black marriage

…and American women think WE have it bad!

…and American women think WE have it bad!

In the united states, men, despite being the numerical minority, marry more than women. This is true for every ethnic group except the Asian male.   According to the 2000 census, white males married = 49, 191,373 white females = 48,548,635 black men married = 4,847,071 black women = 4,256,440 hispanic men married =...

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Black Women, Religion & Dating

Black Women, Religion & Dating

Updated! I think many people fail to realize that when the topic of “Why are so many successful black women single?” people tend to neglect the SUCCESSFUL part.  It’s definitely a class issue as women of all classes are not equally affected by the phenomenon.  Yes, there IS a shortage!  Do not even try...

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Single Black Women: …and the black church

Single Black Women:  …and the black church

I think many people fail to realize that when the topic of “Why are so many successful black women single?” people tend to neglect the SUCCESSFUL part.  It’s definitely a class issue as women of all classes are not equally affected by the phenomenon.  Yes, there IS a shortage!  Do not even try to...

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Submit? My Ass!

Submit? My Ass!

I don’t care how you define or redefine the word or what mental or verbal gymnastics you do to  legitimize the word or make it ok.  It is not ok. To surrender or submit is to– submit (v.): to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively). surrender...

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The Comment

The Comment

The following is a comment to this site by a reader from a previous post I published entitled: Adultery __________________________________________________________________ “The reason why Alicia Keys and other poachers get the business can be best summed up here IMO. . . Taken from Miss Jia. . ..” *Please note that the opinions reflected in the...

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Don’t Try This At Home: Open Marriage

Don’t Try This At Home:  Open Marriage

“Sometimes it’s just better to cheat.”–fsg No, really.   I believe in this wholeheartedly.   (Obviously, it’s my own damn quote.)   I consider myself a person with some very unconventional beliefs about life, love, and the world and I am not ashamed of any of them (you’re welcome).  However, sometimes after I’ve decided...

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Video: Marriage, Dan & Dasha

Video:  Marriage, Dan & Dasha

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Don’t listen to this! It’s not YOU!!!

I am becoming increasingly impatient with people, whom i’ve previously admired, when they take this conversation and twist it so that it sounds like this. To discuss the issue in this way and take such a position is to miss the point.  Also, i don’t subscribe to mysticism, the supernatural, the power of  positive/negative...

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Sherri Shepherd’s Story

Sherri Shepherd’s Story

from a 2007 People Magazine Article:: Backstage at The View, Sherri Shepherd cries almost every week. No, she’s not fighting with any of her cohosts. “I love the women I work with,” Shepherd says. It’s because her dream job as the newest member of daytime’s all-girl gabfest comes with one major sacrifice. “By Wednesday,”...

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Reading:: “Last Words,” by Nathaniel Brooks

Reading::  “Last Words,” by Nathaniel Brooks

Last Words by Nathaniel Brooks, 47, says his silence killed his 20 year marriage, as told to Brian Miller (originally printed at Essence Magazine April 2009) If I ever get into another relationship, I’m going to do like I did the first time I met my ex-wife: I’ll talk until my tongue falls off....

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