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College Educated Black Singles Embrace Life Without Marriage

14Dec

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College Educated Black Singles Embrace Life Without Marriage

Black singles with college education embrace life without marriage. Why is it seemingly OK to ask single people “Why are you single?” when married people are rarely asked “Why are you married?” Sociologist Kris Marsh hopes to break this double-standard with her new book “The Love Jones Cohort: Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.” In it, she examines the lifestyles of single people and explores the stigma that can come with their decision to not marry. What’s the story behind the title? My mentor and I coined the expression “The Love Jones Cohort” over coffee on a hot and humid summer day in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We were discussing how my idea to study Black middle class men and women who are single and living alone came from both media and my own life experiences. ...

After A Breakup Who Keeps The Engagement Ring? Why You Might Want A Prenup For Your Diamond

13Dec

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After A Breakup Who Keeps The Engagement Ring? Why You Might Want A Prenup For Your Diamond

Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond. When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as much as $2.5 million, made by luxury jeweler Harry Winston and adorned with a 6.1-carat pink diamond. After the movie stars broke up in 2004 without getting married, J. Lo said she intended to return the ring “quietly” to Affleck. Whether or she ever did that or not, was Lopez entitled to keep the that rock or any of the others she got from her numerous ex-husbands and former fiancés? The answer can matter to anyone who is engaged, married – or even thinking about tying the knot. No one knows for sure how many engagements end ...

29Mar

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A Rose By Any Other Color

Giving a rose to someone you love can be very special, however if you happen to choose the wrong color of rose, the message you send can turn disastrous. With so many different rose colors, all meaning different things, it can be hard to know what to give to a friend, relative or spouse without sending a mixed message. If you only want to go by the old standby of a red rose, then there is little else to think about. However, if you are adventurous, you can give rose of a different color. Here is what each of the main rose colors mean. We all know that a red rose signifies love. Any husband who has had to stop at a flower shop on his way home to say sorry for a real, or imaginary, transgression towards his spouse, knows that when all else fails, it is the best way to go. Red roses are the...

14Dec

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Star Sign Compatibility

The Secrets of Star Sign Compatibility. For a long time I had on my website detailed descriptions of the compatibilities between the twelve star signs. I even gave them star ratings. The relationship between Aquarius and Cancer got one star, between Aries and Capricorn three stars and between Virgo and Capricorn five. Looking at the traffic to my website, it was clear that most of my visitors wanted to know about their love life, and in particular their compatibility with their real or hoped-for partners. While I was grateful for this traffic, it seemed out of balance and didn't reflect what I wanted to concentrate on. I therefore changed the website, and took down all the pages about star signs and compatibility. That doesn't mean to say that I am not interested in star signs and ro...

14Dec

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Hobbies According To Your Zodiac Sign

What can we come to know about one's hobbies merely by knowing one's zodiac sign? A lot, really! By one's zodiac sign, you come to know of an individual's basic nature. Let's take an instance. Someone born under the zodiac sign of Aries is likely to be energetic and adventurous. The hobbies would by default involve activities which require high mobility and less concentration! We could now run through the favorite hobbies of people from each zodiac sign! 1. Aries: Aries are invariably energetic and enthusiastic. A stationary activity is likely to bore them out, and you could expect them to be on a lookout for action. So the hobbies would involve sports and outdoor games. Sometimes it is even adventure sports and video games which interest them. They're sure to adore vibrant music or mot...

14Nov

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The Hen Night

The Hen Night is now recognized to be a pre-wedding celebration and is a night out for the bride, the bride's maids and her female friends. This can take place as a private function or part of a general night out for the Girls. A parallel with the Men's Stag Night, it has taken over many of the Men's features, the fancy dress (bridal veils, garter belts and frilly garters), the excessive drinking, the performing stripper and the general heartiness. Noisy and boisterous, it represents the last opportunity for the Bride to let her hair down and celebrate the final time that she can be uninhibited, vulgar and sexually brazen before she conforms to Society's rules and strictures for a wife's behavior. Hen nights are as meticulously planned as the wedding itself. They are no longer the surpris...

The “36 Questions Of Love” That Have Taken The Dating World By Storm

13Dec

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DATING

The “36 Questions Of Love” That Have Taken The Dating World By Storm

Do those viral ‘36 questions’ actually lead to finding love? The “36 questions of love” have taken the dating world by storm. First published in 1997 as part of scientific research into relationships, the 36 questions of love gained global popularity through Mandy Len Catron’s viral 2015 New York Times essay “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This”. In that essay, she outlines how she used the 36 questions with a university acquaintance on a casual night out. The result was the two fell in love, not dissimilar to two research participants who took part in the study back in 1997. In the publishing of that essay, a phenomenon was born. Social media, dating websites, dating coaches and bloggers were posting, writing or discussing the 36 questions of love – often framing these questions as a sur...

Teens Pornography And Sexting Experiences At School — What Parents And Educators Need To Know

12Dec

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PARENTING

Teens Pornography And Sexting Experiences At School — What Parents And Educators Need To Know

What parents and educators need to know about teens’ pornography and sexting experiences at school. Three out of four teenagers have seen online pornography – often before they even became a teenager. That’s according to a new report from Common Sense Media that examines the role pornography plays in the lives of today’s youth. Some teens do more than just watch pornography. By way of “sexting,” teenagers are also creating and sending their own images and videos of themselves in the nude. For the most part, it’s not the job of school staff to worry about what kids are looking at on the internet or sending over their phones. However, as an expert on human development – and as one who studies adolescent sexuality – I believe parents and educators should be prepared to address potential iss...

Social Prescribing Can Treat The Loneliness Making Us Physically Sick

13Dec

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Social Prescribing Can Treat The Loneliness Making Us Physically Sick

Loneliness is making us physically sick, but social prescribing can treat it – podcast. Social isolation and loneliness are increasingly becoming societal problems, as they contribute to polarization and affect our physical health. Mental health professionals, community advocates and health-care providers have been raising the alarm about this impending crisis. The pandemic may have exacerbated social isolation and the subsequent feelings of loneliness, but it did not invent it. In 2018, two years before the pandemic, the United Kingdom created a ministerial portfolio for loneliness. Japan, where nearly 40 per cent of the population report experiencing loneliness, began a similar position in 2021. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to three researchers who invite...

When We’re In Love What Happens In Our Brain And Body?

13Dec

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LOVE

When We’re In Love What Happens In Our Brain And Body?

What happens in our brain and body when we’re in love? Love dominates our popular culture and is the subject of countless songs, movies, and works of literature and art. But what’s happening in our body when we feel love? Love is difficult to define, but can be described as an intense feeling of deep affection. At the most basic level, science sees love as a cocktail of chemicals released by the brain. From an evolutionary perspective, romantic love evolved from the primitive animal drive to find and keep preferred mates. Love keeps people bonded and committed to one another, to raise children through infancy. This ensures our species will continue to reproduce, survive and thrive. However, romantic love is not just about reproduction. Some argue we should consider love a motivation, like ...