Tag: relationships
Sunshine’s Have Nots: #3 Personalities to Stay Clear
After I wrote the “3 people worth having around,” I started thinking about the type of people I steer clear of to maintain my happiness. The list could get lengthy but I got it down to three personalities that tend to turn me off, for one reason or another. 1. The “No Self-Esteemer.” Now we all have ups and downs when it comes to confidence. This person is different they literally have no self-esteem. This personality trait spells drama with a captial D. I’m going to let you into a secret; I am not saying they intend to be unhealthy but they … Continue reading Sunshine’s Have Nots: #3 Personalities to Stay Clear
Power and Control: When Gender is Not the Issue.
Over the last few months, we have watched the soap opera called the “Brittney and Glory Show” play out in the media. Once a story about a same-sex couple openly celebrating their love for life, basketball and each other, it … Continue reading Power and Control: When Gender is Not the Issue.
An Unexpected Love
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
Tips Beyond the Broom: Family Matters
Many couples spend years of their marriage bumping heads over how their family should work. Most of us come into marriage with our own of how a “family works.”; ideas usually based from our family experiences growing up. Many couples … Continue reading Tips Beyond the Broom: Family Matters
All I Knew is the Life I Didn’t Want
I was a teenager when I noticed the majority of my relationships in my surroundings were unwed parents in tumultuous relationships that didn’t display affection, respect, growth or real partnership. The mothers were typically the primary custodial parent, struggled financially, … Continue reading All I Knew is the Life I Didn’t Want
Getting in the Game
Marriage is not easy and I don’t think it’s supposed to be. Once you add children, a mortgage, bills and other responsibilities to the mix, it can get overwhelming. You can start to feel less and less like lovers and … Continue reading Getting in the Game
A Rebirth of Sorts
How many times have we heard the phrases, “If I get divorced, I ain’t never get married again,” or, “So, you’re doing it again huh? Better man than me,”? I’m 37, happily divorced at 28, and happily remarried. I got … Continue reading A Rebirth of Sorts
Tips Beyond the Broom: Communicating about Finances
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
What I’ve Learned…
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…
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