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Let me begin by saying it is it my belief that after a certain age, let’s say 25 for context, most men aren’t out to purposefully hurt women. With that said, there are still only two career pathways to love, the job path of the girlfriend and the career path of the wife. Arguably, at any [...]
If you’re a man like me, you’ve known this woman. You’ve bought her drinks at the bar, she’s sat across the table from you on dates, and she’s laid next to you in bed. She’s been a lover, a significant other, a friend with benefits. She’s perfect, possessed with everything you might ever desire in [...]
I’ll be honest with you. I haven’t given too much thought to the overall wedding process. It’s always been one of those things that I knew I’d experience when the time was right, but I haven’t fantasized about what it’ll be like to take a knee and ask her to trust me with the rest [...]
This weekend, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Beyonce Knowles welcomed to the world their first child, reportedly named Blue Ivy Carter. Considering the couple’s standing in the lexicon of American celebrity, this is as about a momentous an occasion as ever occurs as far as celeb child births are concerned. I am a Jay-Z fan, have [...]
I Worry. If I don’t grind hard enough, I won’t be rich. If I don’t set at least 2 alarms, I’ll miss my flight. Sh*t happens and I try hard to make sure it doesn’t happen to me. Now I find myself about to get married. I am about to commit the rest of my [...]
I swear I wasn’t looking for trouble… It was Sunday, and I was recovering from the community service I performed from the prior evening, helping young women mitigate the cost of heir higher education. I checked on Twitter to see what the morning conversation was about. I saw a young lady’s tweet appear across my timeline [...]
Last Saturday, I celebrated my fifth wedding anniversary. I really can’t express to you all how excited I am to have all these years of happiness under my belt. It is also pretty exciting to look out into the future and see so many more ahead of me – lord willing. So as I’m packing [...]
Earlier this year TIME published a sinister titled article, The New STD. The article defines the newest STD plaguing relationships as “Sexually Transmitted Debt.” It states: *73% of those married say spending more than $100 without telling a spouse is unacceptable *79% of those married say they’re more likely to talk about financial infidelity with a [...]
Today’s Post is part of a new series:”Engaged Black Male”. I’ll investigate marriage, being engaged, and all of the thoughts that swim through the head of a black man as he enters engagement and prepares for that lifelong commitment. As any man prepares to take that lifelong plunge, there is a lot that we think [...]
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