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#YesAllWomen and #AllMenCan Takeover Twitter and Spark Conversation

June 3, 2014 Dr. J

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Last week, my Twitter timeline was flooded with the trending topic #YesAllWomen. At first, I was kind of thrown off by it because I didn’t understand the need (not saying it wasn’t true, but I didn’t see the beneficial need) to divide genders by essentially stating that all women encounter something but not all men encounter […]

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What Do You Do When Your Ex Won’t Stop Talking about You?

May 27, 2014 realgoesright

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For one reason or another, exes tend to be a touchy subject in relationships. Whether it’s the potential for exes to show up again, an inkling a person can be swayed by their sex, or someone who seemingly hasn’t gotten over the hurt caused by an ex, people in relationships generally don’t want to hear […]

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Around the Web

Can Cheating Make Your Relationship Stronger?

May 22, 2014 Dr. J

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I’ve always thought that people should find ways to make their relationships work even if it might strike others as odd or unnatural. In the end there are only two people in your relationship, you and your significant other. I’ve sat on panels and had private conversations with so many people who tell me what […]

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7 Tips On Dating Older Women

May 13, 2014 Dr. J

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I ain’t going to lie to y’all there’s been many of times where I dated up in age. It’s actually not a bad idea from a dating standpoint. Long term you may find it difficult if you have different goals in life. You have to keep in mind she might be further along in reaching […]

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Empowerment

Why That THOT Belongs To All of Us and The Need to Get Rid of It

March 28, 2014 Dr. J

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Have you ever really sat and thought about society? I made an observation not too long ago that we’d reached a point where as a society we were in a good place but we were also in a really bad place. You see, at this point everybody should feel encouraged to express themselves, their beliefs […]

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Dating

For Women: The DIY Dating Style

February 24, 2014 Guest Post

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After watching a dating segment on Bethenny (don’t judge), I became perplexed by the amount of dating rules discussed. There was one rule in particular that sent my eyebrows into a fury. The two female panelists suggested that after a man’s initial text, a woman should wait at least four hours before responding! Hmmm… I […]

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Dating

When It Comes To Relationships: Nobody Has a Clue, Yet We’re All Experts

February 21, 2014 Dr. J

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I find it hard that in 2014, we are still rehashing many of the same issues we’ve been talking about for the last six years since blogging turned into the industry that it is now. As it pertains to relationships, every year there’s a whole new dose of the same issues and topics with fresh […]

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Dating

Date That Man: 6 Reasons Girl Code Should Be the Exception, Not the Rule in Dating

February 21, 2014 Guest Post

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By Mo Black women are destined for a life of singledom. Haven’t you heard? It’s been estimated that 42 percent of us haven’t married. That’s twice that of white women. Eeeekkkk! And if we wanted to get married, 1 out of 12 of us wouldn’t, even if every black man in America married a black […]

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Are Your Assets Depreciable?

February 20, 2014 Gee

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  In terms of dating, is what you bring to the table valuable? To find out, make a list of 3-5 of your very best qualities. These are the attributes that set you, as a man, apart from other men (or in the case of women, set you apart from other women). For each quality […]

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Men

Benefits of Counseling & Therapy For African-Americans

February 10, 2014 Amir Figueroa

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Silence, stigma, discrimination and shame shroud many things in the Black community; particularly, mental health awareness. I know I like to handle things myself.  After all, who knows you better than yourself? However, there is nothing like having an unbiased, open ear to the story of your life. There is power in utilizing the services […]

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