Strawberry Letter

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 28 year old female and I have a 57 year old male mentor that I work with. He has given me great advice and helped me through some obstacles in my life. This is the first man that has ever treated me with respect and did not try to sleep with me. He is like a father figure to me and I call myself his play daughter. The only problem is his wife................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been dating a guy for six months and he's one of the sweetest men that I have ever met. This weekend, he disclosed some information to me and I need your opinion. He and I met when I moved out of my condo. He was the supervisor of the moving company that I used and he was very professional and handsome, so when he asked me out, I accepted. We started out as friends and now we're in relationship................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 30 year old beautiful and successful woman and I'm in love with a 44 year old, well-educated hunk that swept me off of my feet. When I met him, he told me that he was seeing someone in a long-distance relationship, but I still started dating this man, despite the news. After six months of dating, I did some research and found out that he proposed to this woman and she has set a wedding date. I never confronted him about it but it tore me apart emotionally............. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm in my early 30's and I have a loving boyfriend of two years but my sugar daddy insisted that I break up with him. My sugar daddy owns a barber shop that my ex goes to and that's how we met. I dropped by boyfriend off one day and this sexy older man approached me outside as I was getting an umbrella out of my trunk....................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 29 year old man and I was dating an almost perfect woman until recently. We met at the wedding of one of my oldest friends and my friend had lots of great things to say about her. That was 7 months ago and we were taking time to get to know each other. She's two years older than me and further along in her career than I am, but she's never made a big deal out of it.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 47 year old wife and my husband and I have been married for four years. During the entire 4 years, all of the arguments that we have are over his ex-wife, the mother of his only son. She lives 2 hours away and at times, he will drive to see his son and this woman will not let him visit with the child, depending on her mood................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a female in my mid-twenties, and I started a new job a few months ago. While I love it, I'm planning to put in my notice because I found a better paying job. My work environment is very challenging for me because the entire time I am at work, I'm fantasizing about my boss. When I'm at home, I'm always thinking about him and when I get dressed for work daily, I dress to get his attention................................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 33 year old single woman and my older sister just married a man that's for the streets. I know you're going to say I need to mind my business, but my brother-in-law is a whore. When I graduated from college 10 years ago, I went to a party and he was one of my classmate's boyfriends at that time. I was annoyed by him flirting and staring at me all night....................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I met a very beautiful woman that is hood and bougie. She's a bad dresser and she has a bad figure. She's got a bad ride and she's got a mean walk. I mean bad as in good, Steve, real good. We met at a lounge and she stood out from her group of girlfriends. She was poised and graceful and I watched her sip wine while her friends were all loudly chanting and taking shots..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am engaged to a man that I work with. We both teach elementary school and when he transferred to my school, it was love at first site for me. At the time, I had only been divorced a few months and my ex-husband was still pursuing me and trying to work things out. He cheated on me more than a few times when we were married, so I divorced him................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, my husband and I have been married for almost 6 years and he's my best friend. We are inseparable and we have not spent one night apart since we got married. Our sex life is really good and occasionally we will have a third party come and join us in the bed. We like to film home movies of us walking around naked in our home. We also record our sexcapades and we enjoy watching our home movies......................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 32 year old black man, married to a white woman that is 30 years old. We've been married four years and have two children. My wife has 2 older brothers, 1 lives in the same subdivision as us and the other lives out of state, and I have never met him because I'm black. When I proposed to my wife, he told my wife that he'd never accept her marrying an N word and it broke her heart................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I was married for 6 years to a man that I didn't even want to be with at first, but he pursued me heavily and I gave in. After he proposed to me, I waited 3 years to marry him. I guess it was my intuition because I had second thoughts about getting married up until my wedding day. Looking back on things, the signs were there that he was a cheater, but we had sex 3-4 times a week and I was naïve enough to think that would satisfy him............................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Hi, Strawberry Letter fans! We're excited for the launch of the Dominant Stories podcast hosted by culture expert Jess Weiner. It's a brand new show from Shondaland and iHeartRadio and we think you'll enjoy it too. Don't just take our word for it, though. Check out the trailer and decide for yourself! About the podcast: Dominant Stories is a conversation series that reclaims and rewrites the stories we've been told about our bodies, our beauty, our creativity, and our identities. For example, does your inner monologue sound like: “I'm not good enough, pretty enough, or thin enough”? How about: “I can't do that” or “I'm not worthy”? These are what Cultural Expert and host Jess Weiner calls our Dominant Stories - the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves (whether they are true or not). This show has stemmed from Jess' personal and professional mission to help people challenge the external (and internal) voices that are holding them back from living the life they desire and deserve. Through witty, curious, and hopeful conversations with celebrated guests, we'll unpack, challenge, and change these Dominant Stories. Listen and subscribe to Dominant Stories with Jess Weiner on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a happily married Godly woman and my husband is a Godly man. We've been married for only 3 years but we've known each other since high school. After high school, I toured with a gospel choir throughout the south so I'm worldly and well-rounded for my age. After high school, my husband ended up with a great job at the hospital and he was highly respected in our church and community................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I was married for almost 15 years and my husband cheated on me several times. He eventually got tired of hurting me, or so he said, and he divorced me. I was depressed at first but in the past two years, I've started getting my mojo back and although I'm not dating, I want desperately to have sex. I've been able to forgive my ex-husband and that's how I know I'm in a better place mentally and emotionally........................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been married for 6 years and I have 2 children under age 5. I work full time and I tutor children in our home on Mondays and Wednesdays. My husband's job has him traveling 80% of the time, so that leaves me with the children a lot. Thank heavens I have relatives close by that help me with my children. In August, my husband was out of town for a week and I was stressed out with being a mom and businesswoman...................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm recently divorced and in the process of rebuilding my life, my ex-husband has been in my face and in my space too much. I had to stop talking to him altogether in the past few weeks because he's still acting as if he's my man. He did move me into my new place and got an additional key made just in case I had an emergency. We are both very cautious people so I didn't think it was strange for him to have a key....................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I married my college sweetheart and we have had our ups and downs but cheating was never an issue in our marriage. Now I'm thinking of stepping out on my husband of 7 years. He's a great guy and everyone loves him, when he's not drinking. When he gets that tequila in his system, he becomes an actor, singer and porn star....................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been knowing this female for over 20 years and into our early thirties, we went to the club on weekends and messed with a lot of high-profile men. I got older and wiser so I left the fast life and now I am in a great relationship with a nerdy man that I love dearly. I dated hustlers and craved the fast money back in the day and so did my girlfriends. One of my girlfriends in particular saw that I was in a steady relationship and she decided she wanted a nerdy guy too..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 29 year old single woman and I've got two lovers that I live with. I don't know how it happened, but I have two fine and successful male roommates and I have been sleeping with both of them for two years. I relocated to a new area 6 months ago and my best male friend offered me his spare room while I found a place. Soon after I moved in with him, he became my “maintenance man” and we'd have sex for fun with no strings attached...................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, There is so much going on in my home. I've been with my husband for 18 years and we've been married 4 years. I have three children from a previous marriage and we have a daughter together. My husband does not like my children and he talks about them constantly. My kids don't like him either and after we got married, they move out of the house......................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 28 years old and single and I've had the worst dating history of all of my friends. I was recently dating a guy that told me he had a stalker and we had to lay low for a while until she left him alone. I understood why he might have a stalker because he is fine and sexy with a bald head and full beard. He's 36 years old so I was intrigued by dating an older man for the first time........................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 39 years old and I'm twice divorced and back on the dating scene. When I got married the first time, I was 22 years old and I married an NFL player. We dated during high school and he promised to treat me like a princess if I ever married him. When he proposed, I got a Range Rover, a ring and the keys to a retail space and he told me I could open up any type of business I wanted. We divorced after 6 years and I had never opened up a clothing store or a nail salon like I told him I would............................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 28 year old divorced woman and I fell on hard times during the pandemic. I got laid off and then I got a bad case of Covid and had to move in with my father and step-mom. That's where I met my step-mom's 69 year old brother and he swept me off my feet. We started working out together and we ran a marathon together. He started out giving me money for my hair and nails and then he gave me a car to drive..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I would never write into your show but I'm in need of help. I'm a 32 year old single man and I have a female best friend. We had been in a plutonic relationship for 8 years and we messed all of that up after we started living together. It got too convenient and although she's a little overweight, she's still a very sexy woman and she knows how to please me. It's been a friends with benefits type of situation for the past year and some nights I sleep in her bed all night.................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 57 year old single woman but I am dealing with a man that is slightly older than me. He's a nice man and he just lost his wife so he's trying to settle down with me. We have great chemistry in the bedroom and that is what's the most important to me. He matches my freakiness and has taken it to a whole new level but after five months of dating, he said he wants to only do certain things for special occasions................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been dating a man for almost two years and I won't move in with him until I get a ring and he's fully over his ex. He was in a 10 year relationship when we met and he said that he was just looking for a reason to leave. He said that he didn't love her and would never marry her because she has anger issues and she started smoking cigarettes........................................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a 47 year old single man and I moved to Atlantic City recently and I share a home with my elderly uncle. He has always been like a father to me, so what's his is mine and vice versa. He has always had the flashy cars and nice suits and he still wears a huge diamond pinky ring. His wife died a year ago so he's adjusting to the single life since he's a young 72 years old................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, my wife and I have been married for 22 years but for the past 4 years, we've lived apart. We talked about divorce but we never did it. It's very weird but we fell into a pattern of co-parenting and just never filed for divorce. Every holiday, she invites me over so our family can be together. Every Christmas, I sleep in the guest room and wake up, cook breakfast and then we watch our kids open presents.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been divorced for almost 3 years and I moved away after the divorce to start anew. My husband was an avid cheater and my mother finally told me after he'd been having an affair with a woman for over 6 months. My mother is employed by my ex-husband as his accountant. He has two businesses that do very well in the small town they're in................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 35 and my husband is 42 years old. I met him at a gas station 3 years ago and he had a cast on his leg and he was trying to pump gas. I saw he was struggling, so I went to assist him. We stood and talked for a few minutes and then he asked me out. The rest is history. We moved in together a year or so later and that's when I realized that I fell in love with a soft man that is fine with a woman leading him...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 46 and I'm dating a man that's 47 and we met through mutual friends. We've been together for 2 months but I feel like you don't really know a guy until stay overnight with him. We decided it was time for sex and he was very excited and said he would get us a room at this historic inn with a rooftop bar. I was so ready for this night because this man is fine…............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley my husband and I've been married for two years and when I met him, he came from out of nowhere. I do not know anyone that knows him and could vouch for his character. I knew he'd been married before and I found who she was and how she looked and carried herself. On social media, she was dressed ghetto and she loved multi-colored wigs but she's a nurse so she must be professional at times................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, my husband and I have been together for a total of 15 years. I'm 34 and he's 42 and we have 1 child. He's a police detective and he's fairly short for a man, but women do not care as long as he's in uniform. He's got that Napoleon complex going so he acts like a badass and a know-it-all around our family and friends. When it comes to him cheating, he's been caught in multiple situations with different women. I am at the point where I want peace and companionship................................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm 51 year old married woman and I've been with my husband for 7 years. We met at a rap concert while picking up our daughters who were both 16 at the time. He and I started talking about how we shouldn't have let our daughters go unchaperoned. My daughter and her friends came out first and he got my number before I walked away. We instantly clicked and he proposed after a year of dating.................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been with my man for about 5 years and he is a nice, kind hearted, Christian gentleman. We met at a work convention and he told me that he was divorced. That is all we have in common. It took me a few years to notice how he's clingy and soft. I hate to call a man weak but he has no backbone when it comes to putting someone in their place, including me................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Since you love this podcast, we think you might like this one as well. Check out the trailer for the first telenovela podcast, Princess of South Beach! Starring Rachel Zegler, Danny Pino, Gina Torres and more! About Princess of South Beach: Twin sisters María del Carmen and Gloria are separated at birth and raised in dramatically different ways – one in a convent and the other in the lap of luxury. When a freak accident kills Gloria, María del Carmen assumes her identity and uncovers that Gloria's rich family isn't as picture-perfect as they seem. Told in English and in Spanish, the series pays homage to beloved telenovela tropes but adds modern twists. The series stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) and Sheryl Rubio (Casa de las Flores) and features Raul Esparza, Richie O'Farrill, Danny Pino, Gina Torres, Erika de la Vega and many more across both languages. Listen and subscribe to Princes of South Beach on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a board-certified registered nurse and I was raised in public housing by my aunt because my mother had me when she was 16. After I graduated from high school, I found out my aunt was sleeping with my boyfriend so I beat her up and spent time in juvenile detention. From that point on, I was told that I wouldn't amount to anything. I beat the odds and I got a nursing degree..............,.,.,. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am married to a man that was my King and he messed it all up by having a female best friend. He didn't have a physical affair with her, but he had an emotional one and he shared intimate details of our marriage, good and bad. Then he encouraged her to call me and have a talk with me about how unhappy he is in our marriage. When she called, I got so tee'd off that I invited her over................ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been married for 2 years to a man that is 24 years older than I am. I was his side piece for the last 2 years of his marriage and he got divorced to be with me. After we got married, things changed. I had to accept that my husband was not going to be monogamous, partly because he was having sex with me while he was married. I never signed up or agreed to an open marriage, but I'm wise enough to know that he needs more than one woman to make him feel like a king...................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, my wife and I have been together for four years and married for almost a year. I was planning to propose to her but she got pregnant and sped up the process. I'm 52 and she is 40 and is head over heels in love with our newborn. The baby is all she cares about. I overheard her telling her mother that she got exactly what she wanted, a man to take care of her and a son that looks like her..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been dating a very attractive woman with the perfect body and beautiful brown skin. I met her at a gym and she asked me out, which I loved because she is not afraid to go after something if she wants it. We have been dating for a little over a month and we finally had sex over the Labor Day holiday. I wasn't expecting the performance I got................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I've been with my boyfriend for 5 years. He's 30 years old and I'm 28. Since the pandemic hit, he's been drinking a lot. At first it was out of boredom to pass the time and I didn't mind it because it was just beer. Now he's drinking at least 30 beers a week and our recycling bin stays full of beer cans each week. He's swapped out his coffee and bagel for a beer before he heads to work..................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, my husband and I have been together for almost 20 years. When we first started dating there was a female “friend” that was in his circle of friends. I didn't think anything of it for a while but there were red flags that kept popping up and there was a certain vibe that I kept picking up on whenever they were in the same space............... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I'm a flight attendant and my schedule is very demanding because I do international flights. I'm in town for a few days and I'm gone for a few days. My boyfriend hates that his goodies aren't there for him daily. He calls it goodies and you call it the cookie. Anyway, I need him to realize that there's more to life than his goodies. He hates the word NO so when I am not in the mood, he pouts.................... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I have been married for 7 years to a man that is wonderful in every way, except one. He doesn't respect my time or my privacy. I knew him for many years prior to dating him and we would meet as friends for dinner and drinks when he was in-between relationships. He went from relationship to relationship before we started dating because he is the type of man that does not ever want to be alone............ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dear Steve and Shirley, I am in a three-way love affair with a man that is my pastor and my marriage counselor. I went to my pastor a year ago to get spiritual guidance so I could stay on the straight and narrow in my marriage. I was thinking about cheating and had one foot out the door. My pastor is married so I meet with his wife on Wednesdays for spiritual guidance and I meet with them both once a week to overcome the boredom in my marriage.............................................. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com