Relationships
Dating expert, advice columnist and author Deborrah Cooper blasts traditional Black churches and charges that they are the root cause for the high numbers of single Black women in the U.S. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/life_style/home_family_life_style/20256
The male dominated media loves to promote the image of irrational, emotional, drama queens who are at constant odds with each other. Reality television shows like The Real House Wives of New York, Atlanta and New Jersey keep us inundated with the “cat-fights” and foolishness of these so-called ‘real’ women, who thrive on negative energy and attention. Yet no one […]
According to an iVillage survey of 2000 women, ages 18 to 49 women, 77% of married women reported being somewhat to extremely happy with their sex life. However, 63% confessed they would rather sleep, watch a movie or read than have sex with their husband. 48% of these women rated their husband as their best […]
(CNN) — The first time Priya Merrill, who is Indian, brought her white boyfriend home for Thanksgiving in 2007, the dinner was uncomfortable and confusing. She still remembers her family asking if Andrew was the bartender or a family photographer. The couple married last August, and her Indian family has warmed up to her husband […]
I was walking with a friend of mine and we saw this guy that I have had a crush on since high school. I can say that I am much more pulled together now, than I was back then. He stopped and we started to talk. But there was a moment when I was sure that my […]
Part III of the Battle of the Sexes Series: A meeting of the mind Several years ago, I thought about writing a book on How to Effectively Communicate with your Man. It seemed like every minister, talk show host, magazine etc. dealt with this particular issue. Of course I was very open to the topic, […]
Actress Regina King has reignited the interracial dating debate by writing an open letter urging Black women to date outside their race. In the letter, published in Vibe Magazine, King says Black women should “open up,” especially considering that Black men are dating outside the race. “When you have everyone else who is willing to […]
Relationship expert Steven James Dixon confesses that he wasn’t as sensitive to his wife’s pregnancy as he could have been. “I am just now starting to understand and appreciate what my wife meant when she said, “You better thank me for having this baby!” Feel free to email this to the man in your life… […]
When the latest new relationship advice guide, “The Denzel Principle,” landed on the desk of ESSENCE Relationships Editor Demetria L. Lucas, our resident dating diva was skeptical. Yet another How To Fix It guide for single Black women? A quick read through of author Jimi Izreal‘s tome uncovered biting commentary on the state of Black […]
A few days ago, on the Wendy Williams show, she said the following (paraphrased because I obviously did not sit in front of the television taking dictation): “Today is such a great time to be a woman. In our mother’s generation, women got married in their twenties, and stayed at home ironing men’s shirts. But […]
// UPDATE: People.com is clearing the air. Halle Berry didn’t get dumped by Gabriel Aubry, as has been speculated since they announced their split. After all, the actress has always seemed unlucky in love. But, according to a source, their split happened several months ago – and it was the actress who initiated it. “She […]
Another day, another marriage on the rocks…I’m hearing that my girl MJB and her husband Kendu Isaacs are having some marital issues. According to mediatakeout.com, Mary was recently photographed crying and having a “heated” conversation with someone on the other end of the phone,(I;m thinking it was Kendy). Here’s what they’re saying: What was the […]
