhe a excelente ideia de mijar no túmulo da traidora para encerrar todo o assunto, e ainda providenciou um futuro amoroso para ele.

Haja bons amigos.

I like how George turned out alright in the end. Sometimes someone else's story spurs a person toward kindness. Especially if they were good enough to be the clueless one in the cheater's cycle.

Whatever it takes.