Comments that leave you shaking your head

[Actingup]

I recall being frustrated reading so many of the comments. The ending twist couldn’t have been clearer. And I’m unable to grasp the hate for Maria. Then there were the one who think just because Ella did the narrator wrong (which she did) he shouldn’t try and save her life. That category!

Yeah… I don’t want to send this into another LW discussion, but there are some readers that would prefer the unfaithful spouse die horribly, and some who don’t like empowered women. On the other hand, there was a lot of useful feedback on how I could have taken more readers with me at the end, and I’m taking that on the chin.
‘Albatross as safe word’ guy though will stay with me!

 

[designatedvictim]

Oddly, my most commented-upon work hasn't seen any new comments in three and a half months and I got three comments in under a day that washed ashore this morning. I know there's comment-moderation, but these weren't at the same time. Last two were an hour apart, about 8 hours after the first.



The slow build-up was the whole point.

'Uptight'... I guess trying not to poke your sister comes across as 'uptight' (Spoiler Alert: it was in T/I, he eventually does! )

Not sure what the commenter wanted for an ending... they boned for a day and a half, she invited him down to her place for the next weekend.



I was going to make fun of this. It was a term of endearment by the POV, MMC.

I never really noticed, but he does call her that (in dialog) quite a few times. Not sure why that's an issue. Usually in T/I, the norm is for the two main characters to frequently refer to each other by their relationship: as mom, or dad, or sis, or bro, or cuz, or BIL/SIL, or whatever. You know, just in case the reader forgets what category they're reading in.



I'm a Star Wars fan, and I make fun of them/us in the story (especially the attention the Slave Leia costume gets), but I'm wondering, here...

 

[Trionyx]

My favorite comment writer ‘Anonymous’ left a comment on my story
Amy’s Night Away, a story in which a married woman on a business trip hooks up with someone she meets in the hotel’s bar. After a night of wild sex, it turns out they were married to each other and were role playing while being away from the kids. In this April Fools’ story, the joke was on the reader.

Trashy "joke." What kind of messed up couple gets turned on by cheating? I see a divorce in their future.

I would suggest that a couple who role plays together is far less likely to divorce.

 

[Eosphorus]

I agree. Enjoying such an elaborate role play is indicative of a healthy relationship. Great story idea, too!

 

[PennyThompson]

My favorite comment writer ‘Anonymous’ left a comment on my story
Amy’s Night Away, a story in which a married woman on a business trip hooks up with someone she meets in the hotel’s bar. After a night of wild sex, it turns out they were married to each other and were role playing while being away from the kids. In this April Fools’ story, the joke was on the reader.

Trashy "joke." What kind of messed up couple gets turned on by cheating? I see a divorce in their future.

I would suggest that a couple who role plays together is far less likely to divorce.

I picture this commenter calling the cops because their partner put on a wig or a mask for roleplaying, it's possible that they don't have cognitive object permanence

 

[AlexFourways]

My favorite comment writer ‘Anonymous’ left a comment on my story
Amy’s Night Away, a story in which a married woman on a business trip hooks up with someone she meets in the hotel’s bar. <SNIP>

Trashy "joke." What kind of messed up couple gets turned on by cheating? I see a divorce in their future.

I would suggest that a couple who role plays together is far less likely to divorce.

I think he wasn't paying attention because I was disappointed in her behaviour... until I hit the plot switch at the end. Then I thought - clever couple!