Strawberry Letter

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.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 30 year old single man and I had a special lady that I dated for 4 years. Over the years, we had our differences, so we were on again, off again. During one of our off periods, she dated another guy and she got pregnant. Things did not work out with the guy and she and I got back together and I vowed to raise the baby girl as my child. My girl and I have paid for everything that this child has ever needed. Now my girl and I have called it quits for good. I still love her dearly, but there is no romantic involvement whatsoever........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 38 year old single mom and my daughter is a sophomore at a local college. She lives on campus, but she comes home to wash clothes on the weekends. She had been dating an upper classman and I wanted to meet him, so she brought him over to the house a few weeks ago. As soon as she and the guy walked in, I could not believe how fine this young man was. He is a 22 year old senior and he’s 6’2” with creamy chocolate skin. He has his head on straight and he plans to go to graduate school next summer........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 65 year old grandmother that has recently got back on the dating scene. After dating a few losers, I met a really nice 74 year old gentleman on a dating site designed for seniors. We have been exclusive almost a year and not long ago, I gave him a key to my house and he gave me a key to his house. Last Friday, I went to his house after work so I could have dinner ready when he got home. I got to his house and decided to get comfortable for cooking, so I went into his closet to get a pair of sweat pants and I got a tee shirt out of a drawer......... 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 happily married man. I’ve been married for 17 years to one of the finest women in the world, but six months ago, my wife and I hit a rough patch in our sex life because I’m on high blood pressure medicine and I can’t perform like I used to. I’ve found different ways to make sure my wife is pleased and she has not had any complaints. She tried different things for me too, but nothing worked. As long as she’s happy, I’m happy. Fast forward to a month ago, I went out for drinks after work with my co-workers and there was a group of us, drinking, dancing and having a great time............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am married and have been with my wife for many years. We were good friends before we became lovers and I helped her work through a lot of bad relationships before we started dating. I’ve never held her past against her and I never throw it up in her face. But, whenever we are out with our married friends, my wife likes to point out how she used to kick it back in the day and brag about all of the lavish gifts she got from her past lovers. It’s embarrassing to me and it makes her look bad. I told her that she sounds like a loose woman, but she said her past is in the past and it means nothing to her now........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 49 year old female married to a 49 year old man. I have five children and five grandchildren. Here is the problem. My current husband is not the father of my children. I married this man when my children were young. So he's been in their lives for a very long time. My youngest son just graduated from high school and will be going away for college. So now my husband thinks that we're done raising children and from now on it will be just the two of us. He has said that we don't have to worry about the kids anymore because they are all grown and have their own lives. So am I not supposed to be involved with my children since they are no longer living at home.......... 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 19 years but we are not married. I stayed in this relationship because I do really love my guy and we have 5 kids together. Since day one, he has cheated on me and I was young, so I let him get away with it, in hopes that he would get it out of his system. Well things got worse over the years and now he has 4 outside kids with 4 other women. His family knew about the other children, but nobody ever told me about them until recently......... 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 need your help. We want Nephew Tommy’s opinion too. We met in college and we’ve been married for 12 years, so sex can get rather boring over the years, even though we work hard to keep it interesting. My hubby completely fulfils my needs and he says that I’m all he needs. But lately, we have been joking about having a ménage a trois with another woman. I know, I know, married couples should never invite someone else into their bedroom, but we think it would help us more than hurt us......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 62 year old African American grandmother and this past weekend, I took my 5 year old grand daughter, who I call “Baby Girl,” to a playground in LA, because the weather was so beautiful. I kept a close eye on my baby girl, and I noticed troubling body language between her and a little blonde girl. Moments later, my baby girl dropped down on all fours and started crawling like a dog in the sand, as three other white children laughed at her. I rushed over to them and the children ran off. The look on my grandchild’s face hurt my heart and I could tell she was being bullied, but didn’t realize it. She told me that she was fine and I let her continue to play......... 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 guy for close to three years and I need some advice on a major issue I’m having with him. I love this man and he is a great guy. He loves me, too, and we have been talking about marriage. But here’s my issue… I can not stand going to his house because it is always a mess. When we spend quality time together, we’re always at my house and I have to encourage him to pick up after himself and not eat all over my house. He and his teenage son live like slobs and I have told him that I don’t feel comfortable at his house........ 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 man that drives part-time as a Lyft/Uber driver for extra income for my family. Last week, I got home late one evening after working my part time job and I decided to take my wife and 2 year old out to dinner. As my wife was securing our child in the car seat, she yelled out “What the hell is this?” I immediately turned around in my seat and I see my wife pinching a huge pair of ladies panties by the corners......... 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 3 years, but my husband and I have been together for 13 years. Our relationship has had its challenges and lately, we have been arguing over bills and the fact that he sometimes stays out till 5am drinking. My husband and I split the household bills each month and the past two months, he’s been coming up short with his half of our rent money. Whenever I talk to him about money, he gets an attitude and calls me “controlling.” On top of not having his portion of the bill money, he has been lying to me about his whereabouts when he’s out all night.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am in desperate need of advice. I was engaged to be married, but my fiancé and I recently split up after my ex-wife caused a whole lot of problems in our relationship. When my ex heard I was engaged, she called me. I told her that I was extremely happy and excited to get remarried. My ex said that she was happy for me and wished me well, which was a big lie. A few days after we talked, my ex created a new Facebook page, named it “The Thompsons” and posted a bunch of old pics from our wedding and family vacations.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley,I’m a 37 year old married woman and I found out that my husband was sleeping with my girlfriend, when Shirley read my girlfriend’s Strawberry Letter on the radio. I’ve been married to a man for seven years and I had a girlfriend on the side for most of our marriage. My husband and I had some financial issues so my female friend, who was actually my lover, moved in with us to help out with the bills. My husband had no idea we were lovers. I hope you can remember that letter.......... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a single 38 year old female and I like dating older gentlemen. I’m open to online dating and I have met some nice men on Facebook, so I often look at men’s profiles and meet them that way. A handsome man in another city caught my eye and I sent him a message. We chatted back and forth and found out that we have a lot in common, even though he is12 years older than me. When we first started video chatting, I thought that he looked familiar, and we’re from the same city, so I just figured our paths crossed somehow in the past....... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 32 year old single female and my family moved to the states when I was 15 so we could have a better life. In my culture, I grew up with a huge extended family and we stick close together, but now I have my own apartment and I love having my freedom. My mother often tells me that I should’ve been married years ago so she can have grandbabies, but I’m not ready for that. My parents both have good jobs and finally got the big house they were dreaming of and they have moved more family members to the U.S. to live with them......... 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 husband for 13 years, but we have been together for a total of 23 years. We have one son and my husband is a great provider for our family. I am, however, concerned about the example of manhood that he’s displaying for our son. My husband is non-confrontational, so we haven’t argued in years. If we have a disagreement, he will just agree with me, to avoid conflict. He’s always eager to help others and he does favors for his family members all the time, even if he is not feeling up to it. He rarely gets frustrated or raises his voice............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I need some advice, although this may not be your area of expertise. I'm a 27 years and I met my partner on a nationwide Facebook group. Because of the online group, my partner and I have mutual friends across the country. One friend, in particular, is trying my patience by blatantly hitting on my partner in direct messages and leaving racy comments on my partner’s posts. Sometimes my partner’s comments can look a bit flirtatious too. I’m concerned that this friend is going to try to make a move and my partner is very naïve, so this is a big problem............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I need some advice on a different kind of double standard with men and women. My ex-boyfriend has a lot of flaws and I overlooked them in the beginning because I was really in to him and wanted things to work out. For example, when we met, he told me he lived downtown in a brownstone. So a few weeks later, I went over to his place. I pulled up and he escorted me in through the basement door and told me he hangs out down there most of the time. So we started kissing and making out on the couch and he had managed to take off all of my clothes and most of his, when someone knocked on the door. He threw a blanket over me and went to answer the door. It was a woman at the door............ 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 for 14 years and we have two sons. My husband is a middle school principal and I work full time in an office. My husband and I have a great social life and we used to focus on keeping the romance alive in our marriage, but my boys are very active in sports now, so it’s hard to find time to hang out together. It has not affected my husband’s social life at all though. He still hangs out after work and I have a big issue with who he chooses to spend time with............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 46 years old and last year I married a man that's 18 years younger than I am. We met at the gym and the initial sexual attraction between us was magnetic, but I had my doubts about him, because of our age difference. It wasn’t long before we started having hot, passionate, sex and fell deep in love. He went above and beyond to let me know that this was more than just sex, it was real. I introduced him to my family and my daughter was not happy because he is only 2 years older than she is........... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, here’s my ordeal. My husband and I have been married for 8 years and we have 3 beautiful children. One of my husband’s long-time ex-girlfriends died over the weekend and we were all shocked, because it was so sudden. My husband’s best friend is the deceased woman’s cousin, so he called to tell us the bad news. He said that the family was working out the funeral arrangements and had decided that they wanted my husband to be a pall bearer at her funeral, because the ex-girlfriend still loved him, up until the day she died. This was just too much for me to process.............. 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 late 30s and have been married for 15 years . We’ve had some hiccups in our marriage and we went to counseling to fix the issues. I thought we were doing really good since the counseling, but here we are, a year later, and my husband’s insecurities got the best of him. He created a fake social media account and pretended to be one of my exes that I dated before we got married. He started sending me sweet messages, posing as my ex, but I was very stern about letting him know that I’m happily married and not interested in him at all, in that way............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.