1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Buck it up. Hold on tight, we got it for you. Here. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: It is the Strawberry letter. Thank you ne you subject 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: You're never too old to get played. Dear Stephen Shirley, 4 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: I have dated a man for the past several months, 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: and you will not believe what happened over the holiday weekend. 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: He told me that he had plans to go out 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: of town with his buddy since we had a long weekend. 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: He said his phone service might be sketchy while he 9 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: was driving, so he would call me when he could. 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: He left town Thursday morning and everything was cool until 11 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: Friday morning at nine am, when he called me. I 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: was surprised to hear from him, but he sounded a 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: lot different. He asked me, Hey, Cynthia, can you do 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: me a favor? I replied yes. What is it? He 15 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: asked me if I could speak to someone that is 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: very special to him named Bridget. He said he needed 17 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: me to tell Bridget that he and I are just 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: friends and we've been out to dinner once and that 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: was it. So Bridget got on the phone and said hello. 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: I asked her why she wanted to talk to me. 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: Was it to find out what's really going on with me? 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: And this man. She said, yes, tell her everything. So 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: I told her that we are not in a relationship, 24 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: but we have had a lot of great sex. And 25 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: he was just in my bed on Thursday morning before 26 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: he left town. Okay, Bridget had the phone on speaker 27 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: and I could hear him in the background saying I 28 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: was lying. I hung up after that, and I was 29 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: in total shock. This man is sixty four years old 30 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: and he's still playing games. I feel bad for being 31 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: so rude to Bridget, but it's not her fault. Women 32 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: get played all the time. He texted me to say 33 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: that he would deal with me when he got back 34 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: to town. I'm no fool, but I do want to 35 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: hear what he has to say. Should I hear him 36 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: out or just move on and let him and Bridget 37 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: deal with these issues. Yeah, you just answered your own question. Yeah, 38 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: move on and let him in Bridget deal with these issues, 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: because obviously he and Bridget have some kind of relationship 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: going on. He said she was very special to him. Yeah, 41 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: if he put her on the phone to talk to you, 42 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: it is very special. Okay, it is very very special, 43 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: And I hope you know that you're the one that's 44 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: getting played here. Okay, he's sixty four years old. Yes, 45 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: he's still playing games. Why are you feeling so bad 46 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: for Bridget when he's with her? I think you gotta 47 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: twist it, okay. I mean your first clue was when 48 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: he said his phone service might be sketchy while he's driving. 49 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: He's going away for the weekend. Your radar should have 50 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: went off. A red flag should have gone up when 51 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: he called you and said, Hey, Cynthia, can you do 52 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: me a favor? Could you speak to someone very special 53 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: to him named Bridget? I mean none of this was 54 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: clicking with you. Yeah, let him go. Move on with 55 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: your life, girl, don't allow him to play you any longer. 56 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: You left a lot out of this letter. I'll tell 57 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: you that Bridget, who is she? Did you find out 58 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: who she was to him? And what are you to him? 59 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: You guys have only been dating for the past several months, 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: so it's obviously it's obvious not very serious. Again, you've 61 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: answered your own question. You don't have to hear him out. 62 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: You don't need to hear what he has to say. 63 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: It's obvious Bridget is special to him. You're not move on. 64 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: Let him and Bridget deal with these issues. Steve. All right, 65 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: let me just clear something up with this letter before 66 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: we get too far down the road. When he left 67 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: town Thursday, everything was cool until Friday morning at nine am, 68 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: when he called me. I was surprised to hear from him. 69 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: He sounded he asked me, hey, Cynthia, can you do 70 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: me a favor? I said, yes. What he asked me 71 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: if I could speak to someone that's very special to 72 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: him named Bridget. He's said he needed me to tell 73 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: Bridgete that he and I are just friends and we've 74 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: been out to dinner once and that was it. Now, 75 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: let's understand something. He didn't just put Bridget on the 76 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: phone down, Nobody do that. He had to put Bridget 77 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:23,799 Speaker 1: on the phone because Bridget found something in his phone 78 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: and said, who the hell is Cynthia. That's the only 79 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: way this man called you with the woman right there, 80 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: it's the owner. If she don't mean nothing to you, 81 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: prove it called her and that's how you got a 82 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: phone call. Let's not be stupid here, Let's not be naive. 83 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: Let's not get played. He put Bridget on the phone 84 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 1: because he told Bridget y'all was just friends. When he 85 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: put you on the phone, though, He even gave you 86 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: instructions as to what he wanted you to do. He 87 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: said he needed you to tell Bridget Dad him and 88 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,799 Speaker 1: Hull Dad, him and you just friends, w and y'all 89 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: went out to dinner one time and that was it. 90 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: That's what he asked you to tell him. But oh no, Dad, 91 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: ain't what see now, let me when we come back, 92 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: we're gonna get down to the bottom of the letter, 93 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: he said. He texts me to say that he would 94 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: deal with me when he got back in time. What 95 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: I'm no fool, but I want to hear what he 96 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: has to say. Girl. What I'm gonna give you two 97 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: things he gonna say right away, Hey, really, thank you 98 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: for your support to me, that you would step up 99 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: to the plate for me. But then you're gonna do 100 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: not The second half of his conversation gonna be that 101 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: is not what I asked you to say. You know it. 102 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: I ask your ass a one time. What is all okay? 103 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: For that? We'll have two of your response coming up. 104 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: You know this woman, I don't know how old she is, 105 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: but to do she dating this sixty four? Uh? He 106 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 1: had to go out of town with some buddies, said 107 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: his phone service gonna be sketchy. So he had called 108 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: you when he Jesus twenty four year old lines, he 109 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: using at sixty four, I'm going with some friends. When 110 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: you get back, phone serving gonna be sketchy when I'm drying. 111 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: How you know that? But so I talked to you 112 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: when I get back Thursday morning. Everything was cool. Friday morning, 113 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: nine am when he called me, I was surprised to 114 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: hear from See. You wouldn't even look came to hear 115 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: from him. He was not even gonna call you this weekend. 116 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: But see, she found something in the phone. He wasn't 117 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: even gonna call you. That's why he told you it 118 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: was gonna be sketching. He'll call you when he can. 119 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: She found something in the phone. That's why when he 120 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: called you he sounded different. Then he said, hey, sent it, 121 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: Hey sent it. Any other time, babe, baby or something sweetie, 122 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: a baby girl was happening. This time it was your 123 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: government name. Hey, Hey, he sent it. I can't do 124 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: me favor. UM. I need you speak to somebody that's 125 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: very very special to me. Her name Bridget, and she 126 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: right here. I want you to tell Bridget that me 127 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: and you were just friend and we've been out to 128 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: dinner once and that was oh yeah, okay, So I'm 129 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: gonna put Bridget on. Hello, Okay, I'm talked up. Hello, 130 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: ain't bridge how you doing? Uh? Do you you why 131 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: you want to talk to me? Yeah, I'm gonna talk 132 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: to you. I wanta get us all out, so we 133 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: grown folks. Let's get wrong folks stuff out ahead. I'm listening. 134 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: I'm listening. I'm grown. I don't know what. I don't 135 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: know what he told you, m I have no idea 136 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: what he too. But what he told me to tell 137 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: you is that we just went out one time. That's 138 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 1: a damn lie. That isn't tripping like that. No, that 139 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: ain't tripping. I know what you asked me. What I'm 140 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: gonna put the truth out there because God is my witness. 141 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: God is my witness. Uh huh uh huh. I heard 142 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: what you said. What I heard what you said? Tell 143 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: her we only went out one time. That's a one time? 144 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,679 Speaker 1: Uh huh? What you feeling to say? I'm gonna tell 145 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: her everything. You just left my bead. You just left 146 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 1: my bed up. I don't even make up no bad negro. 147 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: You was in my bed. Ok. Why would I be 148 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: in your bed, and I got a bed. Jesus, Oh, 149 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: father God. I don't do other beads. I just sleep 150 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: with Bridget. I'm getting the hot sweats now. I don't 151 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: even food with nobody to get high sweat. Get you, 152 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't even food with nobody to get 153 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:40,199 Speaker 1: hot sweats. Oh, Bridget, listen to me. Don't even pay her, 154 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: No damn t I know pay me something to get 155 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: at me, Bridget, Bridget, she's been trying to get at me. 156 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: She'd been trying to get at me for the longest. 157 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: And I've been get at you, I specially you. Why 158 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: do you think I'm well, Father God, Cynthia, Cynthia, that's 159 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: my name. Don't hear that? What you want? I sent you? 160 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: Mm hmm okay, now come on now, Bridget, car let 161 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: her cry. Who'll give a damn about her cry? I can't. 162 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: I told you she was special to me. See Dad, 163 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: you go again, raise your hands if you give a 164 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: damn if she crying, no hands up over here, ain't 165 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: no hands. You know something, you know. I thought our 166 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: friendship was something special, but I said I'm gonna have 167 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: to deal with you me and you were not offending 168 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: to be friends. No mother, not after this, No mo, 169 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: no mo. I don't even need friends like you. I 170 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: am frushed. You ain't even being friend. Lad got her 171 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: over here, crying and everything. Bridget, Bridget what bridget? Don't 172 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 1: bust no more? Damn wonders, Baby, I put you all 173 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: out in the car for busting wonder. I just told 174 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: you he was friends. She tripping. Have a nice life, 175 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: old dude. No hold on, hold on? She outside, Hey, Cynthy, 176 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: she can snatched all the spark plugs out of car. 177 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: You fitn't pay for all this when I get back. 178 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: This my boy's wife. This, his wife is lying. He 179 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: thinking me and him, Me and my dude messing with 180 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: the same girl. It ain't even true. Man, you trip it. 181 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to pay me for these spark plugs. 182 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: She don't busting all the windows. Now we're gonna be 183 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: freezing coming back to time. Man, Damn Cynthy, you don't 184 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: know them game. We was just playing with you. Damn No, 185 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 1: we get back. I gotta get my car fixed. What 186 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 1: you cooking Sunday? Don't bring that over here? All right? 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