Dear Black Men: We love you; we need you. We know that it’s not easy to be a man. It’s not easy to be a woman, either; to be educated, career focussed, wanting to grow in love; be the other half that supports a family, supports a home. But we don’t know what it’s like...
Tag: relationships
Love Is Not Enough …
John Lennon wrote a song called, “All You Need is Love.” He also beat both of his wives, abandoned one of his children, verbally abused his gay Jewish manager with homophobic and anti-semitic slurs, and once had a camera crew film him lying
The Reason Why I Don’t Date Men Between the Ages of 27 & 30 Years
I’ve always avoided dating men, in this age bracket; I usually dated guys in the 23-26-age group or 32-37. And my reasons for this were the itch years.
Rebuilding The Black Male Child – Masculinity
There is a lot that can be said about the negative impact of patriarchy within our society. Much of this will hinge on the effects that how men abuse their strength
Rebuilding The Black Male Child – Patriarchy (Part 1)
We need to talk. We need to talk about why we live in a society that lives in fear of the actions of misguided men. We need to look at what we have been teaching our boys that brought us here
Friends with Benefits
Friendships are a natural and integral part of anyone’s life. The not so silent gatekeepers of our conduct, partners in crime, and in some cases your friends are your family away from home. Friendships are usually standard
Dating A Single Father, Myths and Misconceptions about Single Fathers …
I put the term ‘single father’ inside quotation marks because the concept of single parenting is not as clean-cut as we often think.
Understand Men Better: Do Men Have Issues? Are They Even Real?
It's hard to be a man and when I say this I don’t mean to compare it to being a woman
Vat & Sit
At what point do you and your person decide to take the leap into shacking up together? Is it a natural progression for any “committed relationship", I use this term loosely,
I Miss That Kinda Love
I read a letter that a friend sent me the other day that spoke to so many truths and anxieties that I identify with when it comes to matters of the heart.