Black Dating: Single and Parenting? How to Navigate Online Dating as a Busy Parent
When Carlos, a 38-year-old single dad, first thought about dipping his toes back into the dating pool, he felt overwhelmed. Between juggling a full-time job and caring for his two kids (ages 8 and 5), his free time was almost nonexistent. The idea of swiping through profiles after the kid’s bedtime or finding a sitter […]
Black Dating: No More First-Date Jitters: Confidence for Meeting Your Online Match
Avery’s heart was pounding as she sat in her car, parked outside the café where she was about to meet Jonah, a guy she had been talking to on a dating app for three weeks. In the virtual chats, Jonah was funny, thoughtful, and easy to talk to. But now, moments away from meeting face […]
Black Dating: The New Dating App Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts for Modern Romantics
Megan stared at her phone, bewildered. She had just received yet another one-line opener from a match that simply read, “hey sexy, you look hot.” She cringed; not only was it disrespectful, but the bar for effort was clearly in the basement. Meanwhile, her friend Alex was on the other side of town, rolling his […]
Vanessa was excited about Tom, a guy she met on a dating site. His messages were charming, and he seemed eager to meet. Yet, something in her gut nagged at her. He often dodged details about his life when she asked what he did for work; he gave a vague “I am in business” and […]
Mikaela opened her dating app for the fourth time that evening and sighed. Swipe, swipe, swipe… It was starting to feel less like flirting and more like a part-time job. She could not remember the last time she was excited about a conversation lately; it was a blur of small talk that went nowhere or […]
Black Dating: Staying Safe and Optimistic: Finding Love in the Digital Age
Late one evening, Priya sat in her living room recounting to her roommate a recent date that had gone very wrong. She had met up with a guy from an app without much planning he picked her up at her apartment for a drive. Midway through the evening, he began pressuring her to come over […]
Black Dating: Swipe Right with Confidence: Building an Authentic Online Dating Profile
Samantha sighed as she scrolled through her dating app, seeing the same lacklustre responses. She had a profile full of generic lines, “I like to have fun,” “Love to laugh”, and a couple of blurry group photos. After weeks with few matches and conversations fizzling out, she wondered what she was doing wrong. One night, […]
Black Dating: Swipe Right with Confidence: Building an Authentic Online Dating Profile
Samantha sighed as she scrolled through her dating app, seeing the same lacklustre responses. She had a profile full of generic lines, “I like to have fun,” “Love to laugh”, and a couple of blurry group photos. After weeks with few matches and conversations fizzling out, she wondered what she was doing wrong. One night, […]
Black Dating: Rebuilding Confidence: How to Regain Your Dating Confidence After Divorce
Divorce can do a number on one self self-esteem, especially when it comes to feeling desirable or worthy of love again. If you are feeling like your confidence got left in the ruins of your last relationship, this article is for you. The good news is, confidence can be rebuilt like a muscle that grows […]
After a divorce, some people are eager to “complete” their journey by finding a new life partner. Especially if you hate being single or feel like you lost years in a bad marriage, you might be tempted to fast-track a serious relationship or remarriage. Yet, counterintuitive as it sounds, slowing down often leads to better […]