Does true love exist? This question I pondered as I watched a clip of an old Caucasian couple who have been married for 79 years. A friend had sent me the video with the caption “this is so beautiful.” I watched the entire video which lasted for about three minutes, and then read some of the comments people had posted about it on Facebook, they were full of hearts and flowers. Positively mushy. I agreed, it was a beautiful story. But I was also quick to denounce such sentimental expressions that make our eyes misty and our hearts flutter. I find it fascinating how my generation gush over stories like…

I have been so focused on vlogging this month, I almost forgot to write. But writing remains my foremost passion and I have a monthly commitment to write at least one post. So, my faithful readers can expect to see that sustained no matter what. No matter how busy I get, there will always be a monthly blog post. That being said, I have been thinking about marriage lately (although it remains a constant feature in my sphere of thoughts), I am thinking about it more than ever before. The more I think about it the more I question if truly I am ready for marriage. Yes, I have read…

May is such a special month for me. It’s the month in which I am reminded of just how fast time is moving as I draw closer to old age. Time takes on a new significance for me, as I am reminded of how little of it I have to accomplish some of the feats that are expected of me before it’s too late. I’m sure we all have ventures that we want to undertake before we reach a certain age or before we die. Be it ventures that we ourselves choose or ones that are chosen for us. For most of us single women and men, marriage is the…

It takes more than love to make a relationship work. The older I grow, the more I realize I have been lied to. All those Mills & Boon romantic novels I read as a teenager could not have in any way prepared me for real life experiences of relationships. It dawned on me that I was deceived by Hollywood as well, happily ever after is not always so happy after couples walk off the isle.  Oh don’t get me started on all those love songs, I’m so sick of them. They in no way encompass the ups and downs and intricacies of relationships. In short, all they describe as love…