In June, I wrote a blog post about my friend Kim who resolved to change her wanton ways in order to better attract the loving, committed relationship she craves. Kim has spent most of her thirty-plus years supplementing her life as a brilliant, professionally successful dynamo with moments being a horny, somewhat debauched wild child. [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Can People Really Change?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad boys, can I change him, can people change, change, change your life, slacker boyfriend on August 30, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Is She Single Because She’s Black?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged am I single because I'm black, black women and marriage, black women can't find men, black women relationships, dating black women, educated black women marriage, interracial dating, John Mayer, OKCupid black women, online dating black women, single black women, successful black women marriage on August 23, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This week, I was a guest on a fantastic NPR segment about race and dating. A woman had written into a local paper’s advice column worrying she would always remain single because she’s black. A few years ago, if someone would’ve suggested race had anything to do with a woman’s marital status, I would’ve said [...]
Eat. Pray. Puke.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of love, drink play fuck, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, Julia Roberts, Julie Roberts movie, sweetness of doing nothing on August 16, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Generally speaking, I like watching chick flicks about as much as I like getting hives. I can’t stand the Disney-ified perspective on relationships or cheesy, girl power soundtracks. I imagined Eat, Pray, Love would be particularly loathsome, mostly because I have trouble feeling much empathy for a perfect, blonde, fabulously successful writer who has the [...]
I Can Destroy That Promising Relationship in Three Notes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, afraid of love, commitment, fear of commitment, non-commital men, self-sabotage, why didn't he call on August 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At a party weeks back, my friend Angela fell for a handsome Brit named Al after he charmed her with tales of his off-the-beaten track existence traveling the world. The next evening, they talked life and politics over a steak dinner then agreed to meet again. Al charmed Angela even more the next afternoon when [...]
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