THIS WEEK

News On The Cardi B And Stefon Diggs Breakup.  BOSSIP reports ….It’s a wrap! Cardi B and Stefon Diggs’s rumored breakup has been confirmed, after increased speculation surrounding their relationship during Super Bowl weekend.

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, a source confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the pair “recently broke up,” but added that a reconciliation remains possible for the rapper and the NFL wide receiver. “Cardi and Stefon recently broke up, but it’s possible they get back together, and this could just be for right now,” the source said. “She is focused on her upcoming tour and family while figuring out their next steps.”

As previously reported, the update came hours after Cardi fueled breakup rumors on Super Bowl Sunday when she was asked at Saturday’s Fanatics Super Bowl party whether she had an inspiring message for Diggs ahead of the game. The rapper responded only with “good luck” before walking away. Further speculation intensified after the Super Bowl when both Cardi and Diggs unfollowed each other on Instagram

Atlanta Man Shows Up For First Date Where His Tinder Date Leaves After Seeing His Outfit. How should you dress for a first date? That’s a question that’s bothered those looking for love for centuries—but one TikToker found the answer the hard way. Meet. In the TikTok, which has amassed 4.6 million views, Peron Fox (@peronfox) spoke to the camera while inside a movie theater.

“Y’all, I’m at the movies and my date just left me,” he shared. “I don’t even know what to say. Like, oh, I’m so embarrassed.” He then went on to explain the full story. “OK, we just started talking a few days ago on Tinder and we decided to meet. “I don’t think I’m doing too much,” he lamented. “Y’all tell me what y’all think. Because I think I’m doing just enough. This is a first date.” He then re-positioned the camera and walked back so the whole of his outfit was in the frame.

He was wearing a mink fur coat, a medallion, a collared shirt and tie, and a pale beige pinstriped suit. “Like, this is a normal day outfit, no? I guess not.” go on a date,” he said. “So of course, I wanted to look nice. So I decided that I will go get a haircut, you know, put on a new outfit, and everything. And I was told that I was doing too much. It looks like I’m trying to be something that I’m not. Inauthentic or something like that.” 

Halle Berry Gets Engaged.  Halle Berry and Van Hunt made their relationship Instagram official in September 2020, after months of teasing their romance on social media.  During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,  Berry confirmed she and Hunt are now engaged.

“He did put a ring on it,” she said, sharing a close up of her engagement ring ! The actress told host Jimmy Fallon that fans have some “confusion” about her and Hunt’s relationship status after their almost six years of dating.

“There’s some confusion that he asked to marry me and I said no,” Berry said. “But, that’s not the case?” Fallon asked after Berry was interrupted by a “jealous” heckler in the audience. “No, that’s not the case,” she said. “I did not say ‘no,’ we just don’t have a date. Of course, I said ‘yes, I would marry him.’

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Single Sketches

Do You Agree?

Thea: “I broke it off with him after an incident occurred where he didn’t act on my behalf in a protective way.  We were shopping together in a department store, and the sales clerk (male) was very rude to me when I asked him a question about some discounted items.  An argument ensued, and all my boyfriend did was stand there in silence.  When I later confronted him about it, he told me that he made a practice not to get involved in other people’s arguments. For me, he quickly assumed wimp status.     MORE  

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The Dating Chronicles

The Game Plan

Carol was enjoying herself.  This blind date had proven to be more than she hoped for and she was glad she’d come.  The candlelight gave his face an amber glow as he leaned forward to pour more wine into her glass.  She could tell he was different from most men she’d known.  The restaurant had been his choice and he seemed quite accustomed to the elaborate surroundings.   MORE

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Deception:

Who Is He/She Really?

by Lori Myerson

For those who have been deceived, tricked, or bamboozled by lovers or others who turned out to be the opposite of what you thought … know that you are not alone.   MORE

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SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart

My boyfriend of four years finally proposed to me on a Sunday, took it back on a Thursday, and asked for his ring back.  The following Tuesday, he proposed again, and explained his actions as “a case of cold feet.”  He returned the ring to me, and we began making plans.  The following Saturday, he called me at 3:00 a.m. and told me he had changed his mind again and he needed his ring back.  I refused, but my family thinks I should return the ring and be rid of him. I think I should keep it. What do you think?   MORE

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Valentine Viewpoint:

8 Steps To

Dating Smarter

by Lisa Laird

After a lengthy debate about dating smart with a friend whose brain excels in books, and vanishes at the sight of a handsome male, I decided to share my formula list for men and women on how to take some of the anguish out of dating and make a favorable, indelible mark in the minds of all they encounter.   MORE

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The #1 Beauty Secret

Few Women Know…

by Gloria Gibson

“The woman who is convinced of her appeal, and views herself as special, can call her own shots in any relationship.”   -John Stye I have two friends.  One is very pretty and one is not.  The one who is very pretty does not know the secret.  The one who is not so pretty…does.  We’ll call them Jane and Jeanie for purposes of illustration.  Jane is the pretty one.  My brother refers to her as “fine!”  When she enters a room, the men immediately gravitate in her direction.  Behind her back, women silently envy her looks, which are by most standards…very striking.   MORE

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The Love Con:

Those Costly Choices

by M. K. Allison

A former college classmate who is a very successful lawyer called to ask my advice about marrying a guy “with serious potential” who showed up drunk at their engagement party and is chronically unemployed.  Needless to say, she didn’t take my advice, which was to dump him.  But her story reminded me of all the different stories I’ve heard this year about some of the ridiculous choices women have made in the glorified name of love.    MORE

 

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