It’s a Saturday night, around 11:00 p.m. to be exact, when I receive a text message from a guy friend telling me how his “marriage is hell,” and he feels his “wife loves her friends more than him, because all she wants to do is go to the club.” I paused for a second and…
A mother warns you about boys as a little girl. When you become an adult, she schools you on men. But what she forgot to mention is, his “other” side. As if dealing with another human being and the numerous issues within your relationship wasn’t hard enough, I have come to realize what a lot…
Believe it or not, in B.C. (Before Computers) there used to be a time when people used to have to listen to their girlfriends or homeboys talk about how such a good match somebody else was for them. They used to brag about how “foine” the person was; how “perfect” and “funloving” somebody was. Heck,…
What do Drake, T.O., and Mekhi Phifer have in common?
Head scarves.
Who hasn’t judged a book by its cover? I think it’s safe to say that we were once guilty of making a book “purchase” based solely on the “beauty” of its outside cover without taking the time to read the “summary” inside or learning more about the “author”. Only to read half way into the…
The vibe in the place is bananas. You’ve got your freak’em dress on, and the building is downright electric. You’re looking good and so are your girls. You catch his eye. Or, more accurately, he caught yours. You’ve seen him before, somewhere, but just can’t seem to place the location. He comes up to you,…
If I were to ask every single woman on earth if she desires to be married one day, the answer would be an undeniable yes. But, is marriage a reality for all, or are some of us destined to be single for life? The reason I ask is because CNN’s Black in America: Reclaiming the…
Should you tell her… Scenario: You’re out with some friends at a bar early Friday evening. It’s happy hour, so the room is filled to the brim with after work attitudes and folks trying to mix and mingle before the weekend officially arrives. You’re a social butterfly, so making the rounds throughout the room are…
In this high-tech age of internet bios and usernames and user profiles, it’s easy to divulge intimate knowledge and information about yourself without even knowing it. If we don’t’ know a person we’d be hard-pressed to tell them where we live, our favorite foods and hangout spots and all sorts of nuances particular to us….
