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Archive for June, 2011

Is Light Skin > Dark Skin? (A Question of Complexion)

WORDS BY GANGSTARRGIRL I am a dark skinned woman. I am not a victim. I am not unfortunate. I am not “pretty for a dark skinned girl.” I am not ugly because I am dark. I am brown and beautiful. I was made by my Creator with love, and in the spirit of diversity. I [...]

6 Things Everyone Should Know Before Getting Married

icking up from last week’s all-male edition of Why I Got Married I went to my pool of anonymous married men for marital insight. This week’s question of the day for the fellas is this: What do you wish someone had told you about marriage before you said “I do”? How would that information have [...]

How Many of Your Friends Are Actually a Good Catch?

don’t know why but whenever I tell a woman that I don’t know any eligible bachelors she never believes me. There’s always this assumption that I’m holding out because I’m a “nice guy” so I must know other “nice guys.” Birds of a feather and all that jazz… While I don’t hang around uncouth fellas, [...]