Strawberry Letter

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.