Strawberry Letter

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 30 year old single woman, forced to live with my 46 year old father for the first time ever in my life. I moved in with him last year after I got pregnant and lost my job all in the same month, during the pandemic. My parents got pregnant with me in high school, so I was raised by my 2 grandmothers and I thought of my dad as an older brother or a playmate because he didn’t do anything but play with me when I was younger................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been in a relationship for 4 years and my boyfriend and I live 3 hours apart. We’ve always been in a long-distance relationship and I thought everything was fine, until recently. He started talking about marriage after we dated 2 years and he said he would gladly move to Philly to be with me. I got all excited about marriage and I started preparing myself emotionally and financially to be with him for the rest of my life.................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 48 year old single, educated and professional woman that has never been married. I have dated 3 guys in the last 8 years and decided to give it a rest until recently when I met a very nice man that works with my aunt. We talked a few weeks over the phone before we met. Then he called me one day and said he’d been in a bad car accident and his face hit his steering wheel so he had to have emergency oral surgery and all he could think about was me.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, My boyfriend and I have been dating for about 5 months and he’s the best man I’ve ever been with and he treats me really good. There’s a situation that I’m dealing with and my man doesn’t understand why it’s bothering me. When we first met, he had just gotten a divorce. I mean it was literally finalized the day before I met him. Because it was a quick divorce, he was still living in the house he shared with his wife..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’ve been married for 8 years and my wife has owned a trendy clothing boutique for 4 years. She decided to hire young, attractive females to represent the type of clothes she sells. The store manager is a gorgeous 28 year old woman with a banging body. Two years ago, my wife decided to help her pay for body contouring procedures so she can always look great in the clothes at the boutique. I didn’t approve, but my wife said it’s her money and she did it anyway........................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I really hope you can help. I am 41 and my husband is 43 years old. We’ve been together for a total of 13 years and married for 10. Throughout our relationship there have been situations where my husband was getting attention from lots of different women and entertaining them on the side. This was all before social media got amped up. I would notice him buying new clothes or working out more and I just knew some woman must’ve complimented him or told him he had nice arms or something................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, about 2 years ago I messed around with my sister’s husband after a drunken night out. I made him swear that nothing would ever happen between us again. We managed to stay away from each other but he would text me often, begging for just one more night with me. He would tell me how sexy I am and I’m the best he’s ever had and he’s with the wrong sister and all of that...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have a problem and I've been praying over it for years but I can’t seem to get over it. I married a man when I was 26 years old and he was 41 years old. We had a great married life, a nice big home and three lovely children. I thought our fairytale would never end, but it did. We were married for 8 years and on his birthday, he asked me for a divorce and served me papers. I was shocked that he already had the papers drawn up......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have a loving heart and always try to help others. That being said the other day I was in the discount store buying toiletries to make packets for the homeless. I keep at least five packets in my car at all times and I give them out when I see the need. So I was in the checkout line and there was a couple in front of me. I overheard the lady ask the clerk how much was tax on a seven ninety nine shirt. The cashier told her 69 cents. Both the man and woman started looking everywhere for the change. I eased over to the man and I tried to slip two dollars in his hand........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 47 year old divorced female and I am in need of advice. I am in management at my company and I own two properties and a boat. I have two nice cars and I am very active in my community with charities and civic organizations. After I got a divorce I vowed to live my life on my own terms and treat men as an option not a necessity......................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been dating a great man for almost 2 years and before the pandemic, I moved in with him. He had high hopes of having sex more frequently but just the opposite of that happened. I’m 28 years old and he’s the only man that I have had sex with in my life. I agreed to move in with him because we’re at each other’s house every night anyway but I do want to marry this man, so I know that playing house with him could spoil everything.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 34 year old woman and I'm married. I found the man of my dreams and he’s treated me like a queen since the beginning of our courtship. We’ve been married almost a year and until recently, my life and marriage were great. He’s in his late 40s and he’s having issues with high blood pressure so his doctor put him on a high dose of medication. Because of all of the medicine, our sex life sucks....................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my ex-husband and I are both in our 40s and we have three children under age 12. We divorced over two years ago and recently he allowed his girlfriend to move into my old house with him. The kids mentioned it, so I asked my ex to let me meet the woman that my kids are around. He got upset and said it’s none of my business. I said I should know who’s around my children and he said all I need to know is that they’re with him and that's all that matters...................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am having a major problem. My fiancé and I have been together for almost 2 years. She is 37 and I am 29. In the early stages, we use to throw down in the bedroom! I'm talking about doing it everywhere like 5 times a week and multiple sessions at a time, to the point where we ended up with bruises or bite marks. Her hair could never stay done back then. But lately, I can barely get her to take care of my needs and her mood about sex has drastically changed.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 28 year old woman and I recently got engaged to a man who's almost perfect. We're on the come up and have promising careers and our life plans are laid out. We want the same things, but there's one issue: He hates my mother. I admit she was a little tough on him when they first met, but she only had my best interests at heart. She asked him a lot about his background and ambitions and he took it as criticism.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 29 year old single female and I am in love with a man that I can’t have. We started out as friends ten years ago and one thing led to another and we made love. I must have the magic touch because he was stuck like glue to me after that. I moved to another city and before I left, he asked if I would be his girlfriend. He came to visit me every weekend so I never in a million years would think he was cheating on me............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 50 year old married man and my wife and I have been married for 11 years. When we got married, I was working on my doctorated degree and I worked full time and struggled to take care of her and our newborn child. She decided to start school herself after having our second child. She got her master’s degree in 2019 and I expected her to apply for a job but instead, she decided to get a doctorate degree...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am 34 years old and I’ve been dating a sexy, chocolate man for four years. We have a very active sex life and during the lockdown we started spicing things up and filming our exploits around the house. He’s very kinky and likes it when I dominate him and tie him up. We have a three year old son and because of the lockdown, my mother hasn’t been able to see him for almost a year. She told me no matter what my son does, she wants pictures or videos because she misses him so much.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am 34 years old and I was dating a guy that’s 32 years old and we broke up because he said I am not a team player. A week ago, he had to put his car in the shop and he asked if I could pick him up from the repair shop. I went by to get him and he said his car would be ready in a week. I had planned to drop him off at home and go to dinner with my co-worker. I got to his house and went in to use the bathroom. I noticed he was in his closet and he had a suitcase on his bed............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 33 year old married woman and my husband and I had our first child 6 months ago. My husband is a musician and he’s back to traveling a lot, so he suggested that we hire a nanny. I welcomed the help and when my son was 2 weeks old, we hired a 26 year old girl that had just moved to the US from Belize. She is beautiful inside and out and she has a big family so she’s been helping raise children since she was 12 years old.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 51 year old man and I have a wife but I haven’t lived with her in 4 years. It’s a long story but I’ll try to make it brief. Four years ago, my cousin had a bad divorce and he needed somewhere to stay, so my wife and I let him rent one side of a duplex we own. I made him promise to be respectful to my older tenant that shared the duplex with him because she’s a Christian woman that loves peace and quiet................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 36 year old male and I misjudged my fiancé. I met her on social media and we had a long-distance relationship for five months. When I first visited her, I should have known better than to pursue her. She’s 32 years old and lives with her mom, her 3 children, her 2 sisters and 2 nieces. But she was always well put-together and she had her own tax business, so I gave it a chance..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I was a late bloomer and did not have a lot of dating experience until I was in my early twenties when I got braces and lost a little weight. Men loved it and would take advantage of me. I thought I had life figured out by the time I was twenty eight years old and I met the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, In 2017 I met a handsome man at a nail salon. He stared at me the entire time so I gave him my card as I left. He called and invited me to his apartment for dinner and we have been together since that night. He’s a big flirt and a bit too outgoing and it’s always bothered me. Two years ago, I started checking his phone and he was always talking to different women. Whenever I called him a flirt, he would say he’s a people person. He works long hours and I don’t get to see him every day so that bothers me too................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 27 year old single man and I would love to stop sneaking around with the love of my life. I have been friends with my secret lover for 20 years and our parents are best friends. Our families did everything together for over 20 years but they had no idea about our secret romance. She and I have been best friends since we were 7. By the time we turned 13, she was blossoming into a woman and I liked it................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 38 year old single mother and I’m in a crazy situation with my exes. I was married eight years to a man that cheated on me multiple times. The first time was right after I’d had our first child. I forgave him and we moved on with life. Three years later, I got pregnant again and he started acting out again. I was in labor when I found out he cheated the second time. He fell asleep and his phone rang, so I answered it and the lady told me everything................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a single mother of two children and I had my first child when I was 16 years old. My oldest daughter is 28 years old now and my youngest is 26. As my daughters grew up, I had a lot of different men around them before I settled down with a man that was in prison. I made lots of bad choices and did things I regret, all for this man. When he was released from jail, I let him move in with us and he brought the criminal element in my home and showed my girls how to hustle and be street smart.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m dating an awesome guy and he treats me very well. Anything I want or need, he supplies for me. He’s a gentleman and our sex life is great. There’s just one problem... He has a bad habit of looking at other women’s butts. We could be on a date and he will stare at another woman’s butt as she’s standing there. If she’s walking away, he follows her with his eyes. We may be hugged up, having dinner, grocery shopping or driving down a street, he does not care................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 36 year old man and my wife and I split up almost 2 years ago. She moved on and is dating someone she met at church. She just had a baby a month ago and she kept it from me for 2 weeks. I found out after my pops told me. He said she sent him pictures of her infant daughter and my sister went to visit the baby a few days ago. My dad said my sister’s kids are in love with the baby already and she’s the cutest little thing ever..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 31 year old single female and I met a really good man on a dating app. We’re from the same city and we know a lot of the same people. We dated for 3 months and he revealed to me that he went to college with my ex-boyfriend and didn’t want to run me off by telling me that up front. I was cool with it but my ex-boyfriend wasn’t and when he found out, he called to tell me his friends were off-limits................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 28 year old woman that just eloped with the love of my life. We dated for 7 years and we did not want to waste money on a big wedding, so we eloped and had a nice ceremony. I also wanted to elope so my husband’s mom wouldn’t be all in the mix trying to tell us what to do. She’s the reason that I waited so long to get married. She’s a meddler and gossiper and it’s not really her fault, because my husband tells her everything I do................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am in my late thirties and I’m married to an older man. We dated for a short period of time and he moved in with me before we got married 4 months ago. My home is in a cozy, close-knit community and one of my neighbors recognized my husband and couldn’t wait to come give me some gossip on him. She said my husband was messing around with her aunt a few months before he met me and she thinks he’s been seeing her again since we got married.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been dating a man for 8 years and he proposed last month. Shortly after we met, he found out about a 2 year old daughter by a woman he had a one-night stand with. The child’s mother was messing with 2 guys so of course he took a paternity test. I drove him back and forth to visit his child, which was over 3 hours away. I was friendly with the child’s mother and his daughter and I became besties................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 34 year old male and my fiance is 31 years old. Our wedding is planned for this November but I may have to call it off. The problem started over a direct message I got on Instagram from a female I used to have sex with, but, we never dated. Her message was, "Hey, it's been a minute.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 37 year old single mom and I have been divorced since my child was three years old. My ex-husband did not contribute financially to me and our daughter in the years past because he had some health issues which kept him from working for a long period of time and he ended up moving in with his dad...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 28 year-old professional woman, living with my 33 year old boyfriend. We’ve been dating for almost 2 years and we’ve had a lot of ups and downs because he doesn’t have a lot of respect for women. He thinks women aren’t loyal and women only date men with money and trade up if a flashier, richer guy comes along. We’ve broken up a few times over his insecurity and each time, he begs me back............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I need your help! My husband’s mother is separated from her husband and she’s staying with us temporarily while she works out her marital issues. Meanwhile, she’s been up late at night entertaining a younger man. My husband has seen it with his own eyes, but he doesn’t know how to confront her about it. My husband said we need to focus on getting her back with her husband so she can leave our home................................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my best friend worked as a bartender at a popular restaurant and she introduced me to the new manager of the restaurant recently. He’s middle aged, handsome, tall and he has a nice beard. I was hooked on him because of how well he carried himself and I’ve always been attracted to older men. This restaurant has the best Sunday brunch and I’m always there, with my bottomless mimosas and a few of my other girlfriends...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 53 year old man and I have been married for going on 25 years. My wife and I use to have an active sex life, but for the past few years the magic has been happening less and less and now we do it once or twice a year. I’ve talked to her about it but she always seems to make up excuses. The one I hear the most is that she’s not in the mood because I’ve made her mad about something............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’ve been dating an amazing guy for two years and I feel like I have finally found my future husband. He is great with my kids and my family loves him. I couldn’t have asked for a better man to enter my life, but there’s just problem. It’s his ex-girlfriend that won’t go away. He was honest about a crazy ex that he had a bad breakup with and he’s been trying to end all of the communication with her, but she seems to be slow and does not understand when he says to leave him alone................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I love my husband to death although he and I are different in a lot of ways. They say opposites attract and we are living proof of that. He’s very successful and very frugal to the point that he won’t shop for himself so I have to do it. When I met him, I started shopping with him and for him and he always complained about prices. He’s also a practical man so he likes to have the newest gadgets around the house for repairs and home improvement so he doesn’t have to hire anyone to do it.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m 36 years old and recently divorced. I met a guy 8 months ago and he just got divorced too. We bonded over our divorce dilemmas and he was open and honest about his breakup. He told me that he was controlling and they had a rough marriage because she liked to fight him and throw stuff at him. He told me that he had to restrain her a lot, but he never laid a finger on her. He told me that he even took a domestic violence class to try to fix his marriage................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m 28 years old and I met a great man a year ago and things progressed quickly in our relationship and it seemed like he was the one. I waited till the 3rd date to have sex with him and it was all of that and more. He’s an amateur boxer and I started going to see him practice and I would join some of his workouts. He was definitely an Alpha male and I felt secure in his arms. After 6 months of dating, he told me that it’s time for us to move in together..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 29 year old hard working mother of 2 and I’ve been engaged for almost a year. I won’t set a date with this man because he’s not the man I thought he was. My fiancé is for the streets and he’s disrespectful with it. When we first started dating 3 years ago, I developed a great relationship with his mom and sisters but recently they take up for him when he’s messing around on me.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martell Holt, reality TV star of Love and Marriage Huntsville, on the OWN Network joins us LIVE. Martell is here to get advice on his very public scandal involving infidelity and an impending divorce. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am in a struggle right now and I need a little advice for a big problem. I have a male friend that I’ve known since 1st grade and we’re almost 40 now. I’m divorced and dated a lot of men after my divorce. One day recently, I had a revelation that my soulmate is someone I have known all of my life. My good male friend and I hang out all of the time, but he’s not who I had in mind if I were to date someone I’ve known a long time............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’ve been asked to stand with my friend in his wedding. I’m a female, so I can’t be a groomsman but I’ll be at his side at the wedding. Why am I not a bridesmaid, you ask? The future wife is controlling and she doesn’t want him to keep any of his female friends. My friend and I are so close that he officiated my wedding and now he and my husband are the best of friends. I’ve had mixed feelings from the beginning about this wedding so it’s no secret that I don’t think it will last........................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, My fiance and I have been together for a while but we don't live in the same city so we do everything we can to keep the spice in our relationship. We send flirty texts and explicit pictures and when we're together it is on and poppin'. The texts and pictures we send are so raunchy, risque and vulgar that a pornstar would blush. We can't help it.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 44 year old married woman and we have new neighbors across the street. They moved in during the pandemic, so we see them in passing, but we haven’t formally met them. Two Saturdays ago, I was upstairs reading and resting. Our bedroom is on the front of the house and I had the windows raised so I could feel the breeze. I kept hearing noises like there was a wounded animal close by, so I asked my husband to check the front yard.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’ve been married 2 years to a man that is my everything. Things were great for the past 2 years but now the marriage may be over. I found out that I’m married to a prostitute! A week ago, my husband and I went to purchase two new tires for my car. My husband claimed he was testing out the new tires and he sped out of the parking lot and onto a service road. There was a policeman on the lot, so he flashed his lights for my husband to pull over. I thought my husband would get a warning for speeding or a speeding ticket................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.