THIS WEEK

Cardi B Issues Ruthless Message To NFL Star Boyfriend Stefon Diggs. Cardi B has reportedly issued a firm warning to her partner Stefon Diggs regarding his fidelity following a year in which the NFL veteran welcomed four children.

According to reports from The Sun, the rapper is demanding total transparency. The musician has established strict boundaries to protect their household as Diggs prepares to lead his team into Super Bowl LX against the Seahawks on Sunday. Internal sources provided details regarding the specific nature of their private conversations and the ultimatum delivered by the Bronx-born artist.

She’s been very clear with Stefon: if he messes up, if another woman comes forward with a baby after they became official and started a family together, she’s done.  She told him plainly that if he cheats or has a child behind her back, it’s over. Cardi has known since day one that Stefon had a reputation as a womanizer and had seen multiple women in the past, but her love for him is above all of that.     

Bed Bunny Gets Standing Ovation At Grammys With Powerful Speech: “ICE Out! We’re Not Animals … We Are Americans.”  Bad Bunny delivered a powerful speech at the Grammys amid the ICE raids across the country that Americans are protesting following multiple deaths.

The Puerto Rican superstar took the stage to accept his award in the Best Música Urbana Album for Debí Tirar Más Fotos and had all of the Crypto.com Arena cheering him on. “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say, ‘ICE out!’” the Super Bowl LX Halftime performer said.  

After a standing ovation, Bad Bunny continued, “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans.” Bad Bunny continued his remarks, noting that people sometimes become “contaminated” amid divisions in the United States. “The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love,” he added. “So please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. We don’t hate them. We love our people. We love our family, and that’s the way to do it — with love. Don’t forget that, please.”

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Single Sketches

Those Uneasy Alliances

by Jovan Tahale

Danielle has been involved for over seven months with a man whom she sees twice a month.  He visits her.  She visits him.  But they never go out.  Their activities together are limited between the two residences.  He doesn’t like to go out and spend money on entertainment.  Danielle wants more, but she also wants to be in “love”.  She enjoys being able to say, “My boyfriend said this or my boyfriend said that,” around her friends.  She feels like having a man validates her as a woman.  So she pretends to be content but confesses that she’s miserable.  MORE  

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The Dating Chronicles

Hidden Love

Kate was often in the company of Michael, because of their shared relationship with her best friend  Dee.  Kate, who was not dating, lived vicariously through Dee’s encounters and Dee was never without a man.   She could be heartbroken on Thursday, sworn to a life of seclusion by Saturday, and giggling on a new date by Monday.  MORE

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Single Scenarios

Unforgettable Episodes

Carl:  “I told my girlfriend for the first time I loved her, and before I finished getting the words out of my mouth, I felt like an idiot.  She just stared at me without saying a word.  Just as I began to feel awkwardly exposed and couldn’t take the silence any longer, she smiled and told me she was glad to know our feelings were in sync.  It wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, but it was better than nothing. A year later she asked me to marry her, but still didn’t say the words, ‘I love you.’  MORE

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SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart

Q. At a party recently, I ran into the ex-boyfriend of my best friend, whom I was secretly attracted to. She dumped him a couple of years ago, because “he was too nice.” We got to talking and he asked me out. We really had a great time, and the chemistry was kicking. The problem is I feel guilty because she’s not seeing anyone right now, and I know she would feel betrayed and it could affect our relationship. He has asked me out again and I’m going. Do you think I should tell her about us?    MORE

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Triangle Love:

When Three Is

Not A Crowd

by Dani Stone

My friend Tori has been in an open triangle relationship for over a year, and she claims to be satisfied with the arrangement.  In other words, her guy has another girlfriend that she knew about upfront, and she’s cool with it.  He divides his time and she accepts it.  Her rationale is that she’s not interested in getting married, and this scenario works well for her lifestyle.  Tori informed me that more and more single women are opting secretly to be the third wheel in a relationship, but are not necessarily open about discussing it.  However, I found three women who were.   MORE

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Single Snapshots

 Confessions

by BS Staff

Kay:   “I used to feel anger and bitterness at men in general.  I was convinced that most men were self-centered, cold, and uncaring creatures.  I had experienced the confusion and callousness of two men who spurned my love and devotion for the flailing arms of other women.  I finally figured out that though men can be complex and fickle, they still want and desire love just like women do.  They just prefer one who has learned the art of using her imagination to keep a man’s psyche off balance.”   MORE

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Coupled Up:

How They Met…

by Marilee Houser

Believe it or not, there are a lot of interesting connections out there looking to make a real match.  You’ve just got to be in the right place at the right time.  And you never know where that may be.  Kim – “I met him when we got stuck on the elevator together in my apartment building.  I’d noticed him before, but it had always been on an elevator filled with people during the early morning “rush hour.”  When I got on the elevator late one night and saw him, my heart was pumped with excitement.    MORE

 

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