My Favorite Books

  • The Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • Perfect Timing by Brenda Jackson
  • The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
  • The entire Harry Potter Series
  • The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
  • Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey
  • What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci
  • Midnight by Sista Souljah

Monday, July 20, 2009

Relationships sans Friendship

... It just doesn't work. How can you have a fully functioning relationship with a man/woman (whatever suits you best) if you can't call this person a friend? Your significant other should be someone you can go to about almost anything. Family problems? Can't find your girls to bitch and moan to? Why not call up your boyfriend. He's most likely always offering his shoulder. He may not understand what's going on, but he'll listen. And most of the time, that's all we want anyway. It's healthy for him to be there for you and for you to be there for him. Men don't always go crying to their girlfriends when things go bad, but sometimes, they really do need your shoulder.

So what happens when the man you love isn't available for more than a hug? Life is pulling him in all different directions and that friend you thought you had disappeared. No longer are you two staying up late at night discussing politics or your shoe fetish. You rarely get a phone call saying goodnight. Is this what the end is? Once the friendship goes, what's next?

XoXo,
T

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