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A cousin of mine called today to tell me her 'amazing' news: she was ecstatic because her boyfriend of 7 years, with whom she lives, finally asked her to marry him. Exciting right? Wrong! Why? It's the way he asked. After...

So you've got yourself an online dating profile. You've taken the plunge. Which is no joke, mind you, because online daing can be difficult. Quite rightly, personality doesn’t exactly present itself very easily with only...

Have you ever been sitting across the bar from a totally hot brunette? You go over to ask her if you can buy her a drink. She is funny, smart and incredibly sexy.  After a few dates, she calls you 47 times before noon,...

Have you noticed lately, especially on TV, that there are a new breed of characters which have made a huge impact in the way Black women are portrayed? These woman are beautiful, wily, have integrity or intensity and are...

"You’re just a teenager." That is what people say. "You aren’t worth anything and can’t have any consequential place in the political society of grown-ups." That is what those people mean. I’ve never understood it. We're...

When I hear young people say they look up to people like Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber I feel like I’ve failed them somehow. Miley and Justin are NOT horrible people – they are young, they make mistakes – but they are...

I have an issue with telling all girls they're beautiful. Not that I'm jealous, or that I'm insecure about my own appearance, or that I think that conventionally attractive girls shouldn't receive compliments on their...

1. You were too much fun I love being around you. You are so much fun! The goofy stuff you do and how you attract a crowd with your funny quotes. But if we ever dated…I’d be associated with you and judged accordingly....

I feel like there are a lot of misconceptions about feminism. Mainly, that it's all about man hating. As a feminist, I feel like I have to clear that up. What feminism is: Wanting equality for men and women Women...

I hate winter.  Always have and always will.  Right now I have been stuck at home for a week, my car has been buried under a mountain of snow, my kids have cabin fever and all I want is 10 minutes to myself and a glass of...

Growing up, my dad would hit me quite a bit. At age 8, he bought me one of those wands that had sparkles floating in the water-just to hit me with it & throw it behind the couch for being too hyper. I was slammed up in...

It’s 3am and I have been listening to my friend debate the lifelong question: Am I really going to settle down with one person for my entire life? It started out as a little joke, what about when he is bald and um...

Do you ever catch yourself looking at your partner and staring at a certain attribute they might have that just excites you? For different people it's different things naturally, but for me it's the LIPS. I love men who...

Dating an older man is nothing like dating one your age (in my case it would be early 20's). In some cases it can be better and in other cases it doesn't work out. Like every relationship dating an older man will have its...

It's red. It looks like pimples and feels like a hard little lump. It's dry and flaky. Maybe it's by your nose. Or your eyebrows. Or your hairline. Wherever it is, you probably hate it. Sebhorria is a type of dermatitis....

I am going to talk about types of people at the cinema we all know! Type 1: The "not hungry" ones They usually say phrases like: "Im not hungry,I am not buying popcorn to eat". But when we are about to sit, they suddenly...

Cold sores can be the bane of some peoples lives. They can ruin dates and make people not even want to go out. But, there are ways around cold sores! As with anything, the sooner you start treatment, the better. If you...

For as long as I can remember, bad things have always happened to me. My mother used to beat me. Her boyfriend used to rape me while she stood there and watched. She dumped me on my fathers doorstep when I was 13. She...

If you haven't seen the trailor for Guillermo del Toro's https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=4zBlG8Lv01k , then I recommend taking a quick look. Set in a period which is reminiscent of the late Victorian era, the...

Girls, overthinking doesn't depend on a specific situation. It impacts many. If you're the type of person who constantly thinks about a situation that occurred or will occur (such as going on a date, family reunion,...