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Why Black Women Should Never Submit to Black Men
Female submission is a key point of contention in Black male/female relationships. Would Black women really experience higher rates of marriage and marital satisfaction if they bought into the concept of submission as Black men say they should?
Critical Review of “Is Marriage for White People” by Ralph Richard Banks
“Is Marriage for White People,” by Stanford Law Professor Ralph Richard Banks is analyzed and dissected. Is it really time for Black women that seek marriage and commitment to stop limiting their options to Black men? The arguments in favor are compelling.
Black Marriages: Is Marriage Good for Black People?
Key findings from “The Consequences of Marriage for African Americans” which concludes that Black women benefit substantially less from marriage than Black males OR White females. Why then are so many Black women in a hurry to get married?
When The Children of Single Parents End Up Dead
Households in which children live with a single mom and a “live in” boyfriend increases a child’s risk of abuse to 8x that of children living with their married parents. Most homicides of young children are committed by family members through beatings or suffocation. Although victims include approximately equal numbers of boys and girls, offenders include a disproportionate number of women, primarily their young, single mothers.
Advice Columnist Deborrah Cooper Keynotes Interracial Dating Convention
Dating advice columnist and relationship expert Deborrah Cooper will be the keynote speaker at America’s first Interracial Dating Convention, taking place on Friday October 14, 2011 in San Francisco.
My broken heart makes me afraid to love or trust again
Not everyone has the strength to get back in the game of love after suffering a broken heart. But you will never, ever experience the gloriousness of love if you hide in the shadows, protecting yourself from anticipated pain.
Infidelity: how to tell if your man is cheating (and what to do about it)
I often receive letters from heartbroken women, sick with worry that their boyfriends or husbands are cheating on them. The cheating itself seems to hurt them deeply, as it indicates a violation of the marital vows the wife holds dear, but I think its the lying which accompanies the infidelity that is the most destructive element in the whole horrible situation.
Full-figured, chunky, heavy, big, fat, large, curvy, or thick?
Curves are great! And the THICK CHICKS HOME WORKOUT PROGRAM provides women with step by step instructions on creating a better body and better health without dieting, no matter what your current size.
Are Black Women Too Fat for Dating and Marriage?
Are Black women undesirable for relationships and marriage because so many are overweight? Are happy relationships for thin women only? Actor Boris Kodjoe has an interesting perspective on it, as does Deb Cooper.
Whatever You Did to Get Her You Need to Keep Doing
Women must demand more from men in both dating relationships and marriage. Make your emotional needs a priority, and reign in your dependency on men if you want to have better, more satisfying relationships.
Sneak Peek: Thick Chicks Home Workout Program
The seated physioball woodchop establishes a base foundation of core strength, teaches balance, and opens up the chest and shoulder girdle while toning the muscles along the sides of the waist – a perfect exercise for Thick Chicks!
Breaking Up: When Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Losing love hurts. But what hurts is more is blocking our hearts from a new love. We could all learn to love again if we just let go of fear and stop projecting the hurtful past onto the unknown future.
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