All About Relationships
These posts concern all things about relationships. It includes all topics such as being in love, being hurt by love, relationship maintenance, the beginning stages, identifying bad men, and of course....Sex.
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It’s about why.
Is it possible to love someone but not be in love? Its a hard question. Well when does one first realize that love is there. Is it the butterflies finally settle down or is it when they never go away? Both situations make you feel like your on a high. Depending on what type of love you have is truly based on what you need. Some people love for the support and stability. The craving of having the “American dream” type of love. They want a perfect family with the perfect jobs and the big house. They chose to have this view from others and care what people think of…
- All About Relationships, All Articles, Being In Love, Black & African American Topics, Identifying F*ck Boys, Self-Love & Self-Care, When Love Hurts, Women's Topics
Black Women: Do You ALWAYS Date Down When Dating Black Men? Tell us in this 5-7 minute survey
I started this survey because there was a Facebook debate stating how black women usually date white men when they become successful. This was heatedly debated among black women and black men in the comment section of the post. I decided that battling over opinions does not work. The only way to truly find the answer is by surveying black women and finding out if they are typically dating down in their relationships.
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3 Reasons to Stop Being Afraid to Teach Young Children About Body Autonomy and Consent
As someone who actively speaks up about sexual assault and misconduct, what really hurts my heart is that body autonomy and consent is not taught sooner. There are so many parents who are making it more difficult for their young children to understand these things, and are therefore leaving them unprotected.
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Ready to Tie The Knot? Prepare Your Brain for these 6 Stressful Situations RIGHT NOW
For those of you who may not be familiar with the saying, “to tie the knot” means to get married! There’s a lot to love about weddings! They are beautiful, entertaining, and a great excuse to get together with friends, family and loved ones. Plus, nothing beats being in the presence of two people that are happily celebrating their love. However, planning a wedding is no easy task. Wedding planning requires, months and months of researching, budgeting, making excel spreadsheets, and going to an endless stream of appointments. As one can imagine, wedding planning stress can push anyone over the edge! I’ve been in wedding planning mode for a few…
- All Articles, Let's Talk about Sex, Minority Topics, Social Awareness, Social Change & Social Justice, Trauma & Abuse, Women's Topics
4 Ways Sex Trafficking Victims, Like Cyntoia Brown, are Failed by USA Prostitution Laws
The basis for making prostitution illegal is that it is supposed to protect those who are forced into prostitution. It is supposed to deter pimps and save sex trafficking victims. However, I argue not only is outlawing prostitution dumb in general, it also does not protect people who are actually being trafficked. Here are my reasons For the purpose of this article Pimps and Sex Traffickers will be used interchangeably Sex workers and prostitutes will be used interchangeably Prostitution Laws Fail Sex Trafficked Women Because…. 1. Sex Traffickers Do Not Care About the Law I would like to know when have you ever seen a criminal who cared about the…
- All About Relationships, All Articles, Mental Wellness, Self-Love & Self-Care, Social Awareness, Trauma & Abuse, Uncategorized, When Love Hurts
5 Ways Abuse Affects You, Even When It is Over
The affects of abuse linger far after the actual abuse ends. If you are still battling the aftermath, know that you are not alone and that other survivors stand with you
- All About Relationships, All Articles, Social Awareness, Trauma & Abuse, Uncategorized, Women's Topics
5 Things I Wish I Knew About Miscarriage While Going Through One
At some point society decided that infertility and miscarriage are topics that don’t get discussed. They have become so taboo and are never talked about, which can make experiencing one or both of them really isolating. I believe that healing requires knowledge, so let;s have a conversation. Click to read this article about miscarriage.
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6 Rules of Consent You Probably Don’t Know
I've noticed that there are still many people confused about consent, so let me explain in very clearly for you below.
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7 Things We Should Have Learned in Sex Ed. but Didn’t
This article was going to discuss why we need inclusive sexual education classes. Then I realized that inclusion was only part of the problem, In reality, we need truthful and complete sexual education classes that are age appropriate. Here is a list of things that we should be taught in sexual education classes
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You are NOT what you attract
I have heard a few times that you are what you attract. I think that this is very far from true. There are many cases where people or animals are naturally attracted to things that do not necessarily match their personality. In some cases it is more common to attract your opposite.
