Archive for April, 2007

Human Papillomavirus

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Last year an estimated 10,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with this type of cancer and nearly 4,000 were estimated to have died from it. According to a Health Information National Trends survey, put out by the National Cancer Institute in 2005, only 40% of American women surveyed had heard of human papillomavirus [...]

What does this have to do with dating?

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

The Story of Shaquanda Cotton And you thought the doll test was hard to watch… One girl burns down a house, one shoves a teacher’s aid. They were both 14 in a small Texas town and sat before the same Texas judge. One goes free, the other to jail. One was white and the other [...]

When is it time to take it to the Next Level?

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

Moving In or Moving On! All relationships have stages. The movement from one stage to another is determined by the people in that relationship. How do you know if it’s time for you to take the “next step” or keep on stepping…out of your relationship? What are the signs that mark the beginning of the [...]

Interracial relationships and age

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Have you noticed more interracial couples in town lately? They are all over. Whenever I turn around, I can’t miss a cute interracial couple holding hands… ‘so in love… so much in love’ as the music group All 4 One would put it. People are finding people with common interests and common perspectives and are [...]

Democracy-Were you ever afraid of dating someone of different race?

Friday, April 13th, 2007

Family alienation is one of many challenges facing multicultural couples. Societal discrimination also poses a challenge. Adding on to cultural differences that the couple may experience, such alienations may cause a strain in the couple’s relationship. Society has a history of frowning upon cross-cultural marriage. Stereotypes further complicate matters. However some multicultural couples actually have [...]

Online dating-the sex factor

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Dating online? What about the sex? A friend of mine told me she can’t date online because of a lot of uncertainties that surround it. “What uncertainties?᾿ I asked. SEX was all that was on her mind. “Come on Ria! You gotta take the Ferrari for a test drive before you buy it lest you [...]

Multicultural dating-the modern mix

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

Most people of the present generation have the freedom not to fret over color and ethnicity in friendship and relationship choices. The older generation however, disapprove of it… feeling defensive that they may be losing their cultural traditions, value and identity. Some people view it as turning against one’s own culture. Some think that mixed [...]

Addicted to online dating?

Friday, April 6th, 2007

You have been using the online dating service to find love. You finally find what you are looking for… the man or woman of your dreams… your better half. But even after having settled on this particular person, you still find your self logging onto an array of dating sites… every chance you get. Could [...]

Online dating-money and looks

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Imagine you had to be judged by your looks or money to date online. And to qualify you have to be worth millions or have to be an 8 and above on a scale of 1 to 10 – subject to a rigorous screening process. Well some online dating sites are dedicated to the superficially [...]

Daddy dating online

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

You visit your regular online dating website. While busy searching through the profiles… bam!!! You stumble across your father’s profile. You aint the only one dating online. Daddy is doing too. Some 26 year old lady, upon stumbling across her father’s profile “Sensitive, Stately Stunner᾿ decided it was time for her to leave her online [...]