Tag Archives: Relationship
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Introverted-false-extrovert that I am, I people-watch. I am especially fond of contemplating those engaged in romantic relationships. How do they function as a unit yet still remain seperate? What keeps them together? What makes them...
Think Before You Rant
Relationship problems. We all have them. Or have dealt with them. Most relationship problems are your garden variety, “Why didn’t you take out the trash/You always hog the remote/You want me to put that WHERE??” type of disputes....
Renew Your Relationship in the New Year
The start of a new year is a great time to evaluate your relationship to determine how you want to move forward. Whether your relationship has grown stale or has remained fresh, there is always room for improvement. Here are a few ways to renew...
Dealing with Disappointment
He didn’t call. He didn’t show up for your date. He didn’t introduce you as his girlfriend. There are a hundred different scenarios I could talk about. The bottom line is you end up disappointed. I don’t know about you but I would much...
Cheating Yourself
Many of my pieces center around why more men and women aren’t getting together and most importantly, staying together. This article will be no different, but in keeping with this month’s theme of cheating, I’m putting a twist on it and...
Merry Go Round
Have you ever had a relationship where you constantly were breaking up and getting back together?
My last relationship was like that. We constantly fought over stupid things that didn’t matter and we would break up and then two days later...
7 Things to Make a Lasting Relationship
A lot of people don’t know or just don’t want to take the effort into maintaining a healthy relationship and getting what you want from your partner. In my mind, there are seven things you need to accomplish in order to have that...
Unconditional Love and Friendship
**EDITOR NOTE: We often read different posts on the Internet that might catch our eye and we receive submissions all of the time. This Editor’s Pick comes from Wendee Glover Richmond. Thank you, Wendee for sharing this story.
A few days...
A Man’s Perspective: Update – Someone Else Will
I have an update from a post I did a couple of weeks ago Someone Else Will. It was about a man who was dealing with his lack of affection from his girlfriend.
I spoke to him today.
ME: “Wassup, Man?”
HIM: “Nothin much.”
ME: “So…how...
To Have and to Hold for the Rest of Your Life or Until I Find Someone Better…
I am turning 29 in December which is a big year. The year before 30 and the year you should have your life planned out to a “T” but here it is, I am turning 29 and I have nothing planned. At my age most have gotten married or are...
Dear “The Wife of Him”
Dear “The Wife of Him”,
I know you may not want to hear this, but simply put, I love him too. When he is with me, he treats me like a queen and makes me feel a way I would never be able to explain. When I met him, I had no knowledge...
Picking Apart Our Patterns
One day while engaged in the deliciousness of pleasure reading, I came upon a quote which said:
“I stopped loving my father a long time ago. What remained was the slavery to a pattern.” (Anais Nin)
While the beginnings of the quote...
A Cheat Among Us
Back in 1972, Luther Ingram said “If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right”, Usher sang about his “Confessions”, Alliyah chanted “If Your Girl Only Knew”, TLC made us all think about going out to “Creep”. Even Carrie...