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Parenting During Stressful Times Mental Health America released a wonderful article on parenting in a tough economic climate, when adult stress and anxiety may be much higher than usual. Parents’ worries may be compounded when there is job loss, a loss of income, increased financial pressures, or even uncertainty in the workplace. This anxiety often […]

On October 3, 1992, after a three year courtship, President Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson were pronounced man and wife by Reverend Jeremiah A. Wright…

Dear other woman, Stop being trifling. Signed, Womanhood (well, minus all polygamists) This Valentine’s Day some woman will again feel like “shyt people feel on…

It is said that love conquers all, but marrying a corpse may present a LOTTA challenges. This story is drawing mixed reactions worldwide. A Thai television director’s decision to marry his dead girlfriend and post photos and video of the event to Facebook and YouTube is drawing mixed reaction from the public. Chadil Deffy, also […]

What can you really say when your aunt tells you you’ve gained some weight when you arrive home for the holidays? This was me two…

My uncle married the same woman twice in his lifetime. Huh? Sounds crazy right? Breakups happen for all sorts of reasons like money shortage, complexities and demands of raising children, infidelity, or just plain ole’ lack of understanding about how to make it work but they are not always because the love is gone. When […]

Dear Gay Best Friend, I am really confused. I have been married to my husband for a year and we have been together almost a three years. Five months before we got married he moved out of our home and moved back with his mother. He told me he wasn’t ready to get married. Two […]

When God, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha or evolution made men and women different and separate, do you think they ever intended for men and women to be more than procreation partners? That is, can men and women actually be friends? Real friends? I would like to say yes, because I have plenty of male friends, but […]

I am so exhausted by statements like, “I’m just being honest”, “I’m keeping it real” and “you know I keep it 100” because 90% of the time it is an excuse to say some really dumb ish out of your mouth and then abandon all personal accountability for the nonsense. Recently, I was in a […]

Will and Jada, Jay-Z and Beyonce, and KhloĂ© & Lamar all come to mind when you toss out the phrase “power couples” these days but when two very powerful individuals come together who really has the power? Typically, the balance of power in any relationship is dominated by the person who brings home the biggest […]

You’ve got questions? He’s got answers! Need advice? Send your questions to Terrance: girlworkonyou@aol.com Dear Gay Best Friend, I am happily married to my husband for 6 years. We have an open understanding relationship, i.e. open on his end and understanding on my end. He is allowed to pleasure other women while I listen, watch or on rare […]