Training A Bad Boy… Can It Be Done? by Carla Santise First… You Must Speak Up…Speak Out…Speak Firmly. Too much can never be said on this subject. We must teach people how to treat us, especially those who have the potential to hold our hearts in their hands. Donna met Doug at a conference.  Doug […]

Single Sketches Moments & Mishaps When Tonya’s longtime boyfriend finally proposed to her, he came to the hospital where she worked as a nurse, and arranged to do so over the paging system. When she heard his voice over the loudspeaker, she fell to her knees in a patient’s room in a flood of tears. […]

Personal Finance How Fit Are Your Finances? by Liz Weston I was surprised when I discovered that a guy I used to date was getting his payroll checks cashed at the local currency exchange, and didn’t have a checking account.  Studies show that over 54% of today’s singles are heads of households and are therefore […]

SingleScenes by Sarah Smart Q.  I’m about to host a formal engagement dinner party at my home, but I have a problem.  I cannot stand my best friend’s boyfriend, and she can’t go anywhere without him.  He is obnoxious, vulgar, and flirtatious, and I don’t want him within ten feet of my door.  However, I […]

The Dating Chronicles Suspicions Darlene knew she was being ridiculous, but she couldn’t help herself.  No woman in her right mind would do such a thing, she thought to herself, as she drove frantically through the streets. Earlier, her boyfriend Larry called to say he was going out of town on business…again.  Fear gripped her […]

The Best Marriage Proposals Ever! by M.K. Allison In spite of all the forlorn statistics on finding a husband in today’s world, women are still being proposed to en masse, and men are being far more creative in popping the question.  Many are going all out to succeed in making it memorable. Here are a […]

Single Snapshots Etched Events April: “My cousin is announcing her engagement to my ex-boyfriend tomorrow and my mother expects me to attend the party for the sake of family unity. Of course, I’m not going.” Marli: “I married and divorced four different guys before the age of 42 because I didn’t like living alone. I’ve […]

The Pristine Principles Of Popular People by Bonita Bennett They… Never Burn A People Bridge:  You never know who you may need, or whose pardon you may have to beg.  I’ve learned to close the door gently on those relationships that needed it but to never slam it. The person you cursed out this morning […]

When Your Lover Wants Out And  You Don’t … by Camille Jaden The two people sitting in front of me refused to look at one another. The woman was antsy and couldn’t sit still as tears glistened in her eyes.  In her hand, she held a photo of the two of them laughing as they […]

Madcap Matchups: The Reckless Rush To Romance by M.K. Allison A former college classmate who is a very successful businesswoman called to ask my advice about marrying a guy who showed up drunk at their engagement party, and who earns $24,000 a year as a store clerk.  However, she didn’t take my advice, which was […]