The Dating Chronicles The Invitation April 23, 2019 Shari writes…It had been a long time since I’d had a date on a Saturday night, and I was scrambling to get dressed.  I was nervous and pinching myself the whole time because I was going out with a very prominent attorney, who also happened to be […]

TRAVEL My Solo Adventure To Jamaica by Krissie Flakes Dreams of escape, rejuvenation, high romance and intrigue await all who experience The Caribbean.  There is something about the islands, especially Jamaica that draws Europeans and North Americans out of their accustomed lives.   It’s just not the climate and the golden sands, although that’s often the […]

The Dating Chronicles Betrayed April 19, 2019 It was over. But Dave had known for awhile and had kept silent.  Now, his best friend Carl sat across from him with his head down.  He was confessing that he had been seeing Dave’s fiancée for the last four weeks.  His voice quivered, as he begged for […]

Street Scenes Black McDonald’s Operators Association Support Chicagoland Students on the 21st annual PUSH Excel HBCU College Tour. Chicagoland high school students preparing to depart from Operation PUSH Headquarters for the 2019 HBCU College Tour, April 13, 2019.  Photo Credit: John L. Alexander The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) recently sponsored a collection of Chicagoland […]

Night Moves The Wrong Attitude To Take To A Party by M.K. Allison April 16, 2019 It was a Friday night and I was at a friend’s birthday party in hopes of meeting someone as usual.  I had not wanted to come, but my friend had been insistent that I show up.  I had given […]

The Dating Chronicles A Reasonable Doubt April 15, 2019 Adrianne:  “It was the first blind date I’d been on since I was a teenager, and I was extremely nervous.  I had spoken to this mystery guy on the phone, and his voice had sounded deep, warm and self-assured, which was not at all what I […]

The Dating Chronicles The Dinner April 9, 2019 John put down the phone slowly as he sighed in relief.  He had just broken another date with Mary.  He abhorred deceit, but his feelings left him no choice.  He enjoyed Mary.  But he loved Connie.  This was the third time he pretended to be down in […]

SingleScenes My best friend tried everything to break me and my guy up, and when we finally broke up, she began dating him. by Sarah Smart April 4, 2019 Q.  For the last two years, I was involved with a guy I really loved. During that time, a girlfriend did quite a bit to discourage […]

The Dating Chronicles A Change In Plans April 2, 2019 Donna and Greg were on a double date when they met and they both were with other people.  Greg liked Donna almost instantly, but she really seemed to be into the guy she was with.  Greg stared at her the entire evening and because Greg […]

SingleScenes My blind date and I didn’t click because her teeth were in bad shape.  Now, she insisting I tell her why we didn’t click. What would you do? by Sarah Smart April 1, 2019 Q.  I met a woman on a blind date and found her to be nice, but not my type. Before […]