Nosy folks often ask if my wife and I ever fight. We don’t argue or yell; we may disagree from time to time and being that we’re both stubborn, spend an hour or two in our separate corners. However, we … Continue reading Laying Here Quiet Ain’t Working for Me
My husband and I have quite the unexpected love story. We were both married previously and my experience wasn’t exactly the best. I married the summer after my sophomore year in college at the naive age of nineteen and marriage … Continue reading An Unexpected Love
Over last few year I have met some pretty awesome people in couples’ counseling. Usually the issues that bring them to me have less to do with loss of love and more to do with a lack of healthy communication. I am … Continue reading We Need to Talk: Five Tips to Improve Communication in Your Marriage
Most married couples that I have worked with admitted to lying to their spouse about money at some point in their relationship. A lie as simple as spending on an item that both were not aware of can quickly … Continue reading Tips Beyond the Broom: Communicating about Finances
I have found that the hard thing about Black love is that a good portion of our relationships are spent overcoming the condition of distrust and the subconscious feelings of unworthiness put in us by society. Fatin and I were … Continue reading What I’ve Learned…
As I reflect on my first year of marriage, I have joy-filled thoughts of my wedding day. I recall wearing that ivory dress, feeling like the prettiest woman in the room, professing my love and commitment to my partner of … Continue reading Righting the Ship: A Couple Navigates Their First Year of Marriage
