All Entries in the "For Men Only" Category
What I learned in 2008…
You know 2008 was one for the record books. It was a year of me dating the wrong women, downloading the wrong kind of music, golf game slipping, and drinking the wrong kind of Kool-Aid. Sure I was able to gain an advanced degree, vote and help elect the first African American President of the [...]
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The Gold Digger Diatribe
If you had thought the era of the gold digger had ended…think again. Once again we bring you another debate between Jock Roqoff and Gordon Gartrell on an issue that has plagued the black community like D.L. Hughley’s show on CNN. In the tradition of an old fashioned debate on the steps of Club Woody [...]
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Cohabitation, Does It Work?
So you finally found the one… or at least the one close enough to the one that you think to take it seriously enough to decide to share your space and live in sin while you contemplate the inevitable (marriage or restraining order).
Your heart skips a beat. Your head spins with visions of cozy home-cooked [...]
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Every Good Woman Needs A Thug?
These days, it seems like folks take their cues about life from rap lyrics. Well Jadakiss in his new song “By My Side” says every good woman needs a Thug. Really? I mean really do we all just need a roughneck like MC Lyte said? Ummm, I don’t think so.
Guys keep telling me that women want Mr. [...]
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The Male Whore Debate: A Duel Point of View
When it comes to honesty and relationships, hypocrisy is rampant. We preach the importance of the truth but we cut corners with our own partners. Failure to divulge the entire story behind a past sexual encounter to your current mate, for example, does not exonerate you as a liar. There is no gray area: Are [...]
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Will You Live To Be 100?
Wonder how long you’ll live? Think you’re in for a long life? While we can’t know for sure, your genes, lifestyle choices, diet and exercise habits and even your relationships can be foretelling.
Prevention magazine recently had an article on “14 Surprising Signs You’ll Live Longer Than You Think.”
My outlook was good: I skip sodas, [...]
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Distant Lover: Arguments in a Long Distance Relationship
A long distance relationship isn’t easy but it’s not impossible. In long distance, you don’t have the kisses, hugs, and touches that reaffirm the other person’s feelings. Affection is mostly done through words or kind things you can do from a distance (eg. gifts, cards, letters, etc.). Obviously this is what makes showing your [...]
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Distant Lover: How to Make Long Distance Relationships Work
I don’t need to tell you how hard it is to meet your match, boo, soul-mate, or help meet. Someone to laugh with, someone to bond with, and someone you actually see yourself with for more than three months. Now what are the chances that you’ll find that just right person in your city, much [...]
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Stand By Your Man: Get Like Kim Porter
What is in the water in the black community? Why are there so few committed relationships, and more random hook-ups and baby daddies? Is having babies by different partners what’s hot in the streets? What happened to love and commitment with one person?
For example, Diddy was diddlin’ around on Kim Porter for over a decade. Porter only called [...]
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Tales from the Hood Rich: The Real Housewives of Atlanta Edition
I am happy to proudly say I am a Man of Color. I have a few degrees under my belt, making money, love to go out, own property, have a wonderful girlfriend, and enjoying my life. The other day on Bravo I witness something that reminded me why I have enacted a personal ban from [...]
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