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Vanessa was excited about Tom, a guy she met on a dating site. His messages were charming, and he seemed eager to meet. Yet, something in her gut nagged at her. He often dodged details about his life when she asked what he did for work; he gave a vague “I am in business” and

Mikaela opened her dating app for the fourth time that evening and sighed. Swipe, swipe, swipe… It was starting to feel less like flirting and more like a part-time job. She could not remember the last time she was excited about a conversation lately; it was a blur of small talk that went nowhere or

Black Dating: Staying Safe and Optimistic: Finding Love in the Digital Age

Late one evening, Priya sat in her living room recounting to her roommate a recent date that had gone very wrong. She had met up with a guy from an app without much planning he picked her up at her apartment for a drive. Midway through the evening, he began pressuring her to come over

Black Dating: Swipe Right with Confidence: Building an Authentic Online Dating Profile

Samantha sighed as she scrolled through her dating app, seeing the same lacklustre responses. She had a profile full of generic lines, “I like to have fun,” “Love to laugh”, and a couple of blurry group photos. After weeks with few matches and conversations fizzling out, she wondered what she was doing wrong. One night,

After a divorce, some people are eager to “complete” their journey by finding a new life partner. Especially if you hate being single or feel like you lost years in a bad marriage, you might be tempted to fast-track a serious relationship or remarriage. Yet, counterintuitive as it sounds, slowing down often leads to better

Black Dating: Dating as a Divorced Parent: Balancing Kids and a Love Life

Dating on its own can be an adventure; add kids to the mix, and it becomes a full-blown expedition with extra luggage! If you are a divorced parent, you know that your time, heart, and responsibilities are split. Re-entering the dating world raises questions like: When do I introduce my kids? How do I even

Black Dating: Dating as a Divorced Parent: Balancing Kids and a Love Life

Dating on its own can be an adventure; add kids to the mix, and it becomes a full-blown expedition with extra luggage! If you are a divorced parent, you know that your time, heart, and responsibilities are split. Re-entering the dating world raises questions like: When do I introduce my kids? How do I even

Black Dating: Breaking the Pattern: How to Avoid Repeating Old Relationship Mistakes

It is often said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. In the context of relationships, it is surprisingly easy to fall into familiar patterns, even ones that led to heartbreak, simply because they are what we know. After a divorce or long-term relationship, taking a hard look at

Black Dating: Communication 101: How to Talk (and Listen) to a New Partner After Years Off the Market

If it has been a long time since you dated, you might feel like a fish out of water trying to communicate with someone new. In marriage, especially a long one, couples develop shorthand, habits (good or bad), and comfort where you do not have to think so much about how you talk. But with