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On the “Steve Harvey Morning Show,” the Strawberry Letter segment with
co-host Shirley Strawberry is often full of laughs and jokes. But as many
people believe, every joke tends to have a subtle hint of truth. As Steve
Harvey begins answering the letters with his signature brand of humor, the
self proclaimed “Code Cracker” also began spilling out meaningful, little
truths about men in the process.
“I was just trying to be informative,” Steve says. “You may not like the
answers I’m giving you about how men really are and how we think, but that
don’t stop it from being so. That caused women to go wild.” Many of the
letters could be summed up in one word: miscommunication. But according
to Steve, too many women use their thought process and apply it to men.
And that’s just not correct. So Steve doesn’t hesitate in telling his listeners
that his advice is just that, advice. But it comes from years of what he calls
man knowledge and it’s precisely the reason why he calls himself an
“expert on manhood.”
Steve found a solution to these miscommunication problems in
relationships. His book, released earlier this year, “Act Like A Lady, Think
Like A Man” took over the New York Times Best Sellers list in a matter of
days. But that’s because the book speaks volumes, not just from Steve,
but from the mindset of men from all walks of life. “I still have these
conversations with my friends I grew up with, worked at Ford Motor
Company with, and they are taxicab drivers, insurance salesmen, truck
drivers, working in plants, got landscape companies and stuff,” Steve
explains. “But then I have friends that are celebrities, that are rich, that are
in politics, ministers, and deacons. We all think the same way. Now how we
behave is different. But we all think the same way. That’s because it is in
our DNA as men.”
Steve believes that this lack of communication typically takes place in the
“under 30” crowd, which is largely due to what he calls the “Who I am, what
I do, and how much I make” phase, and until a young man secures those
things, he’s on the grind. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t love his woman or that
he isn’t deeply into her; it’s because the time just isn’t there to commit.
“The most paramount thing in a man’s life is the ‘Who he is, what he does,
and how much he makes,” Steve proclaims. “Because in a minute, once
your 30, 35, and you don’t have those three things together, it’s going to
be hard to get and keep a woman anyway.”
There’s always been a hustle in Steve. In fact, there was a time he
co-host Shirley Strawberry is often full of laughs and jokes. But as many
people believe, every joke tends to have a subtle hint of truth. As Steve
Harvey begins answering the letters with his signature brand of humor, the
self proclaimed “Code Cracker” also began spilling out meaningful, little
truths about men in the process.
“I was just trying to be informative,” Steve says. “You may not like the
answers I’m giving you about how men really are and how we think, but that
don’t stop it from being so. That caused women to go wild.” Many of the
letters could be summed up in one word: miscommunication. But according
to Steve, too many women use their thought process and apply it to men.
And that’s just not correct. So Steve doesn’t hesitate in telling his listeners
that his advice is just that, advice. But it comes from years of what he calls
man knowledge and it’s precisely the reason why he calls himself an
“expert on manhood.”
Steve found a solution to these miscommunication problems in
relationships. His book, released earlier this year, “Act Like A Lady, Think
Like A Man” took over the New York Times Best Sellers list in a matter of
days. But that’s because the book speaks volumes, not just from Steve,
but from the mindset of men from all walks of life. “I still have these
conversations with my friends I grew up with, worked at Ford Motor
Company with, and they are taxicab drivers, insurance salesmen, truck
drivers, working in plants, got landscape companies and stuff,” Steve
explains. “But then I have friends that are celebrities, that are rich, that are
in politics, ministers, and deacons. We all think the same way. Now how we
behave is different. But we all think the same way. That’s because it is in
our DNA as men.”
Steve believes that this lack of communication typically takes place in the
“under 30” crowd, which is largely due to what he calls the “Who I am, what
I do, and how much I make” phase, and until a young man secures those
things, he’s on the grind. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t love his woman or that
he isn’t deeply into her; it’s because the time just isn’t there to commit.
“The most paramount thing in a man’s life is the ‘Who he is, what he does,
and how much he makes,” Steve proclaims. “Because in a minute, once
your 30, 35, and you don’t have those three things together, it’s going to
be hard to get and keep a woman anyway.”
There’s always been a hustle in Steve. In fact, there was a time he
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By Rashod Davenport | Photos Courtesy of Harper Collins Publishers