For Black women, the days of demanding loyalty, love, and care in the midst of struggle love must come to an end.

On the last season of Love & Marriage: DC, viewers watched a Monique and Chris Samuels worked through a rough patch in their marriage. Monique Samuels was more than nervous about the longevity of their union after they hit the 10-year-mark. As Monique pressed for Chris improve his communication among other things, he struggled to meet […]

Monique Samuels wants fans to know she's the only reliable source out there when it comes to news about her marriage.

You’d think maybe I’d be quick to get rid of the name. But there’s a lot that happens when you change your name, emotionally and practically. Here’s what to expect after changing your last name.

You’ve given up on pet names, sweet tones, playful teasing, or any type of language that softens up talk about things like laundry and grocery shopping. If someone were to hear you talk to each other, they’d believe you were just roommates.

So, you won’t let your partner support you because you think it’s anti-feminist. Isn’t doing whatever the f&*k you want the most feminist thing of all?

Are you required to keep up your looks for your spouse? Do things change once you get married?

We're expected to work, cook, clean, and pop out kids, which is fine if that's what you so choose to do. But what exactly do we ask of men these days?

If you’re pulling out your your best moves in bed before he’s even taken you to a movie, you have to consider what you both have to look forward to and the tone you may be setting for the relationship. A man should earn your inner freak.

If you're disappointed about someone's treatment of you, for the sake of your own personal health and the health of your friendship/relationship, say something ASAP.

LOVE

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to get married and having children, there’s nothing wrong with setting a timeline for yourself, but sometimes you have to fall back and let life happen.