Let’s be real; it’s hard enough to maintain a happy and healthy relationship when all finances are in order, much less when they’re not. After all, it’s one of the top reasons behind breakups and divorce.

Maintaining a long distance love is not for the faint of heart. There’s the issue of trust to contend with, not to mention the feeling of stark loneliness when your lover is not physically by your side.

If you start dating someone who’s fresh out of a break-up, chances are they’re on a rebound, and you’re serving as a soft landing for their emotional downfall. Nobody wants to be a rebound, as the ball most likely won’t stay in your court for long.

When someone says, “I have high standards”, we often take that to mean they’re high maintenance, just looking for a trophy or shallow. Why is that? Maybe it’s the way these so-called standards are presented to us.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but guess what, relationships take work! Once you’re ‘locked in’ don’t throw away the keys that got you into that person’s heart in the first place.

I refuse to buy into the idea that I need to start developing a strategy of either dating outside my race (not that there’s anything wrong with that), losing my seemingly innately bitchy attitude or becoming more submissive in order to be valued and deemed worthy of marriage.

For some, to be single is to be free. Free of obligations and expectations, free to explore, experiment and experience life on your own terms, with your own agenda. To others, being single is like serving a prison sentence.

When I arrived at the swanky schmooze fest, I first noticed the ambiance and the fabulous looking men. I then noticed the stunning Black girl table. We’ve all seen it—a group of beautiful single Black women sitting around a table.

Meet Canada’s newest power couple! Sway is always on the scene to catch big moments, and there is none bigger than the day he proposes.

All relationships have their ups and downs, you’ll see the good and the bad…but how do you handle the ugly? How do you stay the course when the waters get choppy under your relation-ship? Should you drop down the anchor and ride out the storm, or just jump overboard and let that baby sink?