When you live in a society that glorifies independence and emphasizes the concept of ‘self,’ it can be hard to recognize the difference between upholding one’s standards and refusing to compromise. Since the beginning of time, stories of men and women who bow to nothing or no one have spawned legends, regaled stage and screen… Continue reading Get Right Or Get Left: The Art of The Compromise
Tag: marriage
The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Several years ago, after we’d been dating for a few months, my boyfriend Calvin and I decided that our relationship had developed enough to reach the next milestone: Meeting the Folks. The fact that we were in our thirties and included my son on dates didn’t diminish the butterflies I felt in wanting to make… Continue reading The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Alicia Keys: Still Empowering, or Just Exploitive?
*Alicia Keys is getting back into the music, but will she still have those millions of fans? This past essay explains why I’m not so sure I can be on-board….* More detested than a declined credit card. Able to massacre marriages and destroy households in a single bound. Wives don’t want to see her,… Continue reading Alicia Keys: Still Empowering, or Just Exploitive?