Relationships

It took many years but a woman dating a much younger man is finally becoming acceptable. Could there finally be a glimmer of hope that the double standard is fading? For years, men dated younger women and it was acceptable. An older man is considered distinguished. He even has more favorable nicknames like “sugar daddy” […]

MARIE CLAIRE: Here are some common birth control facts and fictions explained. I don’t actually have to take my pill at the same time every day. TRUE. No need to be overly anal, but try to stay within 12 hours from day to day. The best trick? Tie your daily pill-taking to a regular activity, […]

I have an observation that I want to share. I’ve come to the conclusion that the some Black men expect far too much from Black women. Far more than what they are willing to give themselves. Again, this is some men, not all.

Let’s face it: Anyone who is planning a trip abroad is also hoping for a romance story to tell her girls when she gets back.  We all expect to take on some unsuspecting locals and show them what it means to be from America.  Of course, it is possible to have the fairytale ending that […]

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What’s your number? This is a question that women ask each other and usually feel comfortable enough to answer honestly. That same comfort ability sometimes deteriates when the person posing the question to her is her significant other. Why is that? Why is it that telling the man you are involved with the number of […]

Dear Gay Best Friend, I just learned about you and I think what you are doing is wonderful. I love the advice you give, and I know it is true and honest. Here it is, I have been with my man, “Isaac,” for eight years and I am ready to leave. First of all, this relationship was doomed at the beginning. Everything I said I did not want in a man is what I ended up […]

By now, the words to the old children’s song are familiar to us all:“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage.” It’s true that matrimony and parenting often go hand in hand, but do you have to succeed at one to be good at the other?

Vibrating rings and lube are hardly shocking stuff anymore. Heck, pleasure products are sold next to vitamins in the drugstore, and even Oprah endorsed vibes on daytime TV! So what’s left to give the wow-factor? These eight little-known facts about the goodies that live in the nightstand drawer. A doctor invented vibes…for “crazy” women. Yep, […]

The male dominated media loves to promote the image of  irrational, emotional, drama queens who are at constant odds with each other. Reality television shows like The Real House Wives of New York, Atlanta and New Jersey keep us inundated with the “cat-fights” and foolishness of these so-called ‘real’ women, who thrive on negative energy and attention. Yet no one […]

VIA: TheUrbanDaily.com Mashonda opened up to Vibe’s Tracey Garrud about more than just being Swizz Beats ex. When Mashonda sat down with Vibe’s Tracy Garraud, she came out of her shell and talked about Swizz, Alicia Keys, her son, her past present and future!

Comedian Mo’nique made some interesting points when on an episode of her show, she had a couple on who advised women to submit to their men more. Her and her guests went on to explain how it is the natural order of things.