Strawberry Letter

Dear Steve and Shirley,  For the past five years I've been dating a man that is nine years older than me and I really love our relationship and how well he treats me. I recently started living with him and I have a problem that I need your help with. My boyfriend loves to get a big bowl of ice cream most evenings as a treat after dinner. I try not to be overbearing because he could be drinking alcohol or have another bad habit, but his ice cream addiction is killing me slowly. You see my boyfriend is lactose intolerant, therefore, I cannot sleep peacefully in the bed with him at night.............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, for the past 8 years, I’ve been dating a 60 year old man and I am 14 years younger than he is. Everything in our relationship was good until 6 months ago, when he moved his 2nd ex-wife and their 20 year old child back into his home. He has been divorced 12 years, but he told me that his ex-wife is having financial problems, so he allowed her to move in. This changed our relationship a lot. We don’t spend time together daily like we use to and he only comes to my house twice a month............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley. I need your advice because I really want to kick my dad's wife’s behind. I am a 42 year old single mother of two kids. My children's dads don't help me financially so my father has helped me raise my kids for the past 15 years. Well, I recently lost my job and everything went downhill. I was unable to pay my rent so I had to move out of my apartment at the beginning of this month. I called my dad to ask if we could move back home and my dad had the nerve to tell me that I had to discuss it with his wife, my stepmother. He put her on the phone as she screamed, “Hell No!” and said this would be the ninth time that I've moved back in 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 a problem with how men see me. I was married for 25 years and I got divorced three years ago and decided to move to another state for a clean slate. I’m not looking for a serious relationship right now, I want to enjoy being single a while, but I would like male companionship occasionally. So here is my problem.......... 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 father of two girls and I have a problem at home. Last week, I popped my sixteen year old daughter in the mouth after she raised her voice at her little sister and then raised her voice at me when I told her to stop. When I hit her, she lunged at me and punched me in my face. I tried to hold her to keep her from hitting me again and we ended up scuffling in the floor like two dudes in a street fight. The whole time she was still yelling and I was trying to control my anger so I wouldn’t hurt this child............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley,I need some serious advice right now. I’m a 30-year-old and I’m dating a 29-year-old woman. She is a very sexy, sweet woman with a great figure, but she has one flaw that is hard to overlook. She has hairy feet, a hairy chest, and her back is hairy. When we first met, it was in the middle of the winter so she wore sweaters, she wore jeans and boots mostly and kept her socks on when we were chilling at home… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm an older single man and I’m very nice looking, not your typical old cornball pops type. Dating is hard for me because most women my age have let themselves go and look matronly. I love online dating sites and I have a great time meeting and hooking up with various women. Recently, a 30-year old bombshell sent me a message to say that she was looking for a little financial help, in exchange for some confidential fun. So we have met up for “lip service” a few times and 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 am a 54 year old black professional man who has been married for 25 years. I am 6’6” and 270 lbs and I am not to be played with. But my wife seems to think she could play with me and get away with it. We’re in the middle of a divorce now because I found out that she was taking and sending nude pictures to an ex-boyfriend. I also found out that she’d been having an affair with the guy for almost a year. When I confronted her, she told me that she’s been unhappy for a long time and she needs more................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a young man who is in love with my girlfriend and I feel a need to protect her. We have been dating for two years and I’ve met her family and I love them all, except for her father. I don’t know where to begin. Her father argues with everyone in the family and he has started a few fist fights with the other men in the family. He smokes weed constantly and he does it in front of the family............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I’ve been seeing a guy for 8 months now and our relationship is strictly sexual. When we first met, he told me that he has a girlfriend that lives in another state and he had no plans to break up with her, but she can’t fulfill his needs when she’s so far away. We first met at a club and I would run into him at local parties, so we were bound to hook up sooner or later. We have sex often and it’s really good sex. I am the one who satisfies his sexual needs and desires while his girlfriend is 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 black young lady in my mid 20s and I have been in debt since I graduated from college in 2016. I assumed I would be stepping out into the real world and paying a few bills, but not as many as I have now. While I was in college, my mom opened multiple credit cards in my name and proceeded to max them all out on her bills and personal items. Fast forward to today, my credit card debt is well over $8,500 and I am trying to pay the minimum payments on the bills so I can maintain a good credit score............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am 54 year old married man and I have been married for 36 years. My wife and I have 12 kids, so my wife has never worked a day in her life, besides raising our family. I’ve always done my best to keep us on track financially, working two or three jobs at times. I have always been the best dad I could be and I make sure my family is well taken care of. My only problem is that my wife does not do her part by making sure I’m well taken care of............. 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 black woman with no kids and I’m writing in response to the letter “I Want to Live With All Four Women.” No, I’m not one of the women in the letter but I'm thinking that the letter writer may be on to something. After years of dating and being discouraged, I am willing to try anything. I’ve tried dating apps and I represented myself respectfully but I didn’t get any positive responses from men................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, this isn’t your typical letter, but just like everyone else, I need advice. I am a 37 year old female and I am professional wedding planner but I also have a corporate job that pays the bills. Six months ago, a co-worker asked me to help her put together her dream wedding. I was excited at first but then I realized that she had a very limited budget and very ghetto ideas. When it came time to choose her menu for the reception, she said that she had already picked out her food and set up the delivery................. 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 man that’s just enjoying life and I need some advice. I have four women who all love me and want to be with me. I have a child by each one of the women and I love all of them, but I find it hard to pick one to settle down with because they are all so good to me. I rotate my time with them, by going on dates and having sex with them regularly, and they don’t seem to have a problem with it........... 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 almost 25 years. My husband and I have been through a lot but we’re still together. I have a situation that I need help with, and it doesn’t involve my husband. A year ago, a guy at the gym came on to me. It was fun at first because it was all hugs and kisses, but then it escalated to sex. We were intimate on several occasions and each time, I was so ashamed. It went on a couple of months before I tried to end 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 29-year-old man and three months ago, I started seeing a gorgeous woman in her mid-20s. She has the best body, smooth and glowy chocolate skin, the sexiest voice. She is the best that I ever had if you know what I mean. She’s very affectionate and she treats me well. But she’s missing one important thing: a brain… Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, I met and older guy and I was attracted to him, but played hard to get. He begged me for a first date and I eventually agreed to go out with him. He asked to pick him up and I didn’t think much about it since his house was on the way to the restaurant. When I got to the house, he came out and so did a much older lady. He got in my car and told me that was his mom and that he lived with her…... 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 10 years. We don’t have any children together, but my husband has two grown kids and another “play daughter.” Before we got married, he had an ex-girlfriend and started dating her when her daughter was only two-years-old, so he became really close to the little girl. The girl even calls him “daddy.” When she was younger, he taught her how to ride a bike, they went bowling often, school shopping and he’d help her mom out financially with things the child needed.... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Steve and Shirley, Two years ago I met a guy on an online site for dating and we became close. In the beginning, he told me that he was in an open relationship with a woman and he wanted me to meet her. I agreed, since I wasn’t looking for anything serious. I met the girl and she and I have become the best of friends. When I’m hanging out with her guy, she’s okay with it because she has another special friend that she kicks it with.... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.