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On Dating and Social Class
Does dating someone from a different financial background impact the relationship?
On Dating and Financial Stability
Would you date a "broke" man or woman?
Valentines Day Gift Ideas for Him & Her
Welcome back to my blog 🙂 If you're reading this, YOU LOYAL *DJ Khaled voice*. Anyway, it's that time of the year again! Love or hate it, love is in the air this season. I always use the Dollar store as my personal calendar and reminder for what time of year we're in - as …
“Ghosting” Does Not Build Character and Resilience!
A recent tweet by a young woman in despair created a lot of buzz on the twitter streets. The woman tweeted about how she had been 'ghosted' by her boyfriend of four years, who, strangely enough, was still actively posting on social media despite not responding to any of her texts or calls for almost …
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White Wine Wednesday: PDA??
I've always been a really affectionate person. I love hugs, cuddles, hand-holding...the works. In my previous relationships however, this was often very limited for various reasons. For one, I just could not afford to be seen being affectionate with someone in public, partially for fear that my parents would hear wind of it somehow (Harare …
I Said Goodbye to My Best Friend
I once listened to a sermon on relationships which was so impactful that I’ve never forgotten about it to this day. In fact, a recent experience I had served to reinforce and remind me of this message so powerfully. I had this one friend in high school; we were so close guys. Inseparable. It felt …
Waiting for Love: Being the Single Friend in the Friend Group
One of the biggest pressures for getting into a relationship can be being the single friend amongst other taken or occupied homies. I was having a conversation with one of my friends a few weeks ago, who said she thought she was ready for a relationship, and was missing all of the cute gestures and …
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Should you Go Through Your Partner’s Phone?
A big thing for me in any of my relationships is trust. I sincerely believe that trust is something which is earned and not something which anyone is immediately or inherently entitled to. Particularly for our generation, trust seems to be a very shaky topic of discussion. I think this is also because it’s impacted …
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The “7 years and still not sure” man
We’ve all heard about him. The man who has been dating his girlfriend for years and years with no sign of a ring in sight. I was sitting in a cafe the other day when I heard him. His friends were chatting and laughing, talking about their escapades with women, as single men do, …