Hypergamy & Starbucks: The Time I Almost Talked My Way Out Of Being Provided For
My partner began his pursuit of me in the fall semester of my junior year during my undergraduate studies. After leaving a chemistry...
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Lilith
- Jun 12, 2020
- 5 min
Is Friendship the Souvenir of Childhood?
“You don’t make friends after college. Just acquaintances you’re fond of.” He said it with so much conviction that I instinctively nodded...
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Lilith
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Things Men Do When They Have Nothing to Offer You
Every now and then, a man who has no business bothering you will see you living your best life and bother you. Like the moon who catches...
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Lilith
- May 8, 2020
- 7 min
How to Spot Red Flags & Yellow Flags While Dating
“Nothing is certain in this life except for death and taxes… and arguments.” At least, I think that’s how the quote goes. Fact of the...
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Lilith
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Cities: L.A. vs Chicago, Which is Best to be Single In?
The spring is well upon us and temperatures are heating up. We may be on lock-down for now, but if you're single and have plans of...
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Bailey J. John
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Catch-22: Black Women Who Only Date White Women
I started dating women two years ago. I was always attracted to masculine presenting women a.k.a “studs” but never explored the...
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Lilith
- Apr 9, 2020
- 4 min
Corona-Boo Chronicles: Couples Share How Isolation Has Affected Their Relationships
In times of uncertainty it becomes easier for feelings of stress and fear to overtake us. To not become overwhelmed by these feelings,...
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Lilith
- Mar 26, 2020
- 3 min
A Friendly Reminder: You're Not The Center of Their Universe (Thankfully!)
For majority of us, it could be said that our first lessons in self-awareness are given by our families. That is to say that through the...
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Lilith
- Mar 12, 2020
- 5 min
The Importance Of Female Friendships & Why You Don't Have Any
“Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.” – Elie Wiesel We are, each of us, at the center of our own universe. Yet every so...
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Lilith
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3 min
The Importance of Compatibility in Relationships
If there was one phrase that I could erase from the dating world, it would be that opposites attract. In my naivete I entertained...
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Lilith
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
Leveling Up in a Relationship: When the Woman You’re Becoming is Greater Than the Man You’re With
We know all too well the many different phases a relationship goes through. There’s the courting phase, then the dating phase, followed...
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Liv J
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
Is it Fetishization or Desirability? - How Dark Skinned Women Can Capitalize From Desirable Stereoty
Think about this scenario: You are sitting at a bar in a nice restaurant, on a very nice side of town. You are enjoying a delicious...
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Lilith
- Feb 6, 2020
- 5 min
The Redlining Effects of Colorism on Romance
On a trip back to Los Angeles I walked into a tea shop and caught up with an old-ish acquaintance of mine. I first met her years ago on a...
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Lilith
- Jan 30, 2020
- 3 min
How To Keep Winning In the Game of Love
The honeymoon phase can appear never ending when you’re the one in love. Eventually though, the rose-tinted frames you’ve dawned must...
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Lilith
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
Are You Suffering From Post Break Up Anxiety?
For many of us the scariest thing about breaking up is this fear that you won’t ever find better than what you’ve had before. We convince...
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Liv J
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
It's Important to Expand your Options in ALL Relationships Black Women
Dark-Skinned women, you have options; not just romantically but you have options in your friendships, the people you associate yourself...
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Liv J
- Nov 8, 2019
- 3 min
Hypergamy and Colorism: All that Glitters Isn't Gold
I am ecstatic that in 2019 more black women are waking up and leveling up both in mentality and in appearance. Although I existed most of...
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Lilith
- Nov 7, 2019
- 5 min
This Is The Most Important Relationship You’ll Ever Have
“Is there, perhaps, one soul among all others--among all who have lived, the endless generations, from world's end to world's end--who...
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Liv J
- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
Let's Talk About Black Marriage Statistics & Colorism
Here are a few statistics: 83% of black men who earn at least $100,000 marry black women. 85% of black male college graduates marry black...
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Lilith
- Oct 30, 2019
- 4 min
How To Break Up With Your Bum
We’ve all been there before. In a relationship with a man who’s taking more than he’s worth. Perhaps he invoked the gift of gab and...
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