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Real Stories of Fatherood, Baby Mama Drama and Family Court Phuckery | Fathers’ Writes
As you contemplate what sentimental messages to write in the next father’s day card you purchase, I ask of you to consider doing the following: Celebrate Dads Beyond Fathers Day. In todays social climate – and generally speaking of course – how often do we truly concern ourselves with fathers beyond the fleeting, half-hearted recognition of fatherhood on Father’s day? On topics of children and family, how often do we actively consider the perspectives, emotional investment and support of dads in those conversations? As a collective, do we even believe that men [in general] prioritize healthy, meaningful relationships with their children and are capable of experiencing strong emotional bonds with them? The temptation…
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Need Advice on Life, Love & Dating? Just ‘Ask The Men’
Why ‘Ask The Men’ might be the next best option for men and women seeking life or relationship advice? Why wouldn’t it be? Companionship and happiness are important to most and the frustrations of daily life and modern dating has made achieving those goals extremely challenging. We all need a little direction from time to time in the form of life hacks, dating and relationship counseling and even co-parenting advice (for individuals with children) in order to maneuver through the shenanigans while also securing a firm hold our happiness and sanity. This is why our *Ask The Men advice column was created – to serve up helpful tips and highly informative answers in direct…
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“When Guys Ignore Your Texts, What Does it Mean?” | Ask The Men
Dear OpinionatedMale.com, “My girlfriend and I have been in agreement when we say that guys have no respect when it comes to texting. The disrespect is evident with how long it takes a man to respond to a text. Now we’re not talking about a one time situation. We are talking about the man who responds hours later to a text on a consistent basis. I’m sorry but if you think it’s okay to respond 12 hours later, it’s not. Within those 12 hours, you’ve seen the text and simply chose not to respond. Think about if the roles were reversed. If I was your girl &/or someone you cared about…
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"My Girlfriend Dumped me! How do I win her Back?" | Ask The Men
On this weeks featured episode of Ask The Men, Jamal asks: “Hi there. So to start off my story I had a relationship with this girl for a month but [prior to that] we were talking for about 3 months. We are both coworkers and it’s been a rocky relationship from the get go because of her anger and my [in]ability to grow up and be a man. She broke up with me a few weeks ago because we didn’t click, the conversation never flowed, and only liked me because I was a nice guy. I tried to get her to reconsider, but to no success and it almost cost…
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“When is the Right Time to Introduce Bae to Your Child?” | Ask The Men
Dear Opinionated Male, Before I start I just wanted to let you guys know I enjoy your articles, very thought out and germane. I hadn’t heard of you guys until a very close acquaintance told me about this site so I decided to check you guys out and I must say I am impressed. Awesome! Okay I digress. I am in a tough situation. I met this guy (we’ll call him Eric) at my friends 30th birthday party this past March. We exchanged numbers and hit it off instantly. We have been exclusive since the beginning of June and everything has been going great. I have a son who is…
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5 Ways Young Black Women can Empower Themselves and “Have it All”
Queen Sierra back here again with another guest feature. This time I want to empower young black women who aspire to achieve greatness in both their lives and careers by providing them with a short list of what I refer to as the ‘5 key Steps to Having it All’. Personally, I found after applying these 5 simple tips to my own day-to-day, they proved to be extremely beneficial in both the personal and professional areas of my life. I can’t promise miracles for anyone of you reading this. However, I am hopeful you will receive some benefit from my journey and self-discovery, or at the very least, this short…
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How Small Distractions can kill Your Biggest Dreams
Surprise! Surprise! It’s the return of the penmen, Mr. SoBo and Cortonio. We are back in the building. Ready, writing, and as raw as ever; and toting a few new surprises as well. But we’ll get to that later. First thing’s first. In response to the number of emails (and texts) we have received over the months from many of you that have written in wondering where we’ve been (and anyone else who has been silently curious), you can rest assured that we have not stopped blogging. Sure, things have been very quiet in our little corner of the internet but trust me, we are still very much here. Now if some of this sounds familiar, it…
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How can Blacks Become Responsible for Their own Freedom? The "I" in Black Lives Matter.
I am Queen Sierra and as your featured guest blogger for todays post When 3/5th becomes a man, the nation is at a stand still. This same nation which once held these truths to be “self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. The key word I want to focus your attention on here is ‘liberty’. Liberty is defined as the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life, behavior, or political views. In the case of blacks in America, it…
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The One – What Your Parents Never Told you About Her | Poem
They say I am strong and unyielding with an emotional fortitude thats shielding, yet Her spirit weakens me. Armed with clarity and a firm grasp of reality, I navigate this unpredictable sea I call life, yet I constantly find myself lost in Her eyes. With every glance into the softly beckoning and disarmingly feminine dreamy windows of Her soul, she ensnares my spirit and catapults me into a dreamlike state of my own. Visions – of a future filled with memories, heartfelt “I Do’s” celebrated in ceremonies serenaded with songs of the innocence we long shed, but now welcome back into our lives as a testament of our love – consume me as I drift further into Her gaze.…
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What Men Desire: A Woman’s Guide to Being a Good Catch
I’ve come to realize that I have had way too many conversations about relationships with women. Between those real life conversations and the bevy of side-eye inducing social media commentary, one thing is for certain – every one of these lovely women considers herself a great catch. Successful. Intelligent. Attractive. Independent and exceptional in bed. According to them, it doesn’t get any better than that. Curiously enough however, apparently it does…according to those men who didn’t answer their relationship call. Is it possible all those men got it wrong? So what’s the problem? Clearly the sexes view life through different lenses. And that’s okay ladies. So although you may feel you have it ‘going on’, it…
