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When a woman is set to get married, society assumes she'll ditch her maiden name for her partner's last name. However, this societal norm is a sacrifice that can impact the working woman's career.
It’s important to a lot of men to have the funds to properly spoil their kids, long before even getting their partners pregnant or getting married. When they get married, they want to be financially ready for all the changes that come next.
There’s a nice song by R&B singer Ledisi titled “Can’t Help Who You Love.”The lyrics include, “You can’t help who you love/You can’t know whose at fault/The heart lives in a world of it’s own no control/You can’t help who you love.” While I’m sure the song is for entertainment purposes only, it’s an opinion […]
Long before I got married, I had a vision of what my marriage would look like. Despite my aversion to the idea of being a stay-at-home mom, I always wanted a career that would permit me to have a flexible enough schedule where I would be able to spend time with my kids. But more than […]
You have a degree, a house, an amazing career and fabulous friends. You have it all — except someone special to share it all with. Amidst the numerous social media postings of your friends, school acquaintances, and family members slowly slipping into holy matrimony and parenthood, you’re probably wondering, or even praying, about when your […]
My “bad guy” infatuation began in high school when I entered into my first serious relationship (well, serious for a 17-year-old). The guy was a football player, your traditional 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds of fineness. Although our personalities were polar opposites, this young man’s slick wit and unconventional ways kept me intrigued and in love. Our […]
It's a role that has its ups and downs.
I can’t imagine my husband sharing his body, his most intimate thoughts, and his time with another woman, regardless of the medium.
You can, and should, enjoy your new endeavors as a wife while keeping the friends that you had before the marriage.
We all know that bickering over each minute incident does not positively contribute to a healthy marriage.