In a complicated world, can’t sexy time be something casual?  We all need a little TCTLC (totally casual tender love & care). Unfortunately getting engaged in a casual sexual relationship is part of the battle, people. Negotiate it like a pro.

Say you’re dating a complete keeper. He’s nice, he treats you well, and he watched Jersey Shore with you every Thursday like the loyal dude you’ve always wanted.  Here’s the kicker, his talents in bed ain’t bringin er’ home for ya.  Is this a deal breaker?

Or you’re all like “awww,” the morning after a saucy date.  Here are some things you should keep around to help you get through the day after.

Whew, that was a lot of info packed into just a few sentences. We need a little pick-me-up of hot steamy man candy to get us through the rest of the day. Mother may I? Now that made things less complicated.

Marriage is a big thing in this country, isn’t it? People are all up in arms about protecting the sanctity of it. Making sure people wait for it before they have kids, and that those of the same sex don’t do it because that would be wrong. With all of this to do about stopping certain people from marrying, who’s making sure that other people do?

It seems that marriage (according to statistics, which as we all know, are infallible) has become a white institution. Black people just aren’t doing it anymore.

Some of you may be familiar with the special CNN aired, “Black in America” in which they spoke on many of the issues that black America is having not only with marriage, but with other aspects of day to day life: employment, education, etc., all of which impact the black community.

Dionne Hill, the producer of the segment has a special rumination on black people and marriage. It’s not a new statistic, but the fact still remains: black people simply are not getting married in the numbers that we once used to. Certainly no longer comparable in numbers to the ethnic majority of Caucasian people marrying. In the article, which can be found in it’s entirety here, she talks about her own experience with the illusive unicorn that is marriage and her own vision of the perfect life, which is, of course: marriage, career, and children. Read More »