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Speaker 1: is the Strawberry Letter. Thank you, nephew. Subject I married

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Speaker 1: a social media thought. Okay, Dear Stephen Shirley, I really

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Speaker 1: hope you can help. I am forty one and my

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Speaker 1: a total of thirteen years and married for ten. Throughout

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Speaker 1: our relationship, there have been situations where my husband was

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Speaker 1: amped up. I would notice him buying new clothes or

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Speaker 1: and my mother tells him he's a big flirt. Within

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Speaker 1: the past four years, he joined three social media apps

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Speaker 1: He went from posting for self posing for selfies to

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Speaker 1: having photoshoots with me, taking pictures of him no matter

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Speaker 1: where we were. I jokingly asked him to get in

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Speaker 1: My male coworker has an Instagram account and I asked

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Speaker 1: look at it, looked at his page and he's got

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Speaker 1: pictures himself shirtless, pictures of himself flexing and muscle shirts,

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Speaker 1: every day. I told him that he's doing way too

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Speaker 1: much on social media. He said what he's doing is

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Speaker 1: it is rare. I have to agree with you that

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Speaker 1: men are are thoughts on Instagram, So no, this is

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Speaker 1: not normal. You see female influencers, you see female models

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Speaker 1: And this is the problem you his wife had to

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Speaker 1: you know you said he was cheating before. Well he's

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Speaker 1: brand new now. It's all about him and he's caught up.

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Speaker 1: I mean, he doesn't even want you to take pictures

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Speaker 1: would probably be blocking. You know, all the tension he's

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Speaker 1: getting your attention. Your mother sees. Your mother sees it.

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Speaker 1: She says he's a big flirt. And yes, that's what

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Speaker 1: into his dms, comment on his posts, and follow him

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Speaker 1: all of that now. Does he need that much validation?

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Speaker 1: I mean, not too many grown men have time or

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Speaker 1: You know that's what he thinks. But that's not it.

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Speaker 1: He's a grown man. He needs to be off Instagram posing,

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Speaker 1: you know, and paying attention to you in his marriage. Steve,

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Speaker 1: you know this letter right here. I just want to

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Speaker 1: help you out, sister. With your words. I've diagnosed this

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Speaker 1: entire letter. Just Stephen Shirley, I hope you can help.

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Speaker 1: Forty one, husband's forty three, been together, thirteen years married

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Speaker 1: like all of a sudden, your mama bringing you some

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Speaker 1: four years, he's doing three social media apps. He's justified

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Speaker 1: keep up with old friends? Got that that's coming, But

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Speaker 1: about right, So how you fail for that? You stupid?

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Speaker 1: Hang god, we'll have part two of you, Oh are

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Speaker 1: to Steve Morning Show. Come on, Steve, let's recap today's

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Speaker 1: letters right quickly. Lady been learned to this man for

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Speaker 1: been thirsty four attention. My mother told him he's a

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Speaker 1: He went from posing or with selfish to have taking

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Speaker 1: You know he's gonna post him, but you taking the

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Speaker 1: damn pictures. Yeah, you in on the crime. You're aiding

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Speaker 1: Hell no, it ain't normal. The only friend I got

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Speaker 1: say it's for fun, I'm just listening to you. See

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Speaker 1: is he doing it just to read the comments? You

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Speaker 1: it faults. I won't you, No, no, no no, See

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Speaker 1: telling the truth. We don't do nothing for fun and harmlessness.

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Speaker 1: That ain't what we do. I'm lating. Let me just

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Speaker 1: play something else, yo, mamma, know why he's doing it,

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Speaker 1: Cause he a big ass flirt. Now he's gonna stop,

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Speaker 1: Stave Harvey Morning Show