Why Relationship Status Shouldn't Define Black Women
I wrote a letter to myself, during my senior year of high school, that still makes me smile. In it I expressed my joy of finally being done with a chapter of my life that wasn’t easy. I also talked about my dreams of traveling the world, writing books, and not being tied down by a man. In my 18-year-old mind, being married meant a lack of freedom and having to relinquish the person I aspired to be. Even seeing healthy images of marriage, I honestly didn’t buy into two people