Tag: marriage
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Gender Roles-African American men and women.
It is generally accepted that gender roles do not result from innate traits that people possess. The social context of the particular culture in which people live informs these learnt behaviors. Women and men perform quite different gender roles in different cultures and even within the same culture. African American men- frequently grew up in…
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Why black women marrying black men isn’t beneficial to them but to black men.
Researchers have reviewed the studies conducted with Black American couples to determine if they benefited from marriage to the same degree as White Americans(Blackman, Clayton, Glenn, Malone-Colon, & Roberts). Although marriage increased money and decreased poverty for Black Americans, and made couples more likely to be content and have better family relationships, it did not…
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Podcast:Living with my Ex husband after divorce.
Over the years, people have questioned how I cohabitate with my ex-husband and why we even divorced in the first place if we intended to stay together. I’ve decided to talk about it, so I’II discuss our cohabitation, the circumstances that led to our co-parenting our children after our divorce under the same roof, the…
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Men need this to marry.
Consummate love—a term used to describe the ideal marriage-producing relationship—involves intimacy, passion, and commitment.”This is frequently the best kind of love. The passion between the pair is still present, and they are very close. They are devoted to remaining together and feel like best friends in addition to being in love.
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Why I am qualified to talk about relationships including marriages.
The majority of my content discusses relationships, including marriage, and how to navigate them. Because I was married and now co-parenting with my ex husband, I believe I am qualified to talk about marriage, do and don’t. I believe most want to get married, but few of us can actually weather the storms that come…
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Why men can’t find good women to marry.
My opinion on why men can’t find women to marry. My belief is, men place too much value on a “Good wife” based on abilities. Women are not created equal. Some can do things better than others but that shouldn’t negate if they would make good wives. However, a woman should at the very least…
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Open relationships
Ep 1 coming on Thursday. Talk session with Suzie. Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UDrF2Ivv8uxcczJfQwuyf?si=Sz6l_ZKiTIa0M3Gj1psSqw&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4c01DGljgUz8YWnkZ90U89
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As I reflect going into my second half of life I have to remind myself not to get too caught up in the serious aspects of life, but live for now, this time, this very moment.
I find that often we make such statements as “Once I have the money, then I can rest and enjoy myself!” and “Once I have the right partner, then I will be happy” This style of thinking guarantees that happiness never comes to us in the present. Hey, go with your excitement whenever it arises.…