Pride: Its Impact and How to Overcome It

December 6, 2017

Pride can take two forms. When pride is positive, it is showing joy over the behavior, a relationship, or deed of you or someone else. When pride is negative, it is showing a steadfast allegiance to one’s views, opinions, and... Continue reading →

September 9, 2007 : Special Anniversary Edition

September 12, 2017

Ten years have come and gone since that day. September 9, 2017, marked a decade that I have called Bernard mine. My boyfriend, my fiancé, my husband, my best friend, my person, my teammate, my counterpart, my love. If I... Continue reading →

The Friends

July 31, 2017

Do I have to like his friends? I’ve heard many women contemplate this question. In most cases, when you begin dating your significant other he already has a fixed group of people with whom he hangs. If you are not... Continue reading →

Why Won’t He Commit?

May 1, 2017

When you type the word commitment into Google search two definitions are provided the first, “the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.” The second definition Google provides, ” an engagement or obligation that restricts freedom... Continue reading →

The First Fight

February 5, 2017

The first fight you have as a couple can be formidable. Chances are it wasn’t pretty; you might have said things that neither of you meant, and you may have stopped speaking for a short time. If you came through... Continue reading →

Setting Standards and Finding Happiness

December 12, 2016

I have observed throughout my life women continuously getting involved in relationships with guys of a particular “type.” Or when dating goes south, I have heard many females say verbatim, ” He just wasn’t my type.” I have always been... Continue reading →

Where I started…

December 12, 2016

Full disclosure: I do not have an extensive dating history. I had my first serious boyfriend when I was a sophomore in high school and he a graduating senior. We dated for almost two years, and we broke up at... Continue reading →