Strawberry Letter

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am writing you for advice since I have heard you guys talk about this on the show before. I’m in my mid 30s and I’m an educated man with a great job and I’m financially secure. I was in a 10 year relationship that ended a few years ago and since that breakup, I have had problems meeting women. I have been ignored by women when I try to speak to them or strike up a conversation. I had considered many possibilities as to why women avoid me and I’ve come to this conclusion… It’s because I am an unattractive man and I have realized that my facial features aren't the cutest.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my husband and I have been married for over 20 years and we have 4 children, 3 daughters and 1 son. My husband is a truck driver, so he’s gone a lot and I’m left to care for the kids. When my husband is home, he tries to step in and take over the father role, but we argue constantly about disciplining the kids. My husband has been driving trucks for 10 years and that’s when I started noticing problems with our son’s behavior. I used to stay up at the school because of his bad attitude, poor grades and fighting with classmates. At home, he was unruly too.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have a five month old son who was conceived during a threesome. I had an affair on my boyfriend of three years with a guy that I’ve known all my life. My boyfriend and I were having problems, so my male friend offered me an all expense paid trip to Miami and I didn’t have anything to do, so I went to clear my mind. When I got there, he picked me up and we went to the hotel and another one of his female friends had flown in for the weekend too............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 39 year old engaged woman and my fiancé is terrific, but I need your advice. My fiancé and I met in the Emergency Room, when I treated him for a minor illness. He flirted a little and told me that his mom used to be a nurse, so that made me even more attractive. We went on a date a couple of weeks after that and we’ve been together since then. I do most of the cooking and he prefers for me to only cook meals from his late mother’s handwritten recipe book. Her recipes are really good so I didn’t make a big deal out 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 situation that has become a huge frustration in my life and I need advice on setting healthy boundaries with a good friend, so that I don’t seem like a prude, which I’ve been called. I have a good friend who seems to be having a problem with alcohol lately. I don’t care what people do in their own homes and on their own time, however, when you include me in your mess by calling me drunk and belligerent and I can’t understand what you’re saying, then you’ll have to hear my mouth when you sober up. I have a friend that loves to indulge in alcohol and she always goes overboard when we’re out or when she’s drinking at home............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, 5 years ago, I got involved with an older married man that was my boss. In the beginning, it was strictly business and I met his entire family. Then after several business trips together, we ended up having sex and we’ve been together since then. He’d stay at my house at least four nights a week and he paid all of the bills. He was also very controlling and stopped me from hanging out with my girlfriends and most of my family. It was just me and him.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my best friend and I met five years ago and we had a lot of mutual friends. I had just gotten a divorce and she was there to console me through the hard times. My friend’s husband is a known cheater in our small city, but my friend acts as if they have the perfect marriage. I have heard that he cheats with multiple women and he does it out in the open. In January, I got a chance to see him cheating with my own eyes. I was out to dinner with friends and I saw my friend’s husband having dinner with a female. When the two of them left the restaurant, they left in his car............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Shirley and Steve, my husband and I have been married for two years. When we met, he told me that he and his ex-wife have a great system of co-parenting their two children. I did not have a problem with that. I love his children and I met his ex-wife early on so everything was fine in the beginning. After my husband and I got married and bought a house, the ex-wife rented a house down the street from our home. I was livid, but my husband was thrilled that his children would be closer to him so he could spend more time with his daughter and take her to school every morning........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been married to my amazing husband for 18 years. We have 3 children, ages 18, 14, and 10. I love my husband, but his job requires a lot of traveling and that leaves me feeling lonely. The loneliness got so bad that I started having an affair with a co-worker, strictly for the amazing sex and companionship. There are absolutely no feelings involved. Well, a few weekends ago my husband was out of town and my children were at my parents’ house for the weekend because I wanted to have my co-worker come over for some late night fun. He came over and we were getting down and dirty in my living room, when to my surprise, my 18 year old son walked in and caught us in the act! He was just standing there in shock for a minute before he ran to his room.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley,I am a 31 year old female and I’ve been dating a 36 year old married woman for two years. Recently, she and her husband were having serious financial problems, so I offered to move in with them and help out with the mortgage and bills. We told her husband that I was just a co-worker that needed a place to live temporarily, and he bought it, so I moved in. When the husband was at work or hanging out on the weekends, me and my girlfriend would be getting it on, in their bedroom.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am dating a man that I consider to be my soul mate. We have a long distance relationship but we see each other often. He always comes to visit me and I would always make sure that my house was clean. I would go out of my way to impress him. This past weekend, I went to visit him for the first time after driving for four hours, I got to his house and I was immediately shocked and disappointed by what I saw. His house was absolutely filthy. Before I could even hug him, I couldn't help but blurt out............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a married associate pastor and my wife is a stay-at-home mom. Two months ago, I went to Africa on a mission trip and when I came home, my wife was acting weird. She would be either really happy or really sleepy so I thought she was having a nervous breakdown, until one night I leaned in to kiss her and I noticed a strange smell in her hair and breath. It was weed! I asked her if she had been smoking and she denied it and got irritated with me for asking. After that, I started watching her closely and I snooped through her car........... 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 together for five years and we’ve been faced with many obstacles, but the main one started over two years ago when I cheated on him and admitted it. I swore to never do it again and we moved on. I really thought that all was forgiven, but my boyfriend still has major trust issues with me and here’s why… He has a high sex drive and so do I, but I refuse to give in whenever he wants to have sex, which is every day or every-other-day. He knows exactly why I won’t do it as much as he’d like to…........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m getting married soon and I do love my fiancé with all my heart, but there are some things that I really do not like about him. I am hope that I’m just overthinking things and I can get over them before our wedding. I’m sure I do a lot of stuff that irritates him and maybe even turns him off, but he has never said anything. My fiancé and I were raised differently, so I have had to tell him the do’s and don’ts on a lot of things like manners, communication, respecting others space, etc. I have had quite a few conversations with him about his behaviors that turn me off........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 42 year old married woman and my 76 year old father-in-law moved in with us after his wife died last year. He was very depressed, so we thought it would help if he came to live us and be surrounded by family. We have two teens, a boy and a girl and they have enjoyed having their grandfather in the house. But there’s just one issue. Now that my father-in-law is a widower, he pleases himself almost every night and he is very loud about it. He’s in the guest bedroom right next to our master bedroom and we are not sure exactly what he’s doing in there, but we certainly don’t want to hear 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 hardworking man. I work from sun up to sun down, and I do well for myself. Two years ago I met a very beautiful woman who I can see myself being with for the rest of my life. About a year into the relationship, we moved into together and started planning for the future. I was recently laid off from my job, and I had to find a new one. She was not working at the time. Money was getting tight so I took a pay cut......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my husband and I are in our early 30s and my best friend asked us to house-sit for her and her husband while they were out of the country for a month. They have a very nice beach house, so we jumped at the opportunity. Everything was going great and we loved it there, right until the third week, when a mutual friend of ours called me with some crazy news. The mutual friend said she had talked to the owners of the house and found out that there were hidden cameras all over the place............ 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 both are 75 years old and we’ve been in a great relationship for about 15 years. When we met, we hit it off right away, but courted for a while before we became intimate. Sex was great and it was the glue that held us together. Then, he had knee replacement surgery and I had my hip replaced, so we had to wait a while before we could resume a normal sex life. We did other things to each other to keep the fire going in the meantime......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m in my early forties and I have been happily married and faithful to a wonderful man for 9 years. My husband says he likes the fact that I am a wonderful mom and wife and I keep it classy, until I am behind closed doors and I turn into his super freak. The last two years, my sex drive has been in overdrive. My cravings for sex drive me so crazy that I have left work to meet my husband at home during the day so I could get some relief. The thing is, my husband does not share my sudden urges to have sex all of the time. He’s usually tired after work and wants to cuddle, but that’s it........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m the subject from one of your recent letters. I was the wife that found out at a birthday cookout that my husband cheated on me with his best friend’s daughter. That day will stand out in my mind forever. We had only been at the party for only a few minutes when and my husband got a drink thrown in his face. I watched it all go left really quick. I had to drag my husband to safety because all of the men at the party were trying to jump on him. When we got home, I beat his behind, too, for embarrassing me. He had infidelity issues in the past and we worked through them.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 30 year old happily married female with a beautiful family. I need our advice on how to handle a little situation with my ex and my sister. Ten years ago, I had sex with a guy and it was like a “friends with benefits” situation because we both were young. He and I have sort of kept in touch over social media, but have not seen each other in years, until recently, when I ran into him at the mall and he told me that he met my younger sister and had been hanging out with her........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a divorced 59 year old woman and I started dating a 67 year old sexy gentleman in December. Our relationship is great. We have lots of fun together and he keeps me smiling. I followed Uncle Steve’s rules for dating and almost made it to 90 days, but on the 87th day, we decided it was time to get busy. He told me he could not take it any longer and he had to have me. I was more than ready, willing and able for our big night together......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 29 and my boyfriend has me really confused. He’s three years younger than me and we just started having sex, or at least we try to have sex. The problem is, he gets really nervous and when he’s nervous, you-know-what does not work. I don’t want to get graphic, so I hope you get the picture. So even though he says he's really into me and he wants to please me, he cannot perform. He told me that he is more comfortable taking care of business on his own and he’s been doing it that way for years......... 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 in need of your help. Back in August, I ran into one of my dad's best friends at a business seminar out of town. I was at the hotel bar and he sat next to me and we were both shocked, since it’s been over 10 years since we’ve seen each other. We had a great time catching up and when I left the bar, he walked me to my room because I had had quite a few drinks and he was being a gentleman. He asked if he could use my bathroom and then relax for a little while before driving back to our hometown, which was an hour away.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 27 year old woman and I just moved in with my boyfriend. We’ve been dating for one year and we have a great relationship, but of course there’s an issue, or I wouldn’t be writing you. Our love making is very good, but we are never alone when we are intimate. There’s always four extra eyes very close by, staring at us. It’s his dogs. He has a Doberman and a German Shepherd and these dogs are very spoiled and run the house. When my boyfriend and I get in the bed, they jump in too! Since I moved in, my boyfriend has forced them to sleep on the floor next to our bed, since I didn’t want them in our bed.............. 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 woman and I have a male best friend. Well, I had a male best friend that I had been friends with since middle school. In 2016 I had a bad breakup and my best friend came over to console me. We were sitting side by side on my couch and he leaned over and kissed me. It felt so good to be held and kissed so passionately. Well, one thing led to another and I ended up giving him the cookie. We were shocked at how good it was and we did it a few more times before he left the next morning. After that, it was over............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my best friend and I have been really close for 17 years but now we are constantly bickering over her twisted ideas of love and marriage. She has always taken an interest in reading books about male and female relationships, but her favorite book is Steve Harvey’s “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man” and she has twisted each chapter to fit how she chooses to live. In the past, she has dated great guys, but she would break up with the guys if they didn’t have any desire to take care of her financially. She brings nothing to the table and she lives paycheck to paycheck. She has a new guy that she is dating and he has a great job, so she’s happy. She brags about how he helps her with her bills and he gives her money to shop........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, for the past 23 years, I’ve been married to the nicest guy in the world and I have always tried to be the perfect wife and mother. In the beginning of our marriage, our sex life was perfect, but over the past 7 years, things have drastically changed. In 2018, we had sex maybe 8 times in the whole year. I counted them. I don’t think he is cheating, because all he does is go to work and come home. If he goes out, we go out as a family. I just don’t think that he is interested in sex at all. He is completely complacent and I’ve stopped initiating sex because I get tired of him telling me to “move” all of the time........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am writing you because I need your advice on how to talk to my mom. My mother is a very religious church-going woman and I don’t share her love for church. I lie to her every Sunday when she asks if I have been to church. I am a Christian and I believe in God and I thank Him daily for everything that I am blessed with… But, I despise church. I don’t think church is necessary to have a relationship with God because so many of the churches today are full of pulpit pimps that manipulate women for sex and money. My mom’s church is no exception. Her church is full of sheep that follow this pulpit pimp blindly and after church, they are the biggest hypocrites and most hateful people........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 33 year old married woman with a great body, pretty face, long healthy hair and a lot of confidence. I got married four years ago and my husband works hard to make sure I’m well taken care of, in all ways except for one. My hubby does not give me compliments anymore or comment on my hair and nails like he used to, so I have been getting my needs met at work, the gym and via social media. It’s not what you’re thinking, my husband and I have a great sex life, it’s his attention that I so desperately crave........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a wife and a mother of two children. I've been married for 11 years to my wonderful husband, but I recently found out he had been cheating on me for a year. I found out when the woman started calling me she told me that she was taking good care of him when he is away from home with her. I confronted him about it and of course he denied it. I pray to the Lord to show me the truth. As time went on I never told him that I was still receiving calls from the woman. She even sent me pictures of my husband naked. So there was my proof. He finally came clean and apologized. I was so hurt and angry............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, please help me handle an issue with my wife. We are in our 30s and have been married 12 years and we have two children. We have a great relationship, but there's just one issue: She cannot cook! Not even a little bit. I'm not saying that it's her job as the woman. I love to throw down in the kitchen when I have time, but I'm currently the only one working. She has insisted on taking care of the family meals until she gets a new job and that's very nice of her, but her food is terrible......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 41 year old divorced woman and to be honest, I’m waiting for my knight in shining armor. I am in no way a picky person, but there are some deal breakers that I will not compromise on when I meet a man. I was in a bad marriage for ten years and I lowered my standards for my ex-husband and I kept a very open mind, until I got to the point where I could not be with him anymore. So now I’m back on the dating scene and I’m frustrated from having a failed marriage. I do have a special friend that I spend a lot of time with, and he’s handsome, fun-loving and financially secure. The only problem I have with him, is that he is 2 feet shorter than I am........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 53 year old single woman and I was dating a guy from my past. We reconnected five months ago and he told me that he would not let me get away from him again. He told me that he lived an hour away, so he came to see me on the weekends. I was so happy with him, but I couldn’t help but think that this romance was just too good to be true. My intuition kicked in and I decided to Google him. His Facebook page came up but he told me he didn’t do social media at all. The first picture I saw on his page, was a wedding picture.......... 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 woman and I’ve had a few relationship issues because I just can't seem to pick the right man. Maybe it’s because I am in love with my male best friend. He is perfect for me and I’ve known it since we met six years ago. But there’s one problem… He’s had a girlfriend for the last three years. His girlfriend has no idea that she is in my way and she has tolerated our friendship, to an extent. Sometimes she will say little things to make him pull away from me, but that does not last long. She has every reason to fear me, because I want more than a friendship with her man............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m tired of motherhood. Sorry, but I am no longer interested in being a mother. I am 28 years old and I have a 5 year old daughter that is disrespectful, obnoxious and constant source of embarrassment in public. She is out of control on a daily basis. Beating her behind does not help and I don’t know what else to do. I have tried many ways of disciplining her. Reverse psychology and time out don’t work on her. I can’t seem to get thru to her without yelling and arguing. Why am I arguing with a 5 year old? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I just broke up with a great woman that I had planned to spend my life with. I got a ring and proposed and we were planning our wedding. We are both under 30 and we’ve been together since we were in college. Everything was perfect until recently, when an argument was blown way out of control and my fiancé tried to fight me. Yes, out of nowhere, she pushed me first and then tried to slap me, but I ducked. I will admit that I was wrong for texting a female co-worker, but I let the co-worker know that I was with my fiancé and we could talk the next day at work.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am married to a great man and I am truly blessed to have him in my life, but there is one issue. He is a very proud man and he is now the sole provider for our family. We were both in the military, but I retired to be home with the children full time. He’s still enlisted and he makes good money, but it does not always cover all of our expenses, so money and finances are becoming an issue with us for the first time. My husband is gone a lot, because he is on base on the weekends and he works a part-time job during the week....... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a hard working female that’s ready to put my belongings in storage and live in my car, because of the problems I’m having in my apartment. I constantly live with noise above me, next door to me and across the hall from me. Above me, people are dragging things across the floor, stomping, and playing music all day and night. On either side of me, I can hear my neighbors arguing and having sex till 3 and 4 in the morning......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, my wife and I have been married for 5 years and we live in a 5 bedroom home. My parents recently moved to the city we live in, to be closer to their grandchildren, our kids. My wife and I have allowed my parents to stay with us temporarily while they moved into their new home. Everything was going great until my mother started having an issue with my wife. My wife smokes weed often and I don’t have an issue with it, but I have asked her nicely, not to smoke weed in front of my parents, out of respect......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I was attracted to a very sweet, tall, dark, and handsome guy and I was dying to meet him, so I made the first move and I asked him out on a date. I invited him to dinner and I asked him to meet me at the restaurant. He said that he would need me to pick him up because his car is in the shop. I usually don’t drive men around, but I thought, what the heck and I went to get him.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m writing you for advice on how to deal with a female family member. I believe that all women should be confident, regardless of their looks or size. But my cousin is an exception to this rule. She has crossed the line of confidence and now she’s downright delusional. She’s over 40 years old, yet she lives on social media all day, every day, constantly posting about how fine she is and how successful she is. Neither of these are true. Every man wants her and every woman is jealous of her. It is embarrassing the way she dresses and acts, just to get attention.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a divorced, 44 year old single mom. As an attractive, curvy, and educated woman, I have no problems meeting men, it’s keeping them that’s the issue. The last man that I dated, we were together for almost 3 months before we had sex. I made him wait for a reason, and here’s why… When we had sex for the first time, he passed out afterwards. He was only out for a short time and when he came to, he said his blood sugar was low, but I think he was lying, because this has happened to me before, with another man. The next time we made love, I toned down the intensity and I cut out the extra stuff that I normally do........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a married woman in my mid 30s and I want to have children, but my husband does not. From the time we got married till now, he said he does not want kids because he just wants it to just be the two of us, no one else. He said that it’s a financial responsibility we don’t need but I think there’s more to it than that. I think he’s just not fond of children at all. We’ve been married for 15 years and when we were younger, we enjoyed our carefree years of being childless, but we’re getting older and it is time to move to the next phase of our lives, by starting a family........ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I married my husband by mistake. He is in law enforcement on a special drug task force, but I'm starting to think that he is involved on the wrong side of the law. We have a nice big lavish house and he just bought me a very expensive car that's so nice I can't even drive it to work. It just doesn't add up. After asking him millions of questions and getting halfwit responses I threatened to leave him. I feel like I was definitely tricked into this marriage. It happened so quickly......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am writing this letter as a concerned third party. I have two friends that have been married for over 15 years and I thought they had the perfect marriage, until recently. The husband is a wonderful, handsome man that cleaned up his image and left the street life behind, to marry my friend and help raise her 5 children, by a few different men. He worked multiple jobs to keep the family stable and I really admire him for that, so I was devastated when his wife told me that she was unhappy in the marriage and had been having an affair.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been engaged to my fiancé for a year and I love her dearly. When we met, I had a lot of female friends and I let those friendships die down a bit, out of respect for her. I remained really close with my best friend, though. He and I have been friends since we were 11 years old and we’ve been through a lot together. He lives in a different state, so we talk and text a lot, but now that’s a big problem for my fiancé. She listens to our conversations when he calls, she goes through my phone and reads our text messages and it’s getting to be too much........... 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 early twenties and I’m dating a guy that I've known this since high school. He was my high school crush and I always dreamed of being his girl. He had a longtime girlfriend and they broke up last year, so I made the first move to see if he was interested. He was, and we’ve been dating for five months now. He is a good boyfriend and the sex was as good as I thought it would be. Everything about him was pretty normal until recently, when I noticed he had a couple of furry animal costumes in his closet. We were lying in his bed, talking, and I noticed them so I jokingly asked if they were some old Halloween costumes............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am dating a guy that I am embarrassed of. He and I met in college about 8 years ago and we lost contact initially because he got kicked out of college for behavioral issues and I moved to a different city after I got my degree. He found me a year ago and we have been trying to make a relationship work since then. We were much younger when we met and the way he acted did not bother me as much then. But now, we’re good and grown and his behavior is a turnoff. He says ignorant things on a daily basis and it gets under my skin...... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.