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Jennifer Hudson Describe Relationship With Common As “Divine//” Jennifer Hudson sounds comfortable with where her relationship with Common stands. While speaking on Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, the singer and talk show host described their romance as “divine,” but made it clear that marriage has never been something she has spent her life chasing.

For Hudson, being happy with the person beside her seems more important than reaching a traditional relationship milestone. She also talked about the kind of support Common brings into her life. Jennifer recalled him joining her at Madison Square Garden to perform “Glory” and joked that he could even fill in as host of The Jennifer Hudson Show if she ever needed him.  Her comments offered a clearer picture of what she values in a partner: someone who understands her career.

When the conversation turned to marriage, Jennifer did not sound opposed to the idea. She simply explained that it has never been a goal she felt she needed to accomplish. She said she has “never been that girl” who grew up focused on getting married. If it happens, she wants it to come naturally and make sense for both people involved.  That distinction says plenty about how Jennifer views commitment. She is not measuring the relationship by whether Common proposes or whether a wedding date eventually appears.

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Single Sketches

Funding Love

After 50

by Coco Diong

When I decided to do this article, I went in search of women over 50 who had never married but found real romance after the age of 50.  Hopefully, their experiences will inspire those who think when romance has not come by a certain age that love has passed them by.  It should also succeed in giving new energy to those who are still waiting to experience that which they have not.  That prince of a guy.      MORE

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The Dating Chronicles

The Strategy

Peter sipped his drink slowly as he stared across the room at a tall striking woman.  He had noticed her when she first walked into the party.  She was beautiful and distinctive as she moved slowly through the crowd.  He decided that he wanted to meet her but he couldn’t be ordinary and walk over to introduce himself.    He had to make her notice him.  After all, he thought to himself, how could she not?  He knew he was irresistible with a handsome face and bulging biceps that stretched against the cloth of his jacket.  He worked hard to achieve a status of masculine distinction and he knew she would look good on his arm.      MORE

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 Memorable

Make-Up Moves

by Cheryl Lakes

Men:

• Hank – “After a terrible argument with my girlfriend, I had a guy deliver some balloons and flowers to her office and sing her favorite song to her off-key in front of her co-workers.”
• Mel – “After a big blowout and not talking to my girl, for a week, I tore a hundred dollar bill in half and mailed it to her with a note that read, ‘Call me and get the other half.’  Of course, she called and the ice was broken.”
• Carl – After a huge breakup, I was standing outside when she got off from work, holding a dripping cone of her favorite ice cream.  I didn’t say a word, I just handed it to her and she melted.”
• Rob – “When she wouldn’t answer my calls,  I sent her two dozen roses and signed the card with a silly pet name that she used to call me, that she knew I hated.  She called and apologized.”   MORE

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SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart 

Q.   I am engaged to a wonderful guy, but I’m having second thoughts about marrying him because I feel overshadowed by his ex-wife.  For one thing, he is always comparing me to her, by what I wear, how I talk, and how I act.  On more than one occasion, he has called me by her name.  Deep down in my gut, I believe he still loves his ex-wife because he told me they divorced because she refused to work.  However, I overheard his sister say that she left him for another guy.  What would you do in my shoes? MORE

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Gear Up!

A Blueprint For

Healthier Living

by Jan Pitts

Taking care of ourselves is a chore for some and discipline for others.  I’ve noticed recently among my circle of friends and acquaintances that most of the women are at least 30 – 40 pounds overweight and inching towards an even larger size.  I watched one friend go from a size 4 to a size 22 in less than two years.  What happened?  Like too many single women, loneliness overcame her and food became her companion and as she admitted, her only source of pleasure.   MORE

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8 Things Smart

People Never Do…

by Bonita Bennett

Share Their Secrets.  At a college reunion, a cousin’s best friend confessed a long-held secret after a night of too many champagne cocktails.  She admitted she’d slept with my cousin’s boyfriend. while they were dating in college.  She claimed the guilt had dogged her for years. She begged my cousin to forgive her, but she never spoke to her again    MORE

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Single Scenarios

Unforgivable Acts

by Jovan Tahale

“I will never forgive my sister because she slept with my ex-husband, while I was married to him.”  This is what my friend said after we ran into her sister in a restaurant and she refused to speak to her. They had not spoken in three year.    MORE

 

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