A close friend shared this article with me a while back and I didn’t feel the need to address it back then because I figured that most of you would be smart enough to dismiss it. Apparently, I overestimated some of you :) . Anyhow, this is my succinct, no bullshit response to it...
So I’m sitting here catching up on my readings for school. When I am here alone, I allow my itunes to keep me company. And since I’m the only one who gets to choose the songs, I’m never disappointed by the songs on my playlist that play at random. (if you’re ever curious about...
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...
So yesterday, I posted my second entry on whether men are intimidated by successful women and I concluded that they are. I gave you some reasons for this and even though there are other reasons, I’ll tackle those at a later date. Anyhow, one of the suggestions “experts” have dispensed in this category of...
Hello lovelies! It’s Friday and Auntie Tootie has a surprise for you! Yay! It’s football season! No, that’s not the gift (Auntie Tootie hates football!). But you’re getting warmer…warmer… Today, Auntie Tootie has come bearing the gift of one-more-thing-you-don’t-need-to-waste-your-time-obsessing-over -– knowledge of and interest in football. It’s not football season quite yet, but with...
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...
Hello all my Christian lovelies. If you hadn’t noticed by now, I am not a Christian woman. As a matter fact, I don’t identify as a member of any organized religion nor do I subscribe to any religious dogma. Just in case you were wondering, no, I wasn’t raised by wolves. Unlike me,...
I know what you’re thinking: “Oh boy! There she goes again…talking about the same shit again! When is she gonna come off it.” I know. I’m sorry. By now, if you’ve been keeping up, you read the string of posts about dating and attractiveness and how what you look like plays a huge role...
Marry Him! The case for settling for Mr. Good Enough By Lori Gottlieb About six months after my son was born, he and I were sitting on a blanket at the park with a close friend and her daughter. It was a sunny summer weekend, and other parents and their kids picnicked nearby—mothers munching...
If you’re single*** and you aren’t choosing to be single, there are several possible reasons for this. What I do here is observe the current dating landscape and trends, examine all the ins and outs, report my findings, analyze, and share my advice or possible solutions if they exist. I’ve been doing this for...
Yesterday, the homie YH posted a link to the facebook fanpage about the pros and cons of straight and natural hair. I think it was like Natural v. Relaxed Hair, or something like that. Anyhow, I read it on my blackberry because I was out and about. At one point, i thought, since i...
“stop keeping it under lock and key…” Last time, in Part I of this piece, we touched on the question that single horny women everywhere are dying to know: “When is the right time to have sex with a man?” I began by addressing the ever popular and often evoked 90-day rule. Two...
