relationships
THIS VALENTINE’S DAY KEEP THE FIRE BURNING
What do you do on Valentine’s Day when the spark is gone? When the flames burn out the passion and romance is gone. Many in relationships are wondering how two people could get to such a place where they just don’t feel the same way about one other. Reflecting upon the way it use to be when the fire burned and being apart for a moment was hard. Remember the first Valentine’s Day you spent together? Remember when things were so good that when you were apart all you couldRead More
AN INSECURE REALITY
Issa Rae’s brand new show, “Insecure,” has captured the imagination and the realities of far too many of us in its pilot season. For those who haven’t watched the show, I’d encourage you to catch up. It airs on HBO. In short, the show follows the lives of three late 20-something’s as they grapple with the reality of ever looming adulthood. Complete with the full gamut of adult issues, ranging from employment issues, to the full gamut of friendship and relationship troubles. It represents a mirror for each of theRead More
WHY CAN’T A MAN BE MORE THAN JUST A PROVIDER?
If you’re like me, for the last week you’ve probably been wondering what the hell did Laurence Fishburne do? And why, per the interwebs, he ain’t shit anymore? I’m kidding. Like many of you, for the past week I’ve been treated to a barrage of Iyanla-like prescriptions of what is supposedly so WRONG with Lawrence, the fictional character from Issa Rae’s new HBO show ‘Insecure.’ And after reading a few op-eds sum up Jay Ellis’s character as “no prize,” “unambitious,” and a “shiftless bum,” I started to notice a trend,Read More
CAN YOU BE SINGLE FOR TOO LONG?
You’ve been single for too long! Is there such a thing as being single for too long? Today, I shared a meme which had the position that people who are single for too long are the hardest to love. The reasoning behind the meme was that these people, because they’ve had no one else to consider when making life decisions, are often too set in their ways to compromise. And as we all should know, compromise is key to having a successful and long lasting relationship. However, I’m not sure IRead More
THE REAL REASON MEN CHEAT
Why do men cheat? It’s an age-old question; so old but yet still so relevant, even today. Women in all cultures have asked this question and they still are asking this question. “Why do men have to cheat?” It’s like it is inevitable—get a man and you get a cheat. Grant it, not all men cheat. They don’t. But enough men do cheat to justify asking the question of all men; “Why do men cheat?” A simple Google search of the term yields 20,900,000 hits. There are thousands of articlesRead More
