Life, Faith &Love™

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I saw this post and thought it spoke volumes. I agree with everything Funke Fatai said in this post. I believe there are gender roles, especially in the African culture, with expectations for the man to provide the money and the woman to cook and clean. Society puts such a heavy burden on the man to provide a lifestyle for the woman that she can't provide for herself. Now granted, I do believe a man SHOULD provide for his woman and his family. It is part of his responsibility to be a provider. I also think part of a woman's responsibility is to cook, clean and nurture her family. BUT I believe people forget that relationships, whether dating or marriage is a partnership. BOTH parties should bring something to the table. The man should provide, but that doesn't mean he can't help around the house with cleaning and cooking. Also, I strongly encourage women to have their own "bags" aka money. The Proverbs 31 woman ...

Valentine's day is right around the corner and everyone is making plans to get booed up. I'm all for finding love, but sometimes we try really hard to get someone to like us, that we have no business talking to. I am a woman and I can only speak from a ladies perspective, but sometimes women try so hard to gain a man's attention, that we can make ourselves an option, instead of his number one selection. You send the text messages, buy the gifts, try to initiate hanging out, but the guy is not reciprocating? Or maybe he's reciprocating, but just enough to keep you interested in him because he likes the attention you give him, but he's just not 100% clear with his intentions for you? If this is your situation, sis I advice you to let go. Quick story time: there was a time I was interested in a man. I'm typically very old fashion and I believe the man should pursue the woman, but I found myself trying to shoot my shot at this guy. I told him that I was catc...