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		<title>JoeyPinkney.com Book Review: The Only Way is Up by Folake Taylor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 04:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JoeyPinkney.com Book Review The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an Immigrant by Folake Taylor (CreateSpace) 4 out of 5 Stars Folake Taylor&#8217;s The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an Immigrant gives interesting perspectives on various topics from a woman who is not native to America but is well versed in American [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JoeyPinkney.com Book Review<br />
<em>The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an  Immigrant</em><br />
by Folake Taylor<br />
(CreateSpace)<br />
4 out of 5 Stars</p>
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<p>Folake  Taylor&#8217;s <em>The Only Way is Up: The Journey of an Immigrant</em> gives  interesting perspectives on various topics from a woman who is not  native to America but is well versed in American culture. Born in  Nigeria, raised in the U.K. and living in the U.S., Folake Taylor&#8217;s  viewpoint on things such as being a Christian, obtaining and maintaining  a healthy weight, and the positive effects of traveling around the  world, comes from the wisdom of experiencing different cultures up close  and personal. This can be very relevant to the American reader seeking  to gain a better understanding of what can be achieved in life in on  American soil.</p>
<p>What makes Taylor&#8217;s book a powerful document is  that the author gives her personal<span id="more-3747"></span> blueprint to a life filled with more  success and less stress. Taylor moved to the US from the UK and went on  to become an MD by staying true to God, being patient and being  persistent. If the reader is seeking solutions to getting out of a rut  or confirmation that they are going in the right direction, this book is  perfect. If the reader is not looking to change, this book may quickly  become boring unless you like reading a good story.</p>
<p>A lot of the  things Taylor discusses are not groundbreaking, and she explains that  early in <em>The Only Way Is Up</em>. With a great editor, this book can  really take off. What holds <em>The Only Way is Up</em> back small things  like sentence structure and concise idea flow. One funny mistake in this  book is a section where Taylor speaks about the probability that a  female will marry a professional athlete. For her example, she makes the  point that it&#8217;s unlikely that any person will easily marry a  professional basketball player. Instead of using NBA, she uses MBA. The  first time I thought, &#8220;Maybe she&#8217;s saying that a person is unlikely to  find a mate that has a Master&#8217;s in Business Administration.&#8221; The second  time she used MBA in the context of an NBA player, I couldn&#8217;t help but  shake my head and giggle at the medical-doctor-turned-author. It is like  when my wise mother talks about cell phone technology, just as cute as  it is wrong.</p>
<p>What makes <em>The Only Way is Up</em> such an easy  read is Taylor&#8217;s voice. I didn&#8217;t feel like I was sitting in a creaky,  wooden desk while Taylor points at me with a ruler telling what&#8217;s wrong  with me and what&#8217;s right with her. Instead, I felt like Taylor was  sitting on the couch with me sharing her wisdom. When she shares her  experience with motherhood, I didn&#8217;t feel like she was trying to teach  me anything. Instead, I learned from Taylor as she expressed the joys  and challenges of raising her beautiful daughter. Although I&#8217;m a married  man, Taylor&#8217;s advice on being a single woman and finding a potential  husband was very enlightening. During this section and the one about her  childhood in Nigeria and the U.K., Taylor gives a glimpse into the  possibilities of growing up outside of the U.S. Those same recollections  of her past also serve to show how the difference in environment and  experiences leads to a different outlook from the average American  reader.</p>
<p>Although Taylor&#8217;s parents are both highly-educated,  well-traveled professors and Taylor is well-travelled, her life is not  without struggles and trials. What sets her <em>The Only Way is Up</em> apart from other books in its genre is she does not focus on the  negativity of her struggle as an immigrant or as a person of color.  Instead, those trials and tribulations are points of reflection for  betterment. There is a point in the book where she discusses her life  principles. The one about knowing one&#8217;s history stood out. Although  self-explanatory, her reasoning for you learning about your history and  knowing your place in it were eye-opening when put in the proper  context: a Black woman of Nigerian and English descent actively learning  about African-American history to help her better understand the  struggles and some of the problems that Black people go through in  America.</p>
<p>A great way to know who you are as a person and to  better understand your culture is to travel to another country. Many  times, Americans in general and African-Americans specifically, can not  see the forest for the trees in terms of their place in the world. We  can not see the barriers we set in front of ourselves because of being  wrapped up in our day-to-day activities. The beauty of reading <em>The  Only Way is Up</em> is being able to read about the experiences and  perspectives of a person who is not from here. Taylor has a way of  ebbing and flowing between reminiscing and advising that blends so well  together that the reader might get wrapped up in the literary ride and  learn a thing or two.</p>
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		<title>JoeyPinkney.com Highlight: Hail Mary Publishing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 12:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Pinkney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With this post, I had to do something a little different. I want to highlight Hail Mary Publishing. I can&#8217;t remember how I came across this logo, but it instantly made me smile. This is the wittiest incorporation of the things that come to mind to make an image for a publishing company&#8217;s name that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With this post, I had to do something a little different. I want to  highlight Hail Mary Publishing. I can&#8217;t remember how I came across this  logo, but it instantly made me smile. This is the wittiest incorporation  of the things that come to mind to make an image for a publishing  company&#8217;s name that I&#8217;ve ever seen.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">You can&#8217;t beat it: nun in a  dress in her quarterback stance with football cocked back!<span id="more-3723"></span> I had to  show my wife, my colleague, my co-workers: anybody I knew would laugh  either with me or at me&#8230;</p>
<p>As I dug deeper, I found even more  interesting stuff going on with this publishing company. In an effort to  make a collective effort to promote the work of authors of all levels  of popularity, Hail Mary Publishing has various projects in place that  make the publishing company and the authors equally active in the  process.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">When you listen to this interview, keep in mind that it takes more than a two-year-old hopping in my lap begging for candy or a storm in New York to stop me from making my segment a success!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Towards the end, Don kicks a poem for me. That inspired me, and I had to share my poetic inclinations. You&#8217;ll get a sneak peak at the poem that can be found at the end of my short story &#8220;Like Father, Like Son&#8221; from the anthology The Soul Of A Man.</p>
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		<title>5 Minutes, 5 Questions With&#8230; Dashaun &#8220;Jiwe&#8221; Morris, author of The War of the Bloods in My Veins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Pinkney</dc:creator>
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Dashaun Jiwe Morris, author of <em> War of the Bloods in My Veins</em><br />
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<p>At age 9 Jiwe&#8217;s mother, battling a drug addiction, sent him far away to live with relatives. Two years later, the streets finally forced him to commit his first drive by, initiating him into a hellish life of gang bangin&#8217;. By age 25, while sitting in a jail cell fighting a charge of attempted murder, and awaiting the birth of his first child, Jiwe had enough. He began penning his memoir as a form of personal therapy, as a way to warn parents, and as a way educate society why food, shelter, and clothing are not enough to keep our kids from the clutches of the streets.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write War of the Bloods in My Veins?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dashaun Jiwe Morris:</strong> The inspiration came from me sitting in a prison cell with the idea of having to raise my daughter from behind that wall. Sitting in isolation gave me the time I needed to really take a look at my life. It allowed me to dig deep and focus on where I had been, where I was and where I wanted to go. And one thing was for certain, I wasn&#8217;t trying to raise my daughter while in prison. <strong><br />
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<p><strong>JP: What sets your story apart from other memoirs written by gang members making a change for the better?</strong></p>
<p><strong>DJM:</strong> I just think I was able to capture more of the emotional toll gang life has on us. I didn&#8217;t focus much on the war stories as much as the psychological tear it had on me. I wanted to put a human face to the guy behind the gun and bandana. I wanted to talk directly to the YG&#8217;s still out there lost and hopeless, and I wanted to speak directly to the women that are raising them.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>JP: As an author, what are the keys to your success that lead to War of the Bloods in My Veins getting out to the public?</strong></p>
<p><strong>DJM:</strong> The key to my success was taking a chance. I stepped out and spoke on my pain. I invited specific people into my life in return for healing. I did what I think most who come from where I come from fear doing: change.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong>JP: Gangs are very close knit and secretive. How are you able to explore and explain your life without backlash from the Bloods?</strong></p>
<p><strong>DJM:</strong> First off, I got permission from my elders to speak. But secondly, that&#8217;s a silly stereotype homie. That is so 70&#8242;s and 80&#8242;s back when Bloods and Crips were relatively new. Its nothing going in in gang life now that the world or the powers to be don&#8217;t know about. I didn&#8217;t talk about things like how operations were ran or the list of OG&#8217;s top to bottom. I spoke on my life, myself and what I&#8217;ve been through. No different than how rappers and singers express and speak on their pain and life stories in their lyrics.  I just did it in the form of a book. Plus, I&#8217;m well respected around this country. So many of my peers, elders and youngsters are proud of what I was able to do. Just know many of us want a better life.<strong><br />
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<p><strong>JP: What&#8217;s next for Dashaun Jiwe Morris?</strong></p>
<p><strong>DJM:</strong> I&#8217;ve already begun to work on my second book. It&#8217;s part two to War of the Bloods in my veins. I have a documentary I&#8217;m featured in coming out on the Sundance Channel in September of 2009 produced by Forest Whitaker, Marc Levin, and Mark Benjamin. Its a six-part 30 minutes series exploring the challenges of my city, Newark, NJ. Lastly, I have a movie option in place as we speak. Marc Levin will direct the movie to my book, so that will be set to hit theaters in 2010. I&#8217;ve been pretty busy with traveling and speaking. I&#8217;m thankful and blessed to have the opportunity to give back and make some positive change in my life.<a href="http://jiweera.com/"><br />
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		<title>The 14 Days After Q&amp;A Grande Finale: Each author gets a special question just for him or her.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joey Pinkney</dc:creator>
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<p><strong>For Tanya White: Some people are addicted to drama-filled relationships, and they don&#8217;t even know they are.  Does your book address how to recognize if a person is co-dependent to toxic relationships?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tanya White:</strong> Yes. In my book <em>Relationship Reruns, </em>I address the 20 keys to finding &#8220;R-E-S-T&#8221; from toxic relationship messes such both parties showing respect, encouragement, steadfastness and trustworthiness. For an explanation of the other 16 keys, read Episode 9 of <em>Relationship Reruns.</em></p>
<p><strong>For Dedan Tolbert: What topic would you say people  in relationships have the hardest time discussing: money or sex?</strong></p>
<p>Dedan Tolbert: Both  topics have the potential to be the source of a great deal of conflict.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be this way though. The foundation  of all relationships needs to be communication and honesty. If you have  these two things, you will rarely &#8220;argue&#8221; about anything. Money  and Sex can be topics that two people can disagree about because of  their sensitive nature. If you communicate effectively, they shouldn&#8217;t  be a problem.</p>
<p>Women  need to remember that men have sensitive egos about money as well as  sex. When it comes to sex, all men want to believe that they are the  best partner their mate has ever had, and she is 100% satisfied. To find  out that&#8217;s not the case can be devastating for some men and cause  them to not want to do it at all.</p>
<p>Money is a similar subject. Men want to be the breadwinners in the home. If they&#8217;re not, they at least want to feel like they are. As far as bills are concerned, there needs to be a conversation about who&#8217;s going to pay for what, so that when the bills come there aren&#8217;t any surprises.</p>
<p>Without  good communication and honestly, the smallest of problems can turn into  huge disputes in the home.</p>
<p><strong>For Cassandra Washington: If  you were to take all your topics into consideration and only choose  one, what would you say is the biggest misconception men have about  women?  And why?</strong></p>
<p>The biggest misconception about women is that they are complicated creatures. This is completely false. Every woman, no matter what type of woman she is, from earthy to high-maintenance to mellow, from rich to poor, doesn&#8217;t matter, they all want the same thing: some &#8220;Act-Right&#8221;.</p>
<p>What is &#8220;Act-Right&#8221; you ask? It&#8217;s simple. It&#8217;s saying what you mean, meaning what you say and doing what you said you were going to do. Plain and simple. At the end of the day, we want some Act-Right. If you give it to us, you&#8217;ll get everything your heart desires and the most peace your existence can enjoy.</p>
<p>Asking for &#8220;Act-Right&#8221; is not being petty or ridiculous. When you think about it, it&#8217;s directly correlated to honesty. If you say you love someone and don&#8217;t mean it, that&#8217;s a lie. Right? If you say you&#8217;re going to call at six that night, but know you probably won&#8217;t call until you get back from the club at three the next morning, that&#8217;s a lie. And no one wants a liar, right? Right.</p>
<p><strong>For Big Boom: Some women feel they can change a man. In your opinion, can a sucka be reformed? Does your book address that possibility?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Big Boom:</strong> No, a woman can not change a man! She might think that he&#8217;s a changed man, but the moment you make him mad he will go back to being the same old person. If you let him change himself, he probably would ask God to help him. You will at least end up with a man that is trying.</p>
<p>Can a sucka be reformed? Yes, when he finds out after all this time being a sucka has no value. It&#8217;s many ways for a man to change. What I found that works best for me was prayer. I address that in my first book, &#8221; IF YOU WANT CLOSURE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP START WITH YOUR LEGS&#8221;.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>I fell in love with my best friend&#8217;s wife. I think she likes me, too. I&#8217;m single and don&#8217;t want to ruin my relationship or their marriage. But the attraction is overwhelming. What should I do?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cassandra Washington: </strong>This is no doubt a sticky situation and one that should be avoided at all costs. I have to question if that is really your best friend if you have fallen for his wife. True friends don&#8217;t do that, to be quite honest with you. In any case, you&#8217;ve fallen, so now it&#8217;s time to deal with the heart of the matter: this union will never work, even if it works. This means that if she does leave her husband for you, she will never truly be yours.</p>
<p>The cycle can very well continue, and you to be the one  that&#8217;s left hanging in the future. Why even waste your time or risk your  friendship for a situation that is doomed to fail from the beginning?  At the end of the day, you are going to do what you want to do. However,  if you go with your mind and not your head, I&#8217;m sure you will do  the right thing.<strong></strong></p>
<p><strong>Big Boom: </strong>Get ready to die! And go to hell! It&#8217;s too many single women in this world for you to break up someone&#8217;s home.<br />
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Dedan Tolbert: </strong>If  this man is truly your best friend, you need to end this relationship  with his wife immediately. No friendship is worth ruing over something  that&#8217;s just an attraction. You said you fell in love, so this  sounds like it&#8217;s more than just an attraction.</p>
<p>You may want to remove yourself from the situation all together. Stop  going to family get-togethers and cookouts where you know you&#8217;ll be  around her. That will only cause trouble and lead to temptation. If  you want to preserve the friendship, I wouldn&#8217;t recommend telling  your friend about this affair&#8230; Sometimes its best to just walk away.<br />
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Tanya White:</strong> NOTHING! Married people are off limits no matter how much the marriage is in jeopardy. Your attraction, while valid, may be temporary due to other feelings such as loneliness, loss, etc.</p>
<p>No matter what the wife&#8217;s feelings are towards you are, you seriously need to distance yourself from that couple until you conquer these inappropriate feelings towards your best friend&#8217;s wife.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>I broke up with my ex-boyfriend months ago. I told him to leave me alone, so I can heal. He texts me all the time saying, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t want to mislead you. You are not the one for me.&#8221; But he also texts, &#8220;I miss you. I want you here so bad. Can we get together.&#8221; I still love him, but I don&#8217;t need the hurt and pain. What should I do?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dedan Tolbert:</strong> Your  ex-boyfriend&#8217;s hurtful text messages/letters/voicemails etc&#8230;were  coming from the emotional part of his personality that&#8217;s having a  hard time dealing with your break up. Men are typically looked at as  the strong ones in relationships but that doesn&#8217;t mean that we don&#8217;t  have feelings. Breaking up hurts both people involved. Some people deal  with break ups better than others. Sometimes, women do things like break  car windows&#8230; Sometimes, men write hurtful letters. These are all unhealthy  ways to deal with heartbreak.</p>
<p>The  fact that he&#8217;s sending you completely opposite messages saying I miss  you and I love you is because his heart is conflicted. I usually advise  couples who are recently broken up to refrain from any contact for a  while because everything is still fresh, and that&#8217;s when the unhealthy  behavior is most likely to occur.</p>
<p>What  you need to do is remember why the two of your broke up in the first  place. If the reasons are so bad that you know you can&#8217;t be happy  with him again, you need to walk away for good. If you think your problems  are fixable, then give it a try with a clean slate. You can&#8217;t be happy  in the future if you continue to constantly  bring up the problems from your past. Forgive each other once and for  all and then move on so you can truly be happy.</p>
<p><strong>Cassandra Washington:</strong> You should stop retaining in  your memory the texts you want to read, and retain the texts that pain  you to the core such as: &#8220;You are not the one for me&#8221;. All that  &#8220;I miss you&#8221; and &#8220;Can we get together&#8221; is simply &#8220;I&#8217;m horny, can  I get some?&#8221; Please don&#8217;t confuse it for anything more that what  it is. If you do, you must not be too tired of the hurt and pain he  has already put you through because you obviously want more of it,  to put it simple and plain.</p>
<p><strong>Tanya White:</strong> It sounds as though he wants to keep stringing you along until he finds a new love. If you really do not want to receive the texts, then delete them or block his number out so that you will not receive them. Contrary what society and the media have tricked us into believing, love does not hurt or cause pain. Love is freeing, respectful, unconditional and always wants the best for all parties involved.</p>
<p><strong>Big </strong><strong>Boom:</strong> Change your phone number and find something to do with your down time, put the love that you was giving him back into yourself and prepare for a new life.</p>
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		<title>The 14 Days After Q&amp;A: How do I get my boyfriend of 8 yrs to understand my desire to marry him with losing him?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>My boyfriend and I have been together for 8 years. I want to get married, he&#8217;s not ready. How do I get him to understand how important marriage is to our relationship without risking losing him altogether?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cassandra Washington:</strong> After 8 years, you have to  wonder what is truly keeping him from making your union legal?   This is a discussion that most definitely needs to take place. Do not  worry about it being the right place, or the right time, because quite  frankly, if it&#8217;s been 8 years, obviously he&#8217;s uncomfortable with  the idea of legal commitment, and therefore, any time the subject is  brought up will make him sweat. Whenever you talk to him, be sure to  not whine, beg, give ultimatums, or complain. Simply question the direction  of your relationship, if he sees marriage in the near future, and if  not, what is keeping him from that path? Eight years is a long time  to dance around a subject, and an even longer time to find out that  your bond is not moving forward, but in circles. So just go for it,  and let the chips fall where they may.<br />
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</strong><strong>Big </strong> <strong>Boom:</strong> You need to tell God and not him, some men want to be a life time boyfriend, If he wanted to marry you,  you would of been married 7 years ago. Because a man in love do not wait that long., because he cannot afford to lose you.</p>
<p><strong>Tanya White:</strong> I get these scenarios all of the time.  If one party is not ready for the next level such as marriage there is literally nothing you can do to &#8220;make&#8221; him understand.  First, analyze why you really want to marry this person.  Even though you have been together for 8 years, you really have not been together for 8 years because you are not on the same page as to the future of the relationship.  Many times people confuse length of time with the longevity of success.  You need to be honest with yourself to see if the relationship has run its&#8217; course.  Forcing or nagging your boyfriend into marriage may get you a wedding but not a healthy marriage and eventual divorce.</p>
<p><strong>Dedan Tolbert:</strong> In  this situation, your concern shouldn&#8217;t be about him. It needs to be  about you and your happiness. If a man isn&#8217;t ready to marry you after  eight years, he doesn&#8217;t want to get married&#8230; or at least not to  you. Men who wait this long before really committing are playing some  sort of game. Usually it means he&#8217;s still out there looking for the  next best thing. You would be wise to give him a timetable or ultimatum.  If you don&#8217;t you could find yourself alone after eight years with  nothing to show for it.</p>
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		<title>The 14 Days After Q&amp;A: How do I cope with not trusting my girfriend after catching her with another woman?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My girlfriend of seven months recently told me that she cheated on her last boyfriend twice with the female I thought was just her friend. She&#8217;s assured me that that&#8217;s a thing of the past, but she talks to and texts her best friend all the time. How do I cope with the feeling that [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>My girlfriend of seven months recently told me that she cheated on her last boyfriend twice with the female I thought was just her friend. She&#8217;s assured me that that&#8217;s a thing of the past, but she talks to and texts her best friend all the time. How do I cope with the feeling that there&#8217;s more than meets the eye?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Big Boom:</strong> There are 3 things you could do: 1. Have a three-some. 2. Be a fool. 3. End the relationship because you will never trust her.<br />
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Tanya White:</strong> I respect the fact that she confided her inappropriate behavior. You must trust your mate. She has done something specifically in the relationship which has made you doubt her trust then you two need to discuss it.  If you can not trust her then you are not going to have a healthy or fulfilling relationship.</p>
<p><strong>Dedan Tolbert:</strong> With  any relationship, there needs to be a certain level of trust. You can&#8217;t  be with someone when you can&#8217;t be 100% sure what they&#8217;re telling you  is the truth. In this situation, I would ask her one final time if her  cheating ways are behind her. When she tells you that they are&#8230;leave  it at that.</p>
<p>If down the line certain behavior raises red flags, you  need confront her about it and come to a mutually beneficial resolution.  If that&#8217;s not possible, then you have to ask yourself if that&#8217;s  a situation you want to remain a part of.</p>
<p><strong>Cassandra Washington:</strong> Trust is a big component of  a lasting relationship. If there is no trust, there is no relationship,  simple and plain. Before you allow your paranoia to get the best of  you, simply have a discussion with your mate and express how you are  feeling a bit unsure about the current situation.</p>
<p>Telling her to remove  her best friend from her life is not an option . If this &#8220;best  friend&#8221; is a lover as well, former or current, then it might not be  that unreasonable. If she has anything to say about it, ask her to put  the shoe on the other foot and see how she would feel then.</p>
<p>In any case,  intuition is a gift given to you to protect your heart. When it starts  knocking at your door, you better answer.</p>
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		<title>The 14 Days After Q&amp;A: Would racial boundaries break if we had more interracial dating and interracial marriages?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you think more racial boundaries would break if more people were to date or marry interracially? Tanya White: Yes, I believe that. The more diversity we see amongst marriages, communities and churches, then the more racial boundaries would diminish. Dedan Tolbert: I think that many racial boundaries would be broken if people were more [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Do you think more racial boundaries would break if more people were to date or marry interracially?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Tanya White:</strong> Yes, I believe that. The more diversity we see amongst marriages, communities and churches, then the more racial boundaries would diminish.</p>
<p><strong>Dedan Tolbert:</strong> I think  that many racial boundaries would be broken if people were more comfortable  dating outside their race. I believe  that men and women are more than justified in dating people of other  races. No one should be put down or called derogatory terms like  &#8220;sell out&#8221; for the choices they make when it comes to finding a  mate. True love is hard enough to find without putting all types of  stipulations on it.</p>
<p>When I  see beautiful black women with white men, it doesn&#8217;t bother me at  all especially if they look happy. I&#8217;m not going to hate on that white  man. In fact, I&#8217;m going to give him props because he must be doing  his thing to keep a beautiful black sister like that. If anything, seeing  something like that would only motivate me to continue doing my thing  and maybe even step my game up.</p>
<p><strong>Cassandra Washington:</strong> Absolutely not. There  are a lot of people dating and marrying interracially right now, and  race is still an issue. As long as we are on this green earth, race  will unfortunately be the elephant in the room because of the global society we live in. It&#8217;s a vicious cycle.</p>
<p>We have made waves  and strides, but the struggle still continues. The problem just isn&#8217;t  interracial. It&#8217;s within races as well. Light skin versus Dark skin,  the issue is still here. It&#8217;s going to take a lot of effort for  it to go away. Bottom line, people should love who they want to love  and be with who they want to be with, regardless of race.</p>
<p><strong>Big Boom:</strong> No, it could make it worst because some people can never get past the thought. However, interracial friends can actually help break the boundaries.</p>
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