relationships
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#RelationshipGoals: Codie and Tommy Oliver Discuss Black Love in an 'Instagram Society'
Whenever I visit my mama in Chicago, we partake in our recent habit of watching marathons of Black Love, a docuseries on OWN. From Tina Knowles Lawson’s sassy quips with Richard Lawson to Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe’s love origin story, the laughs never stop. Behind the relationship tea are real-life examples of black…
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‘Helpful’ or an ‘Unhealthy Relationship’? Jada Admits Past Preoccupation with Porn on a Revealing Red Table Talk
What’s your relationship with porn—and how might it be affecting your real-life relationships? That was the issue on the table for Monday’s episode of Red Table Talk, titled, “Does Porn Ruin Relationships?” which featured Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and “Gammy” Adrienne Banfield-Norris broaching perhaps their most awkward topic yet with each other. Jada sites 2015…
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Is Dating Getting Young People in the Door to Therapy? These Experts Say Yes
Dating is hard. Anyone who says otherwise is probably lying or not a millennial. Whether the reason is we’re too busy to find someone, too uncomfortable to get out there (one time for the awkward black girls!), or a whole host of other reasons, more and more young people are finding it harder to settle…
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I Used to Reject Therapy. Now I Embrace It Wholeheartedly
My relationship with therapy is, to say the least, old and complicated. When I was a young child, my public-school teachers sent me to therapy. According to my mama, I was acting like a “damn fool” and they thought I was adversely impacted by my parents’ divorce. I don’t remember much about it except the…
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A Spoiler-Free, Plot-Free Recap of Last Night's Episode of This Is Us in 600 Words or Less
Last night’s episode of This Is Us (Season 3, episode 16) had me in my Drake feelings, like when he wondered if Keke loved him. I still don’t know if he ever got an answer, but on this show, I think we may get them. It’s been an emotional roller coaster that only Vivian Green…
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How Well Do You Know Yourself? Would You Date You?
Step outside yourself for a moment. Imagine you are a friend who has to set someone up on a blind date with your friend (you). How would you describe yourself? We all have an image of ourselves in our heads. We know what we like and what we don’t like. When we meet new people,…
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New Year, New Me—But for Real This Time
Seventeen days into 2019, I am still reflecting on what I want for myself this year and how I am going to go about getting it. As a bullet journal enthusiast, I am all about making lists. I like to take a goal and break it down into smaller tasks that I can then plot…
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99-Year-Old Man Who Walks 6 Miles Each Day to Visit His Wife in Hospital Is an Inspiration to Us All
Luther Younger, a 99-year-old man from Rochester, N.Y., walks six miles roundtrip per day to see his ailing wife, Waverlee, at the hospital she is being treated in, CBS News reports. Waverlee was diagnosed with a brain tumor nearly nine years ago and doctors believed she would not live five years. To be clear, Luther…
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Return of the Mack: How Does Momo Get Her Groove Back?
Previously on The Root After Dark, I told you about my ill-fated dalliance with a man I dubbed “Mr. Big.” It started off beautifully, trended toward being something good, then crashed and burned at the end. I spared you most of the sordid details because, to be honest, I just didn’t have the bandwidth to…
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 1, 'Better-Like' Recap
Has there ever been a show that ignites as many discussions on your timeline as Insecure? Thanks to Issa Rae and team, Insecure has given many the platform they’ve been looking for, where they finally have their Facebook status post lighting up with engagement. Men found hope in the #LawrenceHive, taking comfort in one of…