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I'm a writer daylighting as a banker! I started this blog as a single woman in my 30s, and while it has blossomed to include conversations on spirituality and travel, the basic premise is still relationships. I like exploring love relationships (they're fascinating) and the idea that we take ourselves wherever we go (from relationship to relationship, city to city, country to country, etc.) So self assessment is always necessary for growth. And you know if I'm writing about relationships (romantic and otherwise), topics also include dating, lust, the single life, getting ready to be ready (for whatever kind of relationship you envision), etc.

Thanks for joining me on this journey. If we're doing it right, expansion is ongoing. We never stop. This blog evolves, as I do. But -- I can only write from a woman's perspective, for us, and for those who love us.

• Getting Grounded – Meditate on That

  By myfemalepersuasion on November 10, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  The Universe never ceases to amaze me. Things are always lining up. Is that correct? Answer: Yes. That’s one of my beliefs that propels me through life – things are always lining up. Another one is: There is always someone… Read More ›

• Don’t Read Too Much Into It

  By myfemalepersuasion on November 8, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  If you know me, you know I love a good song where the lyrics move me and make me think “I wish I had written that!” I also love a good concert. Live entertainment is absolutely one of my favorite… Read More ›

• Hello From the Other Side

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 23, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Clearly, there’s been a void in my life that only Adele could fill! I’ve truly missed her and her genius lyricism. Some of my favorite lines have come from her songs. Her new release “Hello” is a stark reminder that… Read More ›

• Baby Fever

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 19, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  The craziest thing happened to me in Cleveland this weekend! I secretly fell in love with my cousin’s friend’s son. He’s 3 years old and rambunctious. Full of wonderment and questions – and of course, very active! So, so cute…. Read More ›

• When You Show Up to a New Relationship with Old Shit

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 8, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  Several of my women friends have gone on dating hiatuses at some point or another. I can’t tell you their reasons because I don’t know. But anytime I’ve taken a break – well first off, I’ve been in long term… Read More ›

• My Love of Black Women (Let Me Count the Ways)

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 4, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Of course my love of black women runs deep. I’m a black woman. My daughter is a black woman. My mother. My friends are generally women of color – and so on and so forth. I love our range of… Read More ›

• Can You Pay My BILLS? No? Well You Are Not a Real Man.

  By myfemalepersuasion on September 29, 2015 • ( 29 )

  

  Is it true that a man is only a real man if he can take care of his woman financially and provide for all her needs (I.e. bills, clothes, food, shelter, incidentals, etc.)? Never mind if he’s abusive. Can he… Read More ›

• If the Fuck Don’t Feel Right

  By myfemalepersuasion on September 25, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  I just read this article on Grace Jones where she rails against certain forces that make women seem ill equipped or crazy for taking on positions of power that are generally held by men – and more specifically misogyny in… Read More ›