Gone But Never Forgotten
I've been slacking on my blogs for a while, but not without good reason. On October 25, 2009, my cousin, Fias L Mannie, was killed in his home by a relative of his in-laws. I wont get into details because the case is still pending, but I will say that the killing was completely unprovoked and unjustified. As the case develops

Yes, We Do Exist!
There are lots of women who are genuine Chicago Bears fans, better yet sports fans in general. And no, most of us don't dress like this one over here to the left. LOL. We watch the games, understand the calls and plays, and know the difference between a touchdown and a rebound. So why is it that every now and then, I still meet a guy whose jaw drops to the floor when on the first date (at a sports bar mind you) I'm talking about Cut

True Intimacy
Recently, I've noticed more and more men who feel that they don't need to share themselves with their woman in order to have an intimate relationship. What I mean by that is that when these men are feeling low, going through stress or other emotional issues, they refuse to tell their women what is wrong, leaving the woman confused and feeling he

What is "Good Hair"?
Recently, I had a semi-militant AA (African-American) friend of mine post a status msg about why AA women should not relax their hair. Ok, so for everyone reading this who doesn't know, I'm an AA woman. I also relax my hair. Hair relaxers are a "not so secret" secret in the AA community, somewhere along the line of hair weaves (extensions). They

It Could All Be So Simple...
...but you'd rather make it hard...Well, so much for the great guy I was dating. A few weeks ago that crashed and burned. I thought this guy was really great. I hung out with him once or twice a week...until he told me that unless he saw me at least 3x a week, he didnt feel like we were dating. Huh? Now, I can fully understand seeing your mate 3-4x a week. But this guy felt like he needed to see me that often before he would even consider us being an item. That made me see the red light. If this guy wants 3 days before we get together, would he then expect 5-7 if we are a couple. Now as much as I liked the