October 16, 2025 • 13 mins
💌 Strawberry Letter: “The Girl Next Door”
A younger woman moves in next door, and the neighbors quickly notice her "extra loud activity" louder than her kids 😳. The wife suspects something's off... but it’s the husband who goes next door, finds out for himself, and ends up crossing the line.
Now he’s panicking, not with guilt, but because he’s afraid the “girl next door” might expose him. His solution? Call the HOA to report her and try to get her evicted. 🤯 Shirley and Steve read him for filth in today’s Strawberry Letter.
🎧 Tap in now and follow for more of Shirley's juicy Strawberry Letters and more on the Mix 92.3's Playback Podcast.
A younger woman moves in next door, and the neighbors quickly notice her "extra loud activity" louder than her kids 😳. The wife suspects something's off... but it’s the husband who goes next door, finds out for himself, and ends up crossing the line.
Now he’s panicking, not with guilt, but because he’s afraid the “girl next door” might expose him. His solution? Call the HOA to report her and try to get her evicted. 🤯 Shirley and Steve read him for filth in today’s Strawberry Letter.
🎧 Tap in now and follow for more of Shirley's juicy Strawberry Letters and more on the Mix 92.3's Playback Podcast.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
WNXD Detroit.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter, and if
you need advice and relationships, dating, work, sex, parenting, and more,
please submit your Strawberry Letter to Steve HARVFM dot com
and click submit Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
We could be reading.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
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 1 (00:26):
It could be yours. Buckle up and hold on tight.
We got it for you here. It is a Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
She's not on.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Any social media media sites 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 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
(01:06):
be making noise and running around all the time, but
to our surprise, we hear the woman more.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Than we hear her kids, if you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
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 the racket was about. I
(01:37):
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 to another
(02:01):
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 our building. I'm
(02:24):
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 gonna find out and she will tell your wife.
(02:46):
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 risked 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 the first one
(03:07):
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 1 (03:25):
Steve, I don't know what's happening with me and 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,
(03:47):
what 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
(04:09):
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,
(04:29):
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 is a high turnover down there too.
That's how I know it's a twelve. She's only thirty
and she got small kids. And your wife thought that
the kids would be making noise and running around all
(04:49):
the time. But to our surprise, we hear the woman motive,
We hear the kids. If you know what I mean. Yeah, yeah,
I know exactly what you mean. 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.
(05:11):
And now I got a big problem because I've been
next dough. God though, God though, see boy, let me
tell you something. 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 don't been over there. Wow,
(05:32):
what can you say to that? I just dog? Why
are you next dough? Dog? Come on, man, you dog
next dough. I saw firsthand what all the racket was about.
(05:59):
Now here go to I swear I didn't mean for
it to go down like it did. Ooh o case
stand stupid men. I am twenty eight years older than
the young woman, and I feel terrible. She thirty, you
fifty eight. I should have never followed her inside, followed
(06:21):
her inside? Fuck you thought, you know how stupid. I
should have never followed her inside when she asked me
to look at her garbage disposal. But as you there
looking at garbage disposal for you. Ain't even maintenance, you
stay next door. You've been married twenty two years. Man,
I hate this letter. I hate I hate this letter.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
I hate Part two of your response coming.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Up, Yeah, after the out goh is you next door?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Today's Strawberry letter? Subject what is going on next door?
We'll get back into it right after this. You're listening.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Morning show offront.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
All right, come on, Steve, Let's recap today's Strawberry letter.
The subject what's going on next door?
Speaker 1 (07:11):
This man 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.
You was afraid to move her, but she said she
was ready for a change. Y'all moved into a very
popular and populated condo in downtown at left. I'm guessing
(07:35):
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. That's how I
know it's the twelve because they got high turnover. Cause
you know some of them boys, they money, they money,
drive up you know, or they get hit, you know,
or that you know that game they in. They money
(07:56):
can be good one month and then you know, they
get off, they spot and they gotta go somewhere else,
and you know that that ain't regular money. And then
sometimes you know, the record deal money drive up, you know.
So anyway it's hot turnover. So this lady moved in
thirty years old with two kids. The wife was worried
(08:17):
about it because she said the kids were gonna be
running around making noise. But it ain't the kids that's
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, holling, making
all kinds of sounds. The kids know toe stay in
the back. They don't say nothing. They all back the crying, traumatized.
(08:39):
They know what's happening. Feel sorry for the kids. Yeah,
they don't figure it out. And mom in there with
some more people. They in there trying to figure out
how it wasn't how they can get a new momy
and everything. Now, now, your wife then finally figured out
that she's a working and you was hoping she didn't
(09:01):
because you have been next door too, She'll stupid behind.
She said that he didn't 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 eighty.
(09:23):
I never should have followed her inside when she asked
me to look at her garbage disposal. Boy, don't you
know that garbage disposal is a cold word. Her garbage
disposal really ain't the one on the sink. Hella, hella.
(09:44):
The garbage disposal she wanted you to check out is
not the one on the sink. All right, now, you
better better read between these lines. Steve, I'm not even
a handy man type guy, but I showed her how
to reset it. I said, that little red button up
under the seat at the bottom of the garbage. Boy,
all you gotta do is hit that. All you gotta
(10:06):
do is hit that. That ain't nothing the only blessing now,
then listen, listen. I showed her how to reset it.
Then we started talking, and one thing led to another.
See this is where people make me sick with these letters.
We started talking and one thing led to another, like
like okay, okay, dog, like what like y'all was talking
(10:28):
and and then you said, it be a whole lot
of hollering in here sometime. And then she said, well,
I give him something to holler for. And then he say,
like what? And then she said, going back down there
and hit that red button again. Now y'all in the flow. Wow.
Then we started talking. One thing led to another. We
(10:48):
ended up on the floor. The only blessing is I
didn't have to pay for what I got. Oh, now
it's a lesson. Yeah, the only blessing is I didn't
have to pay for what I got. That happened a
(11:09):
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 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, to
(11:31):
help with the garbage disposed. I'm thinking about telling the
homeowners' association that she's a car girl and had 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 to twelve. Now. You know who's
(11:51):
been living in the twelve? Dog? That the twelve? Now,
I'm just telling you that right now? Who have pizzis
to be up? 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. You can still get it out. I'm gonna
(12:15):
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? Would that be too low down?
Or should I go for it? Low down? Was you
in there on the flow? That was low down? Bro?
You can't get no more low down. You've been married
twenty two years. You're twenty eight years older than this girl.
(12:37):
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? Or should I
go for it? You can't turn this woman in because
if you when they say they go up to her
and say you a call girl, you on the client
(12:58):
list right all right?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Post your comments on today's Strawberry Letter at Steve Harvey
FM on Instagram and Facebook, and check out the Strawberry
Letter podocast This letter right here oh Ieart radio app
We never sounded so good. You can download it today.
Coming up at forty six minutes after the hour, we got.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Sports Girl Next Dope.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Right after this, you're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
WNXD Detroit.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter, and if
you need advice and relationships, dating, work, sex, parenting, and more,
please submit your Strawberry Letter to Steve HARVFM dot com
and click submit Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
We could be reading.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
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 1 (00:26):
It could be yours. Buckle up and hold on tight.
We got it for you here. It is a Strawberry Letter.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
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.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
She's not on.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Any social media media sites 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 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
(01:06):
be making noise and running around all the time, but
to our surprise, we hear the woman more.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
Than we hear her kids, if you know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
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 the racket was about. I
(01:37):
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 to another
(02:01):
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 our building. I'm
(02:24):
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 gonna find out and she will tell your wife.
(02:46):
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 risked 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 the first one
(03:07):
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 1 (03:25):
Steve, I don't know what's happening with me and 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,
(03:47):
what 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
(04:09):
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,
(04:29):
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 is a high turnover down there too.
That's how I know it's a twelve. She's only thirty
and she got small kids. And your wife thought that
the kids would be making noise and running around all
(04:49):
the time. But to our surprise, we hear the woman motive,
We hear the kids. If you know what I mean. Yeah, yeah,
I know exactly what you mean. 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.
(05:11):
And now I got a big problem because I've been
next dough. God though, God though, see boy, let me
tell you something. 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 don't been over there. Wow,
(05:32):
what can you say to that? I just dog? Why
are you next dough? Dog? Come on, man, you dog
next dough. I saw firsthand what all the racket was about.
(05:59):
Now here go to I swear I didn't mean for
it to go down like it did. Ooh o case
stand stupid men. I am twenty eight years older than
the young woman, and I feel terrible. She thirty, you
fifty eight. I should have never followed her inside, followed
(06:21):
her inside? Fuck you thought, you know how stupid. I
should have never followed her inside when she asked me
to look at her garbage disposal. But as you there
looking at garbage disposal for you. Ain't even maintenance, you
stay next door. You've been married twenty two years. Man,
I hate this letter. I hate I hate this letter.
Speaker 2 (06:45):
I hate Part two of your response coming.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Up, Yeah, after the out goh is you next door?
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Today's Strawberry letter? Subject what is going on next door?
We'll get back into it right after this. You're listening.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Morning show offront.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
All right, come on, Steve, Let's recap today's Strawberry letter.
The subject what's going on next door?
Speaker 1 (07:11):
This man 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.
You was afraid to move her, but she said she
was ready for a change. Y'all moved into a very
popular and populated condo in downtown at left. I'm guessing
(07:35):
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. That's how I
know it's the twelve because they got high turnover. Cause
you know some of them boys, they money, they money,
drive up you know, or they get hit, you know,
or that you know that game they in. They money
(07:56):
can be good one month and then you know, they
get off, they spot and they gotta go somewhere else,
and you know that that ain't regular money. And then
sometimes you know, the record deal money drive up, you know.
So anyway it's hot turnover. So this lady moved in
thirty years old with two kids. The wife was worried
(08:17):
about it because she said the kids were gonna be
running around making noise. But it ain't the kids that's
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, holling, making
all kinds of sounds. The kids know toe stay in
the back. They don't say nothing. They all back the crying, traumatized.
(08:39):
They know what's happening. Feel sorry for the kids. Yeah,
they don't figure it out. And mom in there with
some more people. They in there trying to figure out
how it wasn't how they can get a new momy
and everything. Now, now, your wife then finally figured out
that she's a working and you was hoping she didn't
(09:01):
because you have been next door too, She'll stupid behind.
She said that he didn't 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 eighty.
(09:23):
I never should have followed her inside when she asked
me to look at her garbage disposal. Boy, don't you
know that garbage disposal is a cold word. Her garbage
disposal really ain't the one on the sink. Hella, hella.
(09:44):
The garbage disposal she wanted you to check out is
not the one on the sink. All right, now, you
better better read between these lines. Steve, I'm not even
a handy man type guy, but I showed her how
to reset it. I said, that little red button up
under the seat at the bottom of the garbage. Boy,
all you gotta do is hit that. All you gotta
(10:06):
do is hit that. That ain't nothing the only blessing now,
then listen, listen. I showed her how to reset it.
Then we started talking, and one thing led to another.
See this is where people make me sick with these letters.
We started talking and one thing led to another, like
like okay, okay, dog, like what like y'all was talking
(10:28):
and and then you said, it be a whole lot
of hollering in here sometime. And then she said, well,
I give him something to holler for. And then he say,
like what? And then she said, going back down there
and hit that red button again. Now y'all in the flow. Wow.
Then we started talking. One thing led to another. We
(10:48):
ended up on the floor. The only blessing is I
didn't have to pay for what I got. Oh, now
it's a lesson. Yeah, the only blessing is I didn't
have to pay for what I got. That happened a
(11:09):
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 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, to
(11:31):
help with the garbage disposed. I'm thinking about telling the
homeowners' association that she's a car girl and had 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 to twelve. Now. You know who's
(11:51):
been living in the twelve? Dog? That the twelve? Now,
I'm just telling you that right now? Who have pizzis
to be up? 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. You can still get it out. I'm gonna
(12:15):
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? Would that be too low down?
Or should I go for it? Low down? Was you
in there on the flow? That was low down? Bro?
You can't get no more low down. You've been married
twenty two years. You're twenty eight years older than this girl.
(12:37):
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? Or should I
go for it? You can't turn this woman in because
if you when they say they go up to her
and say you a call girl, you on the client
(12:58):
list right all right?
Speaker 2 (13:03):
Post your comments on today's Strawberry Letter at Steve Harvey
FM on Instagram and Facebook, and check out the Strawberry
Letter podocast This letter right here oh Ieart radio app
We never sounded so good. You can download it today.
Coming up at forty six minutes after the hour, we got.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
Sports Girl Next Dope.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Right after this, you're listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
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