9 Gems From OWN’s Black Love Documentary

Cory and Tia

As a fan of Tia and Tamera’s now defunct reality show, I can say that it was really refreshing to see these two sit down together. Cory always seemed to be avoiding the camera when he was on the show. So I was happy to see him talk so open and honestly about their love in this special. Cory shared the story of the first time he and Tia went out together with a group of other friends, including her sister Tamera. Cory said that the whole night he had a bouquet of flowers in the trunk of his car and he was thinking of ways to give them to her without her friends seeing the whole thing. He recounted the story, saying that it was corny. But Tia says it was the moment that her heart melted.

Later, when Cory realized he was ready to marry her, he felt that he wasn’t financially stable enough. Still, he said that he had faith in himself and in God. So he told himself, “Ima step up and God’s going to take care of us.”