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Should I Be Angry That I Might Be My Husband’s 2nd Choice?
My husband and his brother got into an argument over my husband’s disagreement with how his brother is handling some affairs in his marriage. The brother got upset and revealed to me that when my husband and I first started dating, my husband said I was cool but I would never compare to his ex,…
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Parents’ Shaming of Children on Video Is No Different From Cyberbullying
There’s yet another viral video of a black parent publicly shaming her child. In this one, a 12-year-old boy named Terrence, who came home smelling like marijuana, got a “George Jefferson” haircut from his stepmom. To make matters worse, the stepmom, Aaliyah Hines, found out that he also failed the seventh grade and will have…
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I Moved to Be Near My Man and We’ve Talked About Marriage, so Why Hasn’t He Proposed Yet?
I have been with my boyfriend for almost three years in a long-distance relationship. In January I moved to his city to be with him. We have talked about getting married in the future. But I’m super frustrated that almost six months into living together, he hasn’t proposed yet. I try not to bring it…
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The Problem With the Debate Over Fixing Your Man’s Plate
The melee started, it seems, with a meme. The photo was of an innocuous scene, one that many are anticipating this Memorial Day weekend: hamburgers and hot dogs on a grill. It was the caption that set everything off. It read: “Soooo you are at a barbecue. Your man is hungry. He lets you know…
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My Baby Daddy Refuses to See His Child Unless We Sleep Together
Dear Demetria: I am currently single and dealing with the father of my daughter. We were never in a formal relationship, but he refuses to see our daughter unless there is sex involved. He also has other children, with multiple women, whom he sees and acknowledges. I don’t want anything to do with him, but…
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There’s Something Mighty Fishy About This Drama Over Kenya Moore’s Married Boyfriend
Technically, I’m on vacation. I’ve rented a (cheap) car, and woe is me (insert sarcasm) that there’s no way to connect my iPhone to the stereo to listen to my playlists. I’m forced to listen to the radio, which I rarely do at home. The talk of Miami’s Hot 105 this week has been…
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He’s Not That Into You Because Your Moms Are All Up in Your Business
My mom and her good friend since childhood had the idea to set me up with the friend’s son. I initially reached out to him in a friendly manner, and we had a nice conversation via text. However, I was hesitant and kept the convo very light because I thought having an attraction to him…
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My Child’s Father Wants to Know ‘Who’s the Daddy’—but He’s the One Who’s Been Cheating
I’ve been in a relationship for three years. We moved in together after I got pregnant, and our son is now 2 months old. I’ve never been unfaithful. He cheated early on. He said he wants a paternity test. I’m positive that our son is his, and I’m offended that he would question if he…
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I Got My Girl Pregnant and Now She Wants Me to Tell Her Dad
You told us to cool out before things went too far. They did, and now we’re in trouble. I got her pregnant. Now she wants me to tell her dad by myself. I’m not talking to bruh by myself. He’s a big dude, like black man from The Green Mile big. He might break my…
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The Hypocrisy of Applauding the Baltimore Mom While Condemning the Protesters
Even before Toya Graham, the Baltimore mother of six who was captured on video “disciplining” her son, began making the news rounds, she was already being hailed as a hero. The video of her dragging her 16-year-old son, Michael, who was throwing rocks at police, from Baltimore’s melee and slapping him repeatedly in the face…
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