October 16, 2025 • 13 mins
The Strawberry Letter heard on The Steve Harvey Morning Show Thursday, October 16th, 2025. Subject: "What's Going On Next Door?"
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter, and if
you need advice on relationships, dating, works, sex, parenting, and more,
please submit your Strawberry Letter to Steve HARVFM dot com
and click submit Strawberry Letter. We could be reading your
letter live on the air, just like we're going to
read this one right here, right now, and you never know,
it could be yours.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
It could be yours. Buckle up and hold on tight.
We got it for you here. It is a Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Thank you, nephew. Subject What's going on next door? Stephen Shirley.
I've been married for the past twenty two years, and
I love that my wife is very sheltered. She's not
on any social media media site, and she doesn't like
to party. I was afraid to move her to the city,
but she said she was ready for a change. We
(00:45):
sold our home and bought a condo in a very
popular section of Atlanta. Months after we moved in, we
got a new neighbor. She's only thirty and she has
two small kids. My wife immediately thought that the kids
would be making noise and running around all the time,
but to our surprise, we hear the woman more than
we hear her kids, if you know what I mean.
(01:07):
My wife and I saw men in the hallway and
on the elevator, and it took weeks for my wife
to figure out what's going on next door. I was
hoping that she never figured out that the neighbor is
a quote working woman, but she did. And now I
have a big problem because I have been next door.
I saw firsthand what all of the racket was about.
(01:30):
I swear I didn't mean for it to go down
like it did. I am twenty eight years older than
that young woman, and I feel terrible. I never should
have followed her inside when she asked me to take
a look at her garbage disposal. I'm not even a
handyman type of guy, but I showed her how to
reset it. Then we started talking and one thing led
(01:52):
to another and we ended up on the floor. The
only blessing is that I didn't have to pay for
what I got. That happened a week ago, and I
decided that this woman needs to move. The last thing
I need is her telling my wife that I was
in her home. I'm thinking about telling the homeowners association
that she's a call girl and has strange men in
(02:15):
our building. I'm assuming that will get her kicked out.
Would it be too low down? Or should I go
for it? Are you crazy? Really? Are you crazy? You
haven't thought this thing through at all. What do you
think is going to happen when your neighbor finds out
that you went and told the hoa that she's a
call girl, and she's going to find out and she
(02:37):
will tell your wife. But I think you better hope
that your wife doesn't find out, because you know this
is all your fault, right, You had no business going
into that woman's house. You already knew what it was.
You risk everything anyway. Now you're trying to blame the neighbor,
who is just doing what she does. That's what she does.
The only thing I can say is that you're not
(02:59):
the first one or the only one who's ever done
something this stupid. But this was really really close to home.
You said that you've decided this woman needs to move.
I think your best bet is to not to get
her out of the condo, But you guys should move
because you're way more at fault than the neighbor for
obvious reasons.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Steve, I don't know what's happening with men anymore. You know,
we really used to be smarter than this. You know,
it's starting to be why I'm shamed now. It's really
getting to that party. Yeah, because I'm like, dog, what
(03:41):
it's not making any sense. I've been married for the
past twenty two years. That's crazy, And I love that.
My wife is sheltered. She ain't on social media and
she don't like the party. So you was afraid to
move up to the city, but then she told you
(04:01):
she was ready for a change. So y'all set up
here and bought a condo in a very popular section
of Atlanta. They down at the twelve, and they down
there at the twelve. I know exactly where he moved in.
(04:21):
I mean, and it's popular down there. Whoa, it's popular
at the twelve. Months after we moved in, we got
a new neighbor. She's a high turnover down there too.
That's how I know it's the twelve.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
She's only thirty and she got small kids.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
And your wife thought that the kids would be making
noise and running around all the time. But to our surprise,
we hear the woman motive, We hear the kids, if
you know what I mean?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
My wife and I saw men in the hallway and
on the elevator, and it took weeks for my wife
to figure out what's going on next door. I was
hoping she never figured out that the neighbor was a
working woman, but she did. And now I got a
big problem because I've been.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Next dough godo. God though, see.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Boy, let me tell you so, I've been married twenty
two years. You've been watching these men go in and
out this room, on this elevator, and now you'd haven't
been over there?
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Wow, what can you say to that? Just dog? Why
are you next? Dope? Dog? Come on, man, you dog?
Next doe. I saw firsthand what all the recket was about.
(05:51):
Now here, go there.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I swear I didn't mean for it to go down
like it did. I can't stand stupid men. I am
twenty eight years older than the young woman, and I
feel terrible.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
She thirty, you fifty eight.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
I should have never followed her inside, followed her inside,
you thought, you.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Know how stupid.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
I should have never followed her inside when she asked
me to look at her garbage disposal.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
But as you're not.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Looking at garbage disposal for you ain't inn maintenance, you
stay next door, You've been married twenty two years.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Man, I hate this letter. I hate hang, I hate
this letter. I hate to blood.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Part two of your response coming up with after the
out you next door? Today's Strawberry letter, subject what is
going on next door? We'll get back into it right
after this. You're listening Steve Hardy Morning Show. Hey everyone,
quick health question. Even though you're still thriving, still loving,
(07:03):
still connecting, did you know your immune system weakens with age.
That's where vaccines come in. They helped train and strengthen
your immune response to fight off certain respiratory illnesses like
flu new Macaco, pneumonia, RSV, and COVID nineteen this fall,
ask your doctor which vaccines you need and visit vax
cist dot com. That's vaexcist dot com to schedule one
(07:25):
or more of vaccines sponsored by Pfizer. All right, come on, Steve.
Let's recap today Strawberry letter, the subject what's going on
next door?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
This man had been married twenty two years to a
wife who is not a social butterfly, ain't on social
media nothing. Then y'all decided, y'all want to move into
the city. He was afraid to move her, but she
says she was ready for change. Y'all moved into a
very popular and populated condo in downtown Atlanta. I'm guessing
(08:00):
it was the twelve. That's why I think they moved into.
And then after they was only there for a couple
of weeks, a new neighbor moved in.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
That's how I know it's the twelve because they got
high turnover. High turn because.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
You know, some of them boys, they money, their money
drive up, you know, or they get hit, you know,
or that you know that game they end. They money
can be good one month and then you know, they
get bumped off their spot and they gotta go somewhere else,
and you know that ain't regular money. And then sometimes
you know the record deal money drive up, you know.
(08:34):
So anyway, it's high turnover. So this lady moved in
thirty years old with two kids. The wife was worried
about it because she said the kids were gonna be
running around making noise. But it ain't the kids that
is making noise. It's her is making noise, if you
know what I mean. They have seen men in the hallway,
men on the elevator, she's just in there, holland making
(08:55):
all kinds of sounds. The kids knowice stay in the back.
They don't say nothing. They all back that crying, traumatized.
They know what's happening. To feel sorry for.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
The kids, for the baby.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yeah, they didn't figured it out, eh, mommy, And there
were some more people. Theyre in there trying to figure
out how it wasn't how they didn't get a new
mom and everything. Now, now, your wife then finally figured
out that she's a working woman. You was hoping she
didn't because you have been next door too. She'll stupid
(09:31):
behind she said that he did. He swell, he didn't
mean for it to go down like it did because
he twenty eight years older than this woman, she thirty
fifty eight.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I never should have followed her.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Inside when she asked me to look at her garbage disposed. Boy,
don't you know that garbage disposal is a cold word.
Her garbage disposal really ain't the one on the sinking. Hella, Hello,
the garbage disposal she wanted you to check out is
(10:11):
not the one on the sink.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Right now?
Speaker 3 (10:16):
You better, you better read between these lines, Steve. I'm
not even a handy man type guy. But I showed
her how to reset it. That's that little red button
up under the seat at the bottom of the garbage.
But all you gotta do is hit that. All you
gotta do is hit that. That ain't nothing. The only
blessing now, listen, listen. I showed her how to reset it.
(10:38):
Then we started talking, and one thing led to another.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
See this is where people make me sick with these letters.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
We started talking and one thing led to another, like
like like okay, okay, down like.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
What like y'alls talking?
Speaker 3 (10:53):
And and then you said, it be a whole lot
of hollering in here sometime. And then she said, well,
I give them something the Hall of four. And then
he say, like what? And then she said, gone back
down there and hit that red button again.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Now y'all in the flow. Wow.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Then we started talking, one thing led to another. We
ended up on the floor. The only blessing is I
didn't have to pay for what I got. Oh, now
it's a blessing. Yeah, the only blessing is I didn't
have to pay for what I got. That happened a
(11:33):
week ago. And I've decided that this woman needs to move,
or that what you decided you know, dog, you ain't
really good at making decisions. I don't know, because just
right after the week you decided this woman need to
move and how you're gonna pull that off? Last thing
I needed for her is telling my wife that I
was in her home. Well you went over there though,
(11:55):
to help with the garbage disposed. I'm thinking about telling
the homeowners association that she's a car girl and has
strange men in our building. I'm assuming that would get
her kicked out of the twelve. Hell no, that ain't
gonna get her kicked out the twelve. Now you know
(12:16):
who's been living in the twelve? Nog that the twelve? Now,
I'm just telling you that right now who that pizza
used to be out of? Ending that was downstairs? A
legitimate business. They don't even sell that no more. They
trying to clean out that lobby. You can't buy that
pizza down there no more.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
We can still get it out.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
I'm gonna tell him that she's a call girl and
has strange men in our building. I'm assuming that'll get
her kicked out, not only twelve, homie.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Would that be too low down? Or should I go
for it? Low down?
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Was you in there? On the float. That was low down, Bro,
You can't get the more low down. You've been married
twenty two years, You're twenty eight years older than this girl.
She got two kids somewhere running around you and there
on top of her on the floor. Now you want
to know what that be? Low down?
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Or should I go for it? You can't turn this.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Woman in because if you when they say they go
up to her and say you a call girl, you
on the.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
Client list right all right?
Speaker 1 (13:28):
Post your comments on today's Strawberry Letter at Steve Harvey
FM and Facebook and check out the Strawberry Letter Pop.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
I can't saying this letter right here.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Oh iHeartRadio app. It never sounded so good. You can
download it today. You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter, and if
you need advice on relationships, dating, works, sex, parenting, and more,
please submit your Strawberry Letter to Steve HARVFM dot com
and click submit Strawberry Letter. We could be reading your
letter live on the air, just like we're going to
read this one right here, right now, and you never know,
it could be yours.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
It could be yours. Buckle up and hold on tight.
We got it for you here. It is a Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Thank you, nephew. Subject What's going on next door? Stephen Shirley.
I've been married for the past twenty two years, and
I love that my wife is very sheltered. She's not
on any social media media site, and she doesn't like
to party. I was afraid to move her to the city,
but she said she was ready for a change. We
(00:45):
sold our home and bought a condo in a very
popular section of Atlanta. Months after we moved in, we
got a new neighbor. She's only thirty and she has
two small kids. My wife immediately thought that the kids
would be making noise and running around all the time,
but to our surprise, we hear the woman more than
we hear her kids, if you know what I mean.
(01:07):
My wife and I saw men in the hallway and
on the elevator, and it took weeks for my wife
to figure out what's going on next door. I was
hoping that she never figured out that the neighbor is
a quote working woman, but she did. And now I
have a big problem because I have been next door.
I saw firsthand what all of the racket was about.
(01:30):
I swear I didn't mean for it to go down
like it did. I am twenty eight years older than
that young woman, and I feel terrible. I never should
have followed her inside when she asked me to take
a look at her garbage disposal. I'm not even a
handyman type of guy, but I showed her how to
reset it. Then we started talking and one thing led
(01:52):
to another and we ended up on the floor. The
only blessing is that I didn't have to pay for
what I got. That happened a week ago, and I
decided that this woman needs to move. The last thing
I need is her telling my wife that I was
in her home. I'm thinking about telling the homeowners association
that she's a call girl and has strange men in
(02:15):
our building. I'm assuming that will get her kicked out.
Would it be too low down? Or should I go
for it? Are you crazy? Really? Are you crazy? You
haven't thought this thing through at all. What do you
think is going to happen when your neighbor finds out
that you went and told the hoa that she's a
call girl, and she's going to find out and she
(02:37):
will tell your wife. But I think you better hope
that your wife doesn't find out, because you know this
is all your fault, right, You had no business going
into that woman's house. You already knew what it was.
You risk everything anyway. Now you're trying to blame the neighbor,
who is just doing what she does. That's what she does.
The only thing I can say is that you're not
(02:59):
the first one or the only one who's ever done
something this stupid. But this was really really close to home.
You said that you've decided this woman needs to move.
I think your best bet is to not to get
her out of the condo, But you guys should move
because you're way more at fault than the neighbor for
obvious reasons.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Steve, I don't know what's happening with men anymore. You know,
we really used to be smarter than this. You know,
it's starting to be why I'm shamed now. It's really
getting to that party. Yeah, because I'm like, dog, what
(03:41):
it's not making any sense. I've been married for the
past twenty two years. That's crazy, And I love that.
My wife is sheltered. She ain't on social media and
she don't like the party. So you was afraid to
move up to the city, but then she told you
(04:01):
she was ready for a change. So y'all set up
here and bought a condo in a very popular section
of Atlanta. They down at the twelve, and they down
there at the twelve. I know exactly where he moved in.
(04:21):
I mean, and it's popular down there. Whoa, it's popular
at the twelve. Months after we moved in, we got
a new neighbor. She's a high turnover down there too.
That's how I know it's the twelve.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
She's only thirty and she got small kids.
Speaker 3 (04:38):
And your wife thought that the kids would be making
noise and running around all the time. But to our surprise,
we hear the woman motive, We hear the kids, if
you know what I mean?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
My wife and I saw men in the hallway and
on the elevator, and it took weeks for my wife
to figure out what's going on next door. I was
hoping she never figured out that the neighbor was a
working woman, but she did. And now I got a
big problem because I've been.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Next dough godo. God though, see.
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Boy, let me tell you so, I've been married twenty
two years. You've been watching these men go in and
out this room, on this elevator, and now you'd haven't
been over there?
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Wow, what can you say to that? Just dog? Why
are you next? Dope? Dog? Come on, man, you dog?
Next doe. I saw firsthand what all the recket was about.
(05:51):
Now here, go there.
Speaker 3 (05:52):
I swear I didn't mean for it to go down
like it did. I can't stand stupid men. I am
twenty eight years older than the young woman, and I
feel terrible.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
She thirty, you fifty eight.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
I should have never followed her inside, followed her inside,
you thought, you.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Know how stupid.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
I should have never followed her inside when she asked
me to look at her garbage disposal.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
But as you're not.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Looking at garbage disposal for you ain't inn maintenance, you
stay next door, You've been married twenty two years.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Man, I hate this letter. I hate hang, I hate
this letter. I hate to blood.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Part two of your response coming up with after the
out you next door? Today's Strawberry letter, subject what is
going on next door? We'll get back into it right
after this. You're listening Steve Hardy Morning Show. Hey everyone,
quick health question. Even though you're still thriving, still loving,
(07:03):
still connecting, did you know your immune system weakens with age.
That's where vaccines come in. They helped train and strengthen
your immune response to fight off certain respiratory illnesses like
flu new Macaco, pneumonia, RSV, and COVID nineteen this fall,
ask your doctor which vaccines you need and visit vax
cist dot com. That's vaexcist dot com to schedule one
(07:25):
or more of vaccines sponsored by Pfizer. All right, come on, Steve.
Let's recap today Strawberry letter, the subject what's going on
next door?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
This man had been married twenty two years to a
wife who is not a social butterfly, ain't on social
media nothing. Then y'all decided, y'all want to move into
the city. He was afraid to move her, but she
says she was ready for change. Y'all moved into a
very popular and populated condo in downtown Atlanta. I'm guessing
(08:00):
it was the twelve. That's why I think they moved into.
And then after they was only there for a couple
of weeks, a new neighbor moved in.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
That's how I know it's the twelve because they got
high turnover. High turn because.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
You know, some of them boys, they money, their money
drive up, you know, or they get hit, you know,
or that you know that game they end. They money
can be good one month and then you know, they
get bumped off their spot and they gotta go somewhere else,
and you know that ain't regular money. And then sometimes
you know the record deal money drive up, you know.
(08:34):
So anyway, it's high turnover. So this lady moved in
thirty years old with two kids. The wife was worried
about it because she said the kids were gonna be
running around making noise. But it ain't the kids that
is making noise. It's her is making noise, if you
know what I mean. They have seen men in the hallway,
men on the elevator, she's just in there, holland making
(08:55):
all kinds of sounds. The kids knowice stay in the back.
They don't say nothing. They all back that crying, traumatized.
They know what's happening. To feel sorry for.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
The kids, for the baby.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
Yeah, they didn't figured it out, eh, mommy, And there
were some more people. Theyre in there trying to figure
out how it wasn't how they didn't get a new
mom and everything. Now, now, your wife then finally figured
out that she's a working woman. You was hoping she
didn't because you have been next door too. She'll stupid
(09:31):
behind she said that he did. He swell, he didn't
mean for it to go down like it did because
he twenty eight years older than this woman, she thirty
fifty eight.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
I never should have followed her.
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Inside when she asked me to look at her garbage disposed. Boy,
don't you know that garbage disposal is a cold word.
Her garbage disposal really ain't the one on the sinking. Hella, Hello,
the garbage disposal she wanted you to check out is
(10:11):
not the one on the sink.
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Right now?
Speaker 3 (10:16):
You better, you better read between these lines, Steve. I'm
not even a handy man type guy. But I showed
her how to reset it. That's that little red button
up under the seat at the bottom of the garbage.
But all you gotta do is hit that. All you
gotta do is hit that. That ain't nothing. The only
blessing now, listen, listen. I showed her how to reset it.
(10:38):
Then we started talking, and one thing led to another.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
See this is where people make me sick with these letters.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
We started talking and one thing led to another, like
like like okay, okay, down like.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
What like y'alls talking?
Speaker 3 (10:53):
And and then you said, it be a whole lot
of hollering in here sometime. And then she said, well,
I give them something the Hall of four. And then
he say, like what? And then she said, gone back
down there and hit that red button again.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
Now y'all in the flow. Wow.
Speaker 3 (11:10):
Then we started talking, one thing led to another. We
ended up on the floor. The only blessing is I
didn't have to pay for what I got. Oh, now
it's a blessing. Yeah, the only blessing is I didn't
have to pay for what I got. That happened a
(11:33):
week ago. And I've decided that this woman needs to move,
or that what you decided you know, dog, you ain't
really good at making decisions. I don't know, because just
right after the week you decided this woman need to
move and how you're gonna pull that off? Last thing
I needed for her is telling my wife that I
was in her home. Well you went over there though,
(11:55):
to help with the garbage disposed. I'm thinking about telling
the homeowners association that she's a car girl and has
strange men in our building. I'm assuming that would get
her kicked out of the twelve. Hell no, that ain't
gonna get her kicked out the twelve. Now you know
(12:16):
who's been living in the twelve? Nog that the twelve? Now,
I'm just telling you that right now who that pizza
used to be out of? Ending that was downstairs? A
legitimate business. They don't even sell that no more. They
trying to clean out that lobby. You can't buy that
pizza down there no more.
Speaker 1 (12:37):
We can still get it out.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
I'm gonna tell him that she's a call girl and
has strange men in our building. I'm assuming that'll get
her kicked out, not only twelve, homie.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Would that be too low down? Or should I go
for it? Low down?
Speaker 3 (12:52):
Was you in there? On the float. That was low down, Bro,
You can't get the more low down. You've been married
twenty two years, You're twenty eight years older than this girl.
She got two kids somewhere running around you and there
on top of her on the floor. Now you want
to know what that be? Low down?
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Or should I go for it? You can't turn this.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Woman in because if you when they say they go
up to her and say you a call girl, you
on the.
Speaker 2 (13:22):
Client list right all right?
Speaker 1 (13:28):
Post your comments on today's Strawberry Letter at Steve Harvey
FM and Facebook and check out the Strawberry Letter Pop.
Speaker 2 (13:36):
I can't saying this letter right here.
Speaker 1 (13:38):
Oh iHeartRadio app. It never sounded so good. You can
download it today. You're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
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