All throughout my life, I’ve had this complicated “make friends but keep no friends” theory — not because I’m antisocial or hate people, but because I feel very inclined to guard my heart against betrayals and other treacherous acts.I had just enrolled in a tertiary institution for a ...Continue

About five or ten years ago, millennials had a reputation for finding and keeping fuck buddies. While previous generations were known for picking up partners at the bar, the signature move of many millennials that I know is to Facebook-message someone they went to college with, then let things

I always envied women who could attract, date and string along multiple people. I was never very good at dating more than one man at a time because, in a nutshell, I lacked confidence and self-worth.When a man showed a genuine interest in me, I stopped dating other men because I lacked the

With fall shows gearing up to make their 2016 debut and return, I can’t help but think about all the strong representations of Black women on my television screen who taught me important lessons about love. They did so without fear, leaving imprints and providing lessons that have long guided me in

I've always been an overachiever: I was top of every class, I took on three extra subjects in high school purely because I knew that I would do well in them, I graduated from high school with straight A's, I was awarded scholarships from three different universities, I completed a postgraduate