No, I mean Brady can't be THAT stupid... right? The "what's that warm, fluffy feeling I have after talking to this guy" thing is just so... shoujo manga, you know? *sigh* I don't think I'll be continuing this story. Brady's level of oliviousness is just too much to handle for me. It's just complete stupidity at this point.

Brady is just so fucking passive. I would just go to my parents and tell them what they've been doing to their kids or to get a divorce already. He's all whiny about it but doesn't do a thing. Urgh! Another thing is that I wonder why Shaun stays around his two "friends" douchebags when he knows what kind of jerks they are. It's not like he has to. I can't even blame Brady because it's been established that he's a moron, but Shaun is supposed to be smart.

I really dislike all of Brady supposed friends and I hope he opens his eyes to there actions and dumps that guy..
Great chapter

Brady you slut. Go to Shaun! He's much better.

Love love love love !

I like Mary a million times more than I like Benji and Steph. She makes him feel better about himself than the other two. I swear, Brady needs more people like Jason and Mary in his life.

1) Tim is obsessed with Doctor Who (and so are my friends; why me o;)
2) Tim is ALSO obsessed with The Hobbit (and so are my friends; therefore I reiterate, why me o;)

Well I have to be honest the last 2-3 chapters I kind of skimmed. Brady's absolute lack of backbone and childishness was really to much to handle. Even at the beginning I was aware how young he was. Though whenever I read these stories, I always hope they grow up before they F*** everything up. Well that wasn't the case here. I know Brady said he loves Shaun but I doubt it's the deep/long-lasting love. More like puppy love, or like love that you have in high school, that hurts just as much, but you know, that person is not your soul mate or anything.

It was surprising how much I identified with Mary's character. I went through something similar with one of my best friends. Except when I told that friend to grow up, she told me to "f off" and didn't speak to me for 3 years.

Well good read. Though the ending got a bit boring. I don't think it was the writing, it was more like Brady's character was getting annoying.

Curse you for making a story so good that I haven't gone to sleep even though I start my semester in the next three hours.

Oh my goooooood what have you DONE TO ME.
I am a certified mess right now. This is... this is wonderful. The CHARACTER DEVELPOMENT was so beautifully done, and putting a cheating story from the point of view of a cheater...
This is like nothing I've ever read before.
All the stories I've ever read with cheating involved the cheater as a fuckface who couldn't be a decent person if their life depended on it. I like how you showed Brady's side, rather than Shaun's or Jason's, in this. It makes it more real and drives home how we are all human and we all make mistakes and we all learn from them but sometimes we just need to grow the hell up. I just.
I love you.

ho shit
shit's gonna go DOWN

Just realized that I have read several of your stories and enjoyed them all. You're a really great writer and your stories unique and complex. Just finished reading this ones and I thought it was great. Gonna start the sequel and I hope it gives some more insight to Brady's story.

This is great! I love how your stories have a psychologically consistent /twist/ to them.

We learn a lot of things from our parents subconsciously - such as how to parent our own children in the future and, in Brady's case, how relationships are "supposed" to go.

It's one of those things that's never said, but is subconsciously picked up, and I love how, in the end, Brady realizes exactly what the issue is. Like... he realized the real reason WHY he acted the way he did in his relationship(s).

Favorited!

This story was really great. It's hard to find the words to describe this. I hope you don't find this insulting, but I felt like I was reading a novel that a teacher might force on someone. It wasn't that I had to force myself to read it at all. The story was just like a lot of classical literature that shows something so human that it becomes hard to stop reading because part of you wants to see the main character get everything they want, but you know they don't deserve it.

The ending, although bittersweet, was realistic and not cliche in the slightest. The best part is I can take something away from this. I've been cheated on in the past and have been strongly against it ever since, but somehow I felt sympathy Brady. It takes amazing writing to sway a person's mind. I just want to compliment you on how nice the flow was and how great the character development was. I don't usually make reviews this long, but I thought that this story really deserved it.

This was an awesome story! Thanks for posting it!

I've never read a story that has left me feeling so satisfied. Everything was so perfect and real and honest and amazing and why isn't every story like this? With actual characters with actual feelings and actual problems and actual ACTUALNESS. I love everything!