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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.

• Hurricane Sandy Made Me Single

  By myfemalepersuasion on November 1, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Hurricane Sandy – Image Courtesy of Wikipedia.org Actually – Hurricane Sandy just reminded me of how single I am. During the calm before the storm, I was optimistic about the power staying on in my part of town. But I… Read More ›

• On Her Birthday – Keeping My Sister

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 24, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  My sister Keke would have been forty years old today. I am her keeper because I still listen to her words of advice. She was the first person I would call when I was a bind or an emotional wreck…. Read More ›

• Ladies: Our Male Friends Have Motives

  By myfemalepersuasion on October 18, 2012 • ( 45 )

  

  I was talking to a “male friend” of 20 years today. I’ll give you the back story upfront. We met in summer school in Brooklyn between my Junior and senior year of high school. Things didn’t work out between us… Read More ›

• Reconfiguring of the “Self” in a Waste Land  

  By myfemalepersuasion on January 16, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Under the blood burning moon, she had come over the crest of the hill.   No blossoms on the trees – thirty degrees – but it was warm enough.   He was clinging to the quality of her sugar-flawed skin,… Read More ›

• When It’s Time

  By myfemalepersuasion on November 24, 2011 • ( 5 )

  

  If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve had at least one serious relationship – potentially one or more failed relationships. And chances are, there were warning signs before the break up. In the beginning, you couldn’t get enough of one another. You sacrificed… Read More ›

• Impending Peak

  By myfemalepersuasion on September 29, 2011 • ( 39 )

  

  I was sitting at my desk the other day thinking of a rendezvous, and I got a visual of a man entering a woman (I was pretty distracted). At the same time, I thought of the twitter trending topic #TheMoment. Those… Read More ›

• Finally Blogging

  By myfemalepersuasion on September 12, 2011 • ( 11 )

  Okay, I’ve been saying for a minute now that I was going to start a blog. I had several setbacks. Like which site I should use as a platform – Blogger, Tumblr, or WordPress? Which background should I use? Should… Read More ›