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Get Him to Do It Till You’re Satisfied

Disclaimer: This is not a sex column.  I just liked that title. Don’t you hate it when you ask dude to do something because you can’t do it yourself—then 3 weeks later you have to ask again?  And 3 days later, you have to ask again? ...
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Under Control

My husband and I have very different parenting styles—and quite frankly, lifestyles. I believe in order; the world is chaotic enough on the outside without the chaos spilling over into my house. I fight the good fight of faith and black motherhood,...
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Desperation for Affection

I am not what you would call a “girlie girl”. I don’t require a lot of the things that most women love:  I dislike flowers, expensive cars don’t impress me, diamonds don’t move me, labels mean nothing to me and the swag I’m into...
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Understanding His Starting Points

In my last articles, I promised you that I’d provide you with some sound knowledge and advice on how to give your man the respect he needs to be the man you want him to be.  Let me start off by telling you this:  It is super important that...
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Committed to Trust

‎”I TRUST YOU” is a Better Compliment than “I LOVE YOU” because you may NOT always Trust the person you Love, but you can always Love the person whom you Trust~Unknown (via Ladies of Luv) I am very nearly flippant when...
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Building Up the EGO

Now that I’ve shared a little bit with you about what a man wants (respect) and what a man feels (inadequate), I want to speak a little bit of time tell you what he needs: ego building. I am the queen of making a man feel…manly.  Call it...
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Taking a Knee

Last winter, my husband and I were embroiled in the fight of our financial lives.  Everything–and I do mean everything–we had was tied up in a business venture that could go both ways.  And in the very middle of this entire deal,...
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Before You Submit, Understand the Risk

“All trust involves vulnerability and risk, and nothing would count as trust if there were no possibility of betrayal.” ~ Robert C. Solomon It would take me all damn day to unpack the wealth of wisdom and revelation packed into...
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My (not-so) Secret Issue with Being Submissive

I hate falling in love.  My love is voracious, eating partners alive with my insatiable need.  I can barely hold myself together, teetering between being completely call0us and dispassionate to violently obsessive. I doubt I’m the only...