“I’m not saying this to shake you up/I’m just saying this to wake you up/It’s all good when we’re making love/All I ask is don’t take our love for granted…”—Lil Wayne On more than one occasion, I’ve been in relationships where I felt like I was being taken for granted. I was 100% committed to […]
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Crying for Help
Dear Shan Tell’em, I have been dating a guy for 10 years off and on. He has been abusive physically and emotionally, and I’ve tried to date other men but he ruins the relationship. What makes matters worse is that he is married with children and he has children with me.
Is She Using Me?
Dear ShanTell’em, I’m a 35-year-old single man living in California. I have been involved with a woman I met through a mutual friend for about three months now. She does not want to commit, but expects me to do everything that a boyfriend should.
The Value of Setting Standards
People let you down all the time. They make choices that you may not agree with, break promises they said they never would, and simply do not follow through. When it comes to relationships, this tends to affect us on a much deeper level. Perhaps it’s because we’re in love, feel like we’ve given ourselves […]
Why Netflix & Chill is ‘Ill’ for Relationships
I remember the first time someone attempted to turn me into a booty call. I was 19, home from college for the summer and looking to have a bit of fun. My friends and I would go to the lakefront, and towards the end of the summer, we randomly met these guys there one night. […]
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