Top 10 Things a Brotha Needs to Know Before Saying “I Do”
Now, don’t get me wrong. I love my wife – and we’ve been able to accomplish wonderful things together. But if I ever were to walk down the aisle again, here are my top 10 dealmakers – or dealbreakers. Sex. Get sex figured out right now. How many times a day, week or month. Since [...]
The morning after
July 20, 2010 by Mr. Jones
Filed under Side Dishes
This is based on a true story. The names have been changed to protect the innocent and foolish. This story is also based on a subject I have not seen before in person. If I was not sitting there, I would have thought it was all a lie. My man Dave is the good guy [...]
Sticky: I Use to Love Her
No matter how old you get, you never stop having a crush on someone. Recently I have come to realize that one of my favorite crushes is leaving the world of singledom. RIP to my dreams of cheating on my wife with Alicia Keys. I think I could have handled the position that Swizz is [...]
Sincerely Single in the DC Metro Area
January 26, 2010 by Dean
Filed under Single Ladies
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with a young woman by the name of Sincere. To give you a little background, she’s a 28 year-old, single, African-American woman with no children and a successful career. We spoke about the state of relationships in the DC Metro area and what it has [...]
Lost Art of Courting
January 25, 2010 by Mr. Jones
Filed under Coming Together
*Disclaimer* I wrote and rewrote this at least 5 times. And every time I reread it, my views were different than before. In the beginning, I thought courting and dating were the same thing. But they are not. On the surface, dating can lead to courting. Some people who are believers of courting will tell [...]
It’s not going Anywhere so Say Goodbye in 2009
December 21, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Side Dishes
If you want love and they’re not mentioning it, If you’re wearing your heart on your sleeve, Realize at this moment that you will never change their actions, Stop selling yourself short. Relationships are about reciprocation, Stop giving all they need and want but not receiving anything in return. There is no use… Realize it’s [...]
We are OVER; Now Let Me See my Child!
October 27, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Coming Together
Subscribe to Joreather.com by Email “About half of the 60 million children under the age of thirteen in this country are currently living with one biological parent and that parent’s current part,” reported Professor of Sociology Larry L. Bumpass in the 1994 study The Changing Character of Stepfamilies cited by Beverly Bliss, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist. [...]
Back to Sugar a Couple of Days Later
October 18, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Side Dishes
Remember From Sugar to Sh!t in 15 Seconds? I received this response from the woman I mentioned. Hey boo, I loved the comments on there. He actually called after 2 weeks—shaking my head (smh)– funny he called on the 13th which is the day we met 4 months ago. Remember he said he needed a [...]
I Want What I Want…
October 15, 2009 by Jo
Filed under Single Ladies
I was visiting A Style Muse and came across “The Screening Process Revamped.” In the post Noemi mentions her canon for a mate. She says: 1. Thou must be sincere, mature and honest. 2. Thou must be funny, entertaining and fun, in other words just have a great personality. 3. Thou must be career oriented [...]
…‘I’m in a situation’
October 13, 2009 by RonONealDC
Filed under Coming Together
“For Black people, on Facebook under ‘Relationship Status’ they need to add, ‘I’m in a situation’” – Lil Duvall Subscribe to Joreather.com by Email Now, already, some of ya’ll know exactly what Lil Duvall means by “I’m in a situation”. See, once you hit your early to mid-twenties, relationships become a WHOLE LOT more complicated [...]
