Christmas is the time of the year where we show appreciation to our loved ones in the form of gifts – it’s a co-opted holiday designed to appease the gift giving love language. I pride myself on my gift giving abilities, however even I struggle with purchasing presents for boyfriend. This can partly be attributed… Read More Gift Giving According to Your Partner’s Love Languages
Enough is enough (is enough)I can’t go on, I can’t go on no more, noEnough is enough (is enough)I want him out, I want him out that door now As we rapidly pace toward the end of the year (seriously where did 2021 go?), I’ve been thinking about endings more generally. And specifically about when… Read More Enough is enough is enough
A friend of mine asked me this very question when I brought up the topic and apart from making me laugh it did also make me think…should we aspire to find ride or die relationships? I’m pretty sure that the first time I heard the term, Timbaland was rasping that he needs a ‘Ryde or… Read More Where are we riding and why do I have to die?
🎵In another lifeI would make you staySo I don’t have to say you wereThe one that got away🎶 We all have regrets when it comes to past relationships, things we think we should have done differently, things we wished we’d said while we had the chance. Perhaps there are even some entanglements we wish we’d… Read More The One that Got Away
The ‘Strong Black Woman’ narrative is one I’m sure you all know off by heart. We live under the false notion that we Black women are able to handle whatever life throws at us because we are more emotionally robust, self sufficient, self sacrificing and apparently possess an inhuman ability to handle pain. In fact,… Read More The POWER of Vulnerability
As much as we’d love for our relationship to always be completely copacetic and devoid of any disagreements, with the way life is and stuff it throws at us we can sometimes feel like we’re stuck recreating John Legends’s ordinary people. Arguments to a certain extent are normal and it’s unrealistic to believe you and… Read More Argue With No One Else But You
🎶She got her own thingThat’s why I love herMiss Independent🎵 I am a self identified Independent Woman 🎵throw your hands up at me🎶, the shoes on my feet (not that there’s much reason to wear shoes at the moment) the clothes I’m wearing, the house I live in, and the car I’m driving, I bought… Read More Miss(ed) Independent
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my couples, throuples and polygamous parings. With the lack of a dating season and restaurants and borders closed, Valentine’s Day 2021 may feel different to the previous years. This time last year coronavirus was on the horizon – a month before the national lockdown – Valentine’s Day was anomaly in… Read More Keeping The Romance Throughout The Rona
February, the month of love and for us parents can sometimes just be another day at the office. Finding time for yourself is hard enough, let alone finding time to spend with your partner. (These babies can really steal our groove). Nevertheless, we have to put in the work. Relationships require constant effort,but also some spice and all things nice- if you know what I mean?! Everyone has their own views on Valentine’s… Read More Menu for romance
Platonic – a relationship marked by the absence of romance or sex – Urban Dictionary In an era of sexual liberty and casual sex with friends, I feel like I’m witnessing the end of true platonic friendships. There’s a common misconception that there’s sexual tension underpinning all friendships between men and women. Certain individuals tend… Read More Protect Platonic Friendships
Millennial Femme 