The Strawberry Letter: He Has Clothes Hidden Everywhere

Dear Steve and Shirley,

My boyfriend and I just moved in together, and he had four months left on his lease, so he kept his furniture and a few personal items there until he completely moved out. It was our crash spot if the traffic was bad in the city; we'd stop by there and wait for the traffic to die down. Last week, he had wine, cheese, crackers, and a jar of olives in the fridge. I asked who the snacks were for, and he said they were for us. We have never had wine and cheese together. It made me wonder if he had been entertaining someone else there. At that time, I could only get into the gate by calling him to let me in. I know the property manager, so I asked her for a remote control for the gate, and she gave it to me, no questions asked. I didn't tell my boyfriend I had the remote because I was getting more and more suspicious. He had taken a duffle bag of clothes out of our apartment one day, and he did not know I saw him. I snuck into his apartment on my lunch break to see if the duffel bag was there, and it was. It was on the side of the washing machine. I also found his laundry basket filled with clean underwear hidden under a comforter in his closet. There was a garment bag folded up in the top right corner of his closet with two suits in it. My iron, which had mysteriously disappeared, was there. I called him to proudly tell him what I found, but he said there's a good reason and he'll tell me face to face. It's been two days, and he still hasn't said anything. Is he moving out, or is he cheating on me?


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