By Lana Moline I love being married to an imperfect man. He’s not very talkative and sometimes falls asleep in the middle of good movie but, truth is, I absolutely adore him. His imperfection challenges me to look beyond the surface to find other solutions to life. I am more creative, quicker and extremely resourceful. […]
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By Carol Shwanda Remember when the governor of New Jersey announced he was gay? I sure do. I remember smiling ruefully to myself when I heard people talking about the scandal and asking, “How could his wife not know? Can you imagine being married to someone and not knowing he’s gay?” Yep, I can because it […]
By Cindi McMenamin Do you know what it’s like to sit in church, week after week, and feel lonely? For years, Debe longed to have Randy worshiping alongside her. She was tired of sitting in church alone, singing songs of praise alone, taking notes on the pastor’s sermon alone. Her heart ached for her husband […]
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By Ilex Bien-Aime I hear men complaining about damaged women all of the time. If you were to listen to most men, you would believe that we are always the correct and sane sex, while women are crazy and always wrong. Too bad life is never really that black and white. Long before the book […]
By Neysa Ellery Taylor Yesterday, I wrote about the day my husband’s sons were born. I wrote about the range of emotions that I felt and how ill prepared I was to handle those emotions. Today, I am writing about 365 days later. Today is the boys’ birthday. Who would have thought that I would […]
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By Neysa Ellery Taylor A year ago, the phone rang and I received phone call that I knew was coming but that I dreaded nonetheless. My husband called to tell me that his mistress was in labor. Of course, I knew this day would come. I mean I’m not slow. I knew that she was pregnant […]
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By Ilex Bien-Aime For as far back as I can remember, sex has been on my mind. It seems as if the thought of sex dates back to elementary school. In a time when we are supposed to be our most innocent, my friends and I started to discover something that was too advanced for […]
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Recently Aiyana wrote an article on our site titled, “Ladies, You’re Not Ready To Get Married If….” Needless to say it generated a lot of buzz and attracted the national radio audience. She was called by the Matt McGill Show (WVON 1690AM) and asked to speak on her piece. Check out the interview and let us […]
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By Lana Moline As sunset approached each Friday, everything suddenly got quiet in my home. That was strikingly different. I grew up in the Baptist faith. Yet at 29, I married a man who was reared in the Seventh Day Adventist faith. Well let me backtrack, I didn’t just grow up Baptist, I was born […]
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By Team BLAM First Lady Michelle Obama recently traveled to South Africa and Botswana with daughters Malia & Sasha. While there she spoke to a group of young women who were participants in the African Women’s Forum and were apparently heavily impacted by her words to them while there. In the October issue of Ebony Magazine […]
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I Love Being Married To An Imperfect Man
/in Becoming One, Love & Marriage/byBy Lana Moline I love being married to an imperfect man. He’s not very talkative and sometimes falls asleep in the middle of good movie but, truth is, I absolutely adore him. His imperfection challenges me to look beyond the surface to find other solutions to life. I am more creative, quicker and extremely resourceful. […]
My Gay Ex-Husband
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Carol Shwanda Remember when the governor of New Jersey announced he was gay? I sure do. I remember smiling ruefully to myself when I heard people talking about the scandal and asking, “How could his wife not know? Can you imagine being married to someone and not knowing he’s gay?” Yep, I can because it […]
Marriage 101: What To Do When You’re Weary Of Going To Church Alone…
/in Black Family, Love & Marriage, Quality Time/byBy Cindi McMenamin Do you know what it’s like to sit in church, week after week, and feel lonely? For years, Debe longed to have Randy worshiping alongside her. She was tired of sitting in church alone, singing songs of praise alone, taking notes on the pastor’s sermon alone. Her heart ached for her husband […]
Are We Ruining Our Women?
/in A Man's Point Of View, Becoming One, Black Men, Black Women, Love & Marriage/byBy Ilex Bien-Aime I hear men complaining about damaged women all of the time. If you were to listen to most men, you would believe that we are always the correct and sane sex, while women are crazy and always wrong. Too bad life is never really that black and white. Long before the book […]
I Was Frustrated, Disappointed, And Mad As Hell…BUT…What A Difference A Year Makes (Part 2)
/in A Woman's Point Of View, Infidelity, Cheating & Affairs, Love & Marriage, motherhood, Parenting/byBy Neysa Ellery Taylor Yesterday, I wrote about the day my husband’s sons were born. I wrote about the range of emotions that I felt and how ill prepared I was to handle those emotions. Today, I am writing about 365 days later. Today is the boys’ birthday. Who would have thought that I would […]
I Was Frustrated, Disappointed, And Mad As Hell…BUT…What A Difference A Year Makes (Part 1)
/in A Woman's Point Of View, Infidelity, Cheating & Affairs, Love & Marriage, motherhood, Parenting/byBy Neysa Ellery Taylor A year ago, the phone rang and I received phone call that I knew was coming but that I dreaded nonetheless. My husband called to tell me that his mistress was in labor. Of course, I knew this day would come. I mean I’m not slow. I knew that she was pregnant […]
Taught To Focus On Sex INSTEAD OF Being Taught To Focus On Love
/in Love & Marriage, Sex & Intimacy/byBy Ilex Bien-Aime For as far back as I can remember, sex has been on my mind. It seems as if the thought of sex dates back to elementary school. In a time when we are supposed to be our most innocent, my friends and I started to discover something that was too advanced for […]
Aiyana Ma’at Talks About What It Takes To Be Married With 1690 WVON’s “Talk Of Chicago” Matt McGill
/in A Woman's Point Of View, Love & Marriage/byRecently Aiyana wrote an article on our site titled, “Ladies, You’re Not Ready To Get Married If….” Needless to say it generated a lot of buzz and attracted the national radio audience. She was called by the Matt McGill Show (WVON 1690AM) and asked to speak on her piece. Check out the interview and let us […]
Two Religions. One Marriage. What Happened When A Bapist Married A Seventh Day Adventist
/in Love & Marriage/byBy Lana Moline As sunset approached each Friday, everything suddenly got quiet in my home. That was strikingly different. I grew up in the Baptist faith. Yet at 29, I married a man who was reared in the Seventh Day Adventist faith. Well let me backtrack, I didn’t just grow up Baptist, I was born […]
First Lady Michelle Obama Speaks Wise Words To Young Girls That We Can Definitely Apply To Our Marriages
/in Hot Topics, Love & Marriage/byBy Team BLAM First Lady Michelle Obama recently traveled to South Africa and Botswana with daughters Malia & Sasha. While there she spoke to a group of young women who were participants in the African Women’s Forum and were apparently heavily impacted by her words to them while there. In the October issue of Ebony Magazine […]