My father loves to say that genius isn’t free. When you’re blessed with immense talent in one area, something else suffers. I’m sure he didn’t mean it as a blanket statement but here’s a list of people this saying definitely applies to. Continued at MadameNoire.com
My father loves to say that genius isn’t free. When you’re blessed with immense talent in one area, something else suffers. I’m sure he didn’t mean it as a blanket statement but here’s a list of people this saying definitely applies to. Continued at MadameNoire.com
“Actions speak louder than words” isn’t a worn cliché, it’s the truth. And when it comes to love, what people do means so much more than what they say. Whether your partner goes silent when faced with the ‘L’ word, or if he says it to you every day, the way he treats you is what really lets you know how he feels. Here are few clues to let you know if your lover is, in fact, in love with you. When your partner starts to prioritize your thoughts, feelings and desires with the same importance he places upon his own, there’s a good chance that he’s all in. He’s more often than not checking for how you feel, if you are comfortable and what’s on your mind; this means even more coming from a guy who’s not a perpetual people pleaser. If you inspire him to act like one, he may just have love all over him. Continue reading…
“Actions speak louder than words” isn’t a worn cliché, it’s the truth. And when it comes to love, what people do means so much more than what they say. Whether your partner goes silent when faced with the ‘L’ word, or if he says it to you every day, the way he treats you is what really lets you know how he feels. Here are few clues to let you know if your lover is, in fact, in love with you. When your partner starts to prioritize your thoughts, feelings and desires with the same importance he places upon his own, there’s a good chance that he’s all in. He’s more often than not checking for how you feel, if you are comfortable and what’s on your mind; this means even more coming from a guy who’s not a perpetual people pleaser. If you inspire him to act like one, he may just have love all over him. Continue reading…
Hindsight is 20/20. Very few people enter into a relationship with the idea that it will end someday, thus making it harder to prepare for the day it does. But it may be smart to at least entertain the possibility that the person who gives you butterflies now, might have your blood boiling later, and take some pointers from the following list so that the process will be less painful for the both of you. Continue reading at MadameNoire.com
A parent’s number one job is to love their child unconditionally; and, for most of us, that comes easily. Difficulties come with figuring out to how to best demonstrate our love and effectively communicate it to our children. Love is not an emotion but an action and children have to see their parent’s love at work. We are inclined to love our children in much the same way our parents loved us, good and bad. But, we only owe our seed the good as the goal is for every generation to get better. Love isn’t always gentle and it doesn’t always speak in a soft voice, but it is selfless and committed to generating positive outcomes. The act of love encompasses many things and it’s important to tackle areas of weakness individually. These are a few of the components we should focus on to help convey love to our children… Continued at MadameNoire.com
A parent’s number one job is to love their child unconditionally; and, for most of us, that comes easily. Difficulties come with figuring out to how to best demonstrate our love and effectively communicate it to our children. Love is not an emotion but an action and children have to see their parent’s love at work. We are inclined to love our children in much the same way our parents loved us, good and bad. But, we only owe our seed the good as the goal is for every generation to get better. Love isn’t always gentle and it doesn’t always speak in a soft voice, but it is selfless and committed to generating positive outcomes. The act of love encompasses many things and it’s important to tackle areas of weakness individually. These are a few of the components we should focus on to help convey love to our children… Continued at MadameNoire.com
Father’s Day is always a great day to reflect on the amazing things your own dad has done for you, and on a website that focuses a lot on women most of the time, it’s nice to show some love to the men, especially the committed fathers out there, near and far, real or fake. We’ve already most recently given mad props to our favorite fathers from our favorite movies , but now it’s time to put on blast a few fathers from some film and television gems, who canit seem to act right. Their deeds have made them some of the crappiest dads out there, and hopefully this list will help you be more grateful for the dad you’ve got. Cause he could be one of these fools. Oh, one more thing. If you have not seen “For Colored Girls,” but you plan to see it, do NOT click on the last slide. *SPOILER ALERT* Continued at MadameNoire.com
My mama is old-school with her courtship expectations. If ever a dude wanted to get on, he had to pursue and properly court her before anything jumped off. Yet sometime in the mid-aughts, shortly after the death of my grandmother, she decided to go against the grain of convention and semi-court her ballroom dance teacher. It was the first time in her more than 50 years of life that she’d approached anyone on her own volition. It all worked out and they’re now happily married. I realize this was a stretch for her considering her generational ideals, but I’m blown that, in 2011, many American women are still yoked to the antiquated tradition of waiting for dudes to pursue them. Even women who consider themselves otherwise “liberated” and dependent in any sense scoff at the idea that they would have to ask a n*gga for his digits. ( Continue reading… )
The aftermath of breakups can be difficult, especially when they’re magnified in the public eye. These celebrities who made headlines as lovers, have decisively put an end to their love affair for reasons unknown. But it hasn’t deterred them from being friends. For many, it’s made their mutual alliance stronger which has carried into their work in films, music, television and other business ventures. It only goes to show you that friendship can still survive past heartbreak… Continued at MadameNoire.com