What To Do When You Meet Someone New by Sierra Silverspoon Think Friendship First.  Start out on a friendship tone when you meet a new interest.  Don’t rush into the romance thing too soon. I used to envision each new handsome face I met on my arm before the first martini arrived.  I also dated […]

After The Divorce… Who To Hang With by Lisa Lombardi Married Couples Don’t assume hanging with couples will turn you into a third wheel. “Divorced men and women need time to heal. Going out with couples can be a safe and fun thing to do,” says Ellen. And the bonus.  When you go out with […]

Health: 8 Habits To Make You Feel Better NOW! by Sierra Silverspoon According to recent studies, the incidence of fatal heart attacks among African-American women between the ages of 28 and 54 is at an all-time high.  Yet, obesity and poor diet habits prevail among urban black females because of a cultural diet rich in […]

The Poll: How Some Singles Spend Their Summer… by Dani Stone This is going to be the best summer ever for me because I’m going to get out and let the wind blow through my hair.  I began it by shining my bike up for long glorious rides along Chicago’s beautiful lakefront.  But it’s summertime […]

The Dating Chronicles Struck Though the music was reminiscent and intoxicating, Katie’s spirit was sullen, as she sat watching the mix of men come through the door of her friend’s birthday party. She resented the need that pushed her to still want to be half of a couple again because she didn’t trust men anymore. […]

Single Sketches In Search Of The Ideal Guy by M.K. Allison Who is the ideal guy?  There are women who have a picture of him in their minds, but for many, the ideal guy is either elusive or a fleeting fantasy.  He comes and stays awhile, but too often, she loses his attention or his […]

The Dating Chronicles The Stalker Glynna had been watching the house all night.  She had first seen her boyfriend’s car there two weeks ago on a night when she had followed him and it had been parked there every night for the past two weeks. She had parked down the street from his car so […]

Story Of The Week “The Experiment” by Sonia Coleman After my divorce, I became determined to become all the things I had never been before.   I revamped my hair, my attitude, and all my priorities.  I gathered up my hang-ups and hung them out to dry.  I no longer pretended to be disinterested or not […]

Friday Fun! 7 Low-Cost Ways To Add Spark To Your Weekend! by Jan Pitts  So…It’s Friday again…or perhaps Saturday night, and you feel sort of blah.  You are not depressed or suffering a severe case of the blues. You just feel recreation listless. You don’t have any real plans for the weekend, and no regular […]

The Marrying Kind Can He Be Faithful? by Candace Rogers Be clear!  If he cheats with you, he will cheat on you!  It took me a while to understand this poignant fact.  I used to think that a woman’s beauty or lack thereof had something to do with whether or not a guy would cheat […]