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A hot topic on the Basiden Live Facebook page for the past couple of weeks has been open relationships/marriages. Of course, there were tons of comments about this very controversial topic. First, the definition. According to marriage.about.com, an open marriage is a marriage where the husband and wife have no reservations about one another...
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Last week on Basketball Wives, after much drama and back-and-forth, Tami Roman slapped one of the cast mates, Meeka Claxton. After the episode, Essence Online on Facebook asked: Do you think behavior like “Basketball Wife” Tami Roman sets black women back? Of course, some people said yes and some said no. I used to be...
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Ever since I was in high school, people have always thought I was stuck-up/bougie/stand-offish– until they got to know me, of course. I’ve constantly heard, “I thought you were stuck up/mean until I got to know you,” and people seem to think I “act” like an AKA. Well, I’m definitely not stuck up, bougie...
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Success. As you know, it means different things to different people. So, what you see as successful may not be what I see as successful. Although I’m not where I want to be in my life, I think I’m successful in my own right. I don’t have a six figure income, and I haven’t...
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Saturday night, I caught the latest episode of ‘How Do I Look?,’ a makeover show on the Style Network. In this one, the woman dressed like, for lack of a better word, a stripper. Really short, really tight, really revealing clothing. She didn’t feel that the way she dressed negatively affected her life, but...
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Over the past couple of years, I’ve made quite a few trips to Atlanta for networking events. Since Atlanta is about two hours away, some people are like, ‘You’re going by yourself?’ like it’s so terrible to go somewhere by yourself. I know that some people don’t like doing things alone, and I can...
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Earlier this month, I came across an article that was in the New York Times called “Bringing Home the Wrong Race.” In it, a half-Irish, half-Italian woman writes about dating a Korean-American man. At one point, when they weren’t exclusive yet, she asks him, “Do you intend to leave me for an Asian girl someday?”...
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As you know, yesterday was Father’s Day. And on sites like Facebook and Twitter, I’m sure you saw many people wishing single moms a Happy Father’s Day as well. I’ve seen/heard arguments for and against this, and I get both sides. Since I was raised by both my mother and father, I don’t really...
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This week’s question comes from @LaColumnista, a news reporter who also blogs at the antonia chronicles. The question she suggested: Could you be friends with someone who knowingly and intentionally dates married men? When she tweeted me that, I was like, ‘Dang, that’s a good one!’ I honestly don’t know. I mean, I wouldn’t befriend someone...
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Right around the time when Facebook first started, I was in a relationship. Just like now, there was the whole relationship status option. At the time, I was in a relationship with a guy who was okay with saying he was in a relationship if someone asked. But, he wouldn’t put he was in...
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