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Is Chivalry on Life Support?
Writing at Essence, Nathan Hale Williams says he was “raised right,” but he can’t say the same for the men he encounters in his daily life. When my mother walks up to a door in the presence of a man, she waits. It was the way I was trained to always open a door for…
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Don't Date a Man Who Wouldn't Make a Good Father
Making sure he’s “daddy material” should be a relationship requirement for women who want children, Nathan Hale Williams advises in his latest Essence column. Last week, one of my sister-friends revealed that she had a pregnancy scare that turned out to be a false alarm. The major problem is that her current boyfriend is certainly…
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The Best Revenge Is Success
Unlike Carrie Bradshaw after the infamous “Post-it” breakup — and breakdown — on HBO’s Sex & The City, Essence columnist Nathan Hale Williams advises in a recent piece that the best revenge is class. Instead of slashing your ex’s tires or posting those less-than-flattering pictures on Facebook, hit the gym and work on making your…
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Don't Be Afraid to Date a Younger Man
Most people are familiar with the term “cougar,” but many don’t realize that, despite the stigma, dating a younger man or woman might not be so bad. Essence contributor Nathan Hale Williams writes that if you take the proper precautions and take your younger date’s life experiences, or lack thereof, into consideration, you might be…
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Sex Isn't Everything in Relationships
Essence‘s Nathan Hale Williams uses actress Meagan Good’s very public “no sex before marriage” approach to start a conversation about how much importance we should really assign to physical intimacy. The wedding sparked a discussion between one of my best sisterfriends and a brotherfriend regarding the issue of waiting until the wedding night. Surprisingly, my…
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Be Thankful for Mr. Wrong
In his Essence column, Nathan Hale Williams advises women that a bad relationship can be a blessing (if you keep it moving): One of the biggest obstacles to having a good dating life is trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. All too often, I see both women and men attempting to…
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Black Women, Stop Fighting — and Not Just on TV
Essence‘s Nathan Hale Williams says that he’s tired of Basketball Wives-type antics and brawls on reality television — but also in real life — between high-powered, highly educated black women. Now, after seeing Evelyn Lozada on Basketball Wives leap across a table to attack another women who was not threatening her, I’m done. To add…
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