Remember when Biggie Smalls dedicated his first single to the teachers that told him that he’d amount to nothing? Well, we didn’t get that deep with this week’s edition of Madame Of The Street but we sure got some funny stories about folks’ experience with crazy teachers. Check it out!

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Shacking up, living in sin, cohabiting, getting to know someone before you make it official–if you ever make it official, are all terms that could be applied to living with someone before you get married. While some are vehemently against the idea for personal or even spiritual reasons, others feel it’s a great way to see what you’re getting yourself into. We took to the streets of New York to see what a couple of pedestrians thought about the subject. See what they had to say.

What do you think, should couples live together first?

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We’ve all been there…felt like we couldn’t live without a person in our lives but then realize that all that passion dissipates once the make-out session is over. It’s a blurry line between love and lust people! Do you know the difference at this point? Per our usual, Madame Noire and Veronica Wells took to the streets of Manhattan to find out from everyday people if they’ve ever confused lust for love.

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The line between friendship and cut buddy can get blurry sometimes. And several people have ended up in the sheets with someone who was once just a friend. We took to the streets of New Orleans to see if some of these people had done just that. See what they had to say about the subject in the video above. If you’ve been there and done that, be sure to let us know how things worked out for you and your “friend” in the comments section below.

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Unfortunately, a lot of folks go through dry spells in their marriage – a time when sex is nowhere to be had. Would you be able to handle living in a sexless marriage yourself? We took to the streets of New York to find out.

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Most of us have one. Surprisingly, there are plenty of people who can manage to mask their mental instability. But eventually the crazy comes out and you have to decide whether you can deal with their madness or if you have to leave. We spoke to some people on the streets of New York about their crazy exes. You won’t believe what some of them had to say.

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Most of our parents have the best intentions but sometimes they can be completely off base when it comes to the advice they give. We took to the streets of New York to see what some of that suspect advice was. There were some interesting responses. Once you’ve watched, let us know what pieces of advice your parents may have given you that was a little less than sound.

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Considering that Black people experience so much racism in the world, is it possible for us to be “racist?” Per our usual, we took to the streets of New York to find out from the people themselves. Let us know what you think in the comments section. We want to know!

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Sometimes in the dating game, we are led astray by bad advice. Sometimes, in fact, our love lives looks like a case of the blind leading the blind. But not all advice is misleading  - it’s just about figuring out which advice to take seriously. Per our usual, we took to the streets of Manhattan to find out from everyday folk  Who Should You NOT Take Relationship Advice From? 

We want to hear from you as well. Sound off in our comments section below!

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We should’ve known we were going to get some crazy, out-there responses to this question of “what you should not do on a first date?” Check out what the colorful residents of New York had to say and let us know your response in the comments below!

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