Husband for years. Son. Father. Gamer. Basketball dad. Sports enthusiast. Tech nerd. Corporate titan. Not here for followers. Just dumping my thoughts.
I'm just gonna go on pin this post for the year. I'm placing the over/under at 400 for the number of times yall are gonna make me QT this in 2024.
Only 398 more to go....
@lodiedodie14
Yall are going to learn one day to tell when men don't see a future with you. And it won't take a year. He doesn't see a future with her. I don't see what there is to discuss here.
@xoBeanxo_
Going a step further, only an entitled person would believe that you not getting past them doing you wrong, is "punishment". That says they are more interest in the access to you being restored, than you actually being healed from the damage they caused.
@BlackTzedek
Some of our women just need to admit they have a fetish for white men. I've seen time and again, a black woman refuse to date black men who don't fit the archetype, only to accept that same absence of archetype in white men. We need to be honest about it.
@BlackTzedek
Side note? I'm a married black man of 17 years. My brother in law is married. ALL of my best friends got married. ALL of my wifes best friends got married. Most of the men I associate with are married, and the same for my wife. Its the company she's keeping. Period.
@HBCUfessions
I'll never understand how yall forgive cheating without conditions that avoid questions like this.
Leave her alone, don't give a reason, and don't look back.
@ModestyQueen19
Its not a man's job to protect and provide. Its a HUSBANDS job to do those things. Everything fell off the rails, when many of us decided to blur the difference between "Man" and "husband". And men who had no intention of ever being family men, took that deal and laughed at us.
@moem033
@Proseccoriqo
There’s no credible complaint a woman can have about who a 19-22 year old (cause yall forget these young men are 3 years removed from prom) VERY young man dates when the woman doing the complaining was dating drug dealers at the same age.
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
Men definitely have these standards. The men in the real world who exclude women for these things just don't announce their reasoning out loud.
@moem033
To think there aren’t any regular non street men in the hood should ALSO be beyond you. An athlete runs into WAY more YT women who want him per capita than a black woman runs into drug dealers in the hood. I know this is true because I’m a D1 athlete that was RAISED IN THE HOOD.
@moem033
Proximity? Just where do you think these athletes are meeting these women. Sundown towns?
The same reason she gave dir dating drug dealers is EXACTLY one of the reasons these guys date YT women.
@_xoxoKeishaa
These men are still in college. So 21-22. What does our culture teach our women about settling down at this age?
What does theirs teach them about settling down at this age?
There's the answer.
It’s always “mind your business” when yall are out here making bad decisions, but suddenly we are a “village” everybody got a “part to play” when it’s time to deal with the fallout from those bad decisions.
Man if yall don’t go somewhere…
@moem033
And let me be clear: I’m not arguing for black men and YT women. I’m saying the proximity/environment argument is either stupid all the time or not. It cannot selectively be implied just because we don’t like the outcomes.
@OMGitsSabrinaa
@_OgStu
Not really. I wouldn't want to date a pet owner. I wouldn't want to date a sex worker. Both are disqualifying, for very different reasons, but both reasons are valid.
@Vitaminndeee
Men do ask about dating history. But they do so subtly. Its a part of getting to know you. How your views were formed, what your previous dating history informs you about your current view on relationships and which lessons taught you that. We don't NEED to ask about body count.
@SheerOpulence2
Like literally, how do you devalue a whole love language, just because its one that a large portion of men have in their top 2? Newsflash: A person's love language is often tied to the the thing they received the LEAST in their childhood. So we SHOULD ask WHY men prefer touch.
@moem033
Again, there’s no credible argument for “proximity” that doesn’t introduce hypocrisy into the argument. If proximity iincreases her likelohoodto choose drug dealers then it can also increases the same for black athletes and YT women at PWIs.
@HBCUfessions
Y’all don’t realize how these behaviors negatively affect the environment you’ll have to live in down the road when you decide to GROW UP. Just remember, you contributed to the hell you are creating for yourself.
@HBCUfessions
1) Stop watching porn.
2) Don’t talk about this with immature women. Most mature women will tell you that there’s a sweet spot and for most of them, it’s not a baby arm.
3) Relax. Worrying about this will give you performance anxiety.
@ChezCharde
Nah. Men will do this work. But they won’t do it because of demands or entitlement on the part of those who need the help. And there has to be some accountability on the part of the people being helped to ensure they won’t waste the effort.
@DrianneBelleza
We aren't a cheat code though. And it's not just us. Good men who want what's best for their women will do this. I want a woman who wants me for me, not because being with me means she doesn't have to work anymore.
@HBCUfessions
Make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons and remember that fraternities are networking and community service organizations first. All that other shit doesn’t mean much when you step outside.
No you’re not too old. I know people who have gone “grad chapter” 35+
@OfficialFBMA
Remember you are marrying her family. Check out their views on marriage, divorce, accountability, and family and make sure they align with your own. Remove people from your circle who do not actively and enthusastically understand and support marriage as a covenant.
@OfficialFBMA
Prioritize gentleness, kindness, faithfulness, and self control in a mate. Make it the bedrock of your relationship. Love is easy when things are going well, but when the storms come, you will need the above to weather them.
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
Actually, that's exactly what I said men in the real world are doing. And that's why women THINK they have more options than they do. Because the men who don't FW them aren't explaining why. We just move on.
@OfficialFBMA
Marriage, is not for the faint of heart. Its a covenant, more than a contract, despite what pop culture suggests. To get to "forever" you WILL go through periods where you aren't sure you want to continue. You won't always like each other, even when you love each other.
@MyNameIsLegato
@Son_ImSleep
Yeah. They are. We gonna act obtuse now like this isn't a frequent enough occurance? Screenshots are just evidence FROM women THAT women do this. Men have been sharing this for nearly 2 decades with one another.
@soulljahhh
Correct.
But it DOES validate Iyanla's greater point. Her point was never that women need to date a bus driver. Her point was that women need to place a higher priority on integrity, kindess, self control, love, peace, patience, and good moral fiber, and less on "career".
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
The numbers say most of us aren't getting married. And around 40% of the "less than half" (33%?) of us who do, end up divorced. So getting married isn't the gold standard. STAYING married is, and most of us don't like our choices enough to do that. 🤷🏾♂️
@HBCUfessions
He's telling you what it is. Be grateful you don't have kids with him, and break up with him. It won't get any better. Trust me.
You're roommates now.
@HBCUfessions
Loving your man doesn't justify cheating. You are still hurting him, and yourself and eventually he will find out. I hope it happens sooner as opposed to later. The level of disrespect you are allowing another man to show him is off the charts.
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
Agreed.
Which is why the original tweet is so poignant. Because it seems like only one gender understands how choices impact the quality and quantity of their options.
@AuntiesBlocc
The thing is you never know who is watching. I wonder how many solid good dudes who are just peripherally aware of a woman’s shenanegans, are turned off by their behavior in scenarios like this.
@RavenDelite
@astromamii_
Its so funny to see yall preach "live and let live" while throwing shade at people who choose to live differently than you do.
@HBCUfessions
You gonna unblock him as soon as you give birth, and demand he take care of a baby he never wanted. So stop it with the "I blocked on everything" talk and just admit that you're ignoring his wishes. Your body your choice, but this isn't going to end the way you want.
@LeshaPsaint
Because of the way many women are wired and how competitive most are, I’ve never met a man in a relationship who didn’t have other options. So no, I disagree. Most men are faithful because they choose it. Most men in relationships can find someone to cheat with with 0 issue.
@NovaLee444
@HBCUfessions
If I agree to let you give me head, and instead you shove a dildo up my ass, is that foreplay too?
Of course not. You have to get consent for each sexual act independently. It doesn't have to be said out loud, but it does need to be explicitly understood.
@CLTgirl82
Women should be weary of any man who is NOT willing to correct them in love.
The "mind your business brigade" is also the "mind your business brigade" when its time to "protect black women".
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
We can't. Men who don't have standards are usually only concerned with sexual access to women. That is not something we can provide. If women want higher quality men, they gotta stop sexually dealing with lower quality men who only want sex.
@q_macc
All the comments telling him he's wrong for not pursuing her is why you have so many men willing to waste a woman's time. Some of y'all bring it on yourselves.
Good on him for opting out of wasting her time.
@moem033
She implied her environment put her in that position involuntarily. She didn’t allow the same latitude for environment to do the same to these D1 athletes at PWIs.
I’m not arguing for black athletes to date YT women. I’m arguing saying we can’t have it both ways.
It’s always “mind your business” when yall are out here making bad decisions, but suddenly we are a “village” everybody got a “part to play” when it’s time to deal with the fallout from those bad decisions.
Man if yall don’t go somewhere…
@BlackTzedek
This of course is cope. I know way too many single black men who make considerably more than that number she threw out there. They simply don’t like their choices in women with respect to FITNESS to be their wives, so they remain single. 🤷🏽♂️
@CashBSpazzin
What's funny is, if my mom engaged in abhorrent or hoe behavior and you try to call me on it, I am going to agree with you, cite it as a reason for my views, and then move on to the next point.
@lafemnoir
@DAQUANDSG
Those men are not asking you to care. As I saying, they are moving on. In silence. My only point this whole time is the notion that good men especially are this inexhaustible resource available to women is a delusion.
But I digress. Happy Friday.
@HBCUfessions
It never occurs to y'all that the characteristics embodied in their "ideal" man include faithfulness, and self control. 🤦🏾♂️
If it doesn't mean anything, it shouldn't be hard to say no to.
@HBCUfessions
Wait till it's your turn to be on the receiving end of this. And it will be, with the way you're bragging. Life has a humbling coming your way.
@DontHurtemMoMo
@ModestyQueen19
Once upon a time, it was impossible to separate "husband" from "father". Because the mechanisms that produced children was behind the firewall of marriage. Sexually undisciplined people decided they didn't like that, and we now wonder why they don't have discipline elsewhere.
@KarlousM
Ehh.....he said that AFTER he slapped him. Not before.
Look, I have no issue with Will making his return and I wish him nothing but the best. But he was out of line.
@OfficialFBMA
Allow? It’s not HER day only. Men get to pick their groomsmen the same way brides get to pick their bridesmaids. Every woman alive would scoff at a man having ANY say so in who a woman picks as her bridesmaids so this is a ridiculous question on its face.
I've said this repeatedly. Sexual addiction is the ONE area where we overlook the suppliers and pushers, and do not enforce a social penalty specifically for the damaging role they play in the addicts spiral out of control.
Everyone talk about how young men are becoming exceedingly addicted to porn
but not enough people call out how it’s literally impossible to use social media without being bombarded by naked women and sexually suggestive pictures, meme, and thoughts.
@Vitaminndeee
It doesn't matter to YOU. It may matter to him. And he has the right to set his own criteria.
Honestly, given our very VERY suspect dating, marriage and divorce statistics, going with the norm, may not be the best idea, cause clearly for the vast majority, it isn't working.
@desireemoniquue
My first date with the woman who is now my wife, cost me nothing. She just wanted to see me.
17 years later, she gets trips in private jets to wherever she wants to go, houses with too much square footage (and a maid) and $800 plates on business trips she goes on with me.
@BlackTzedek
Maybe because looks only account for a fraction of what goes into the criteria we use to select a partner FOR LIFE.
And any woman who thinks looks alone is her great separator is too shallow to be investing a lifetime into.
@FringeCharacter
@_xoxoKeishaa
But we aren't just talking about marriage. We are talking about finding your person. And YT women from "certain" socioeconomic circles are 100% encouraged to lock these men down, just based on potential. Our women often want a finished product first.
@Nico4now
Not just porn addiction. Sex addiction. Women are out here engaging in criminal acts and ruining lives because they are using porn and sex as coping strategies, and failing.
The red pill manosphere would not exist if so many of yall weren’t hellbent on keeping a man’s value as a human centered on his interactions with women. There is not one without the other.
@G24Rizzle
@AmazonLoni
That’s how the story always ends. But many of these women believe they are the exception to the rules and that they will be young forever.
@HBCUfessions
You didn't get the memo? Many women are actually very insecure and can't handle the men they claim they want, because it means they have to step up and be better versions of themselves. They don't want to do that so instead, they look for ways to knock men like you down a peg.
1) Women have a weird sense of entitlement to a mans attention and time.
2) Why is the back of her shirt hiked up, but not the front? Nevermind. We already know.
😩😭 This be the day after your “gym bros” ask you out and you decline & you thought yall were still cool
This almost always happens lol. Like bro, we can’t lift together no more?
@HBCUfessions
Don't come on twitter and tell us to make yourself feel better. Tell her family. And hold that L for....well.....as long as it takes.
Might be a life sentence my boy.
@Chugggs
@MaadyBK67
The majority of married and coupled black men in the top 1-5% got married or coupled before they reached that status. Assuming the data is accurate, The question is, what do other races of women see in these men BEFORE they move up the class ladder that our women are ignoring?
@_PhallonX0X0
That’s twice this week Metro Atlanta has been in the news for toddlers accidentally killing themselves or their siblings at the hands of a gun.
@BlackTzedek
I'm fortunate enough to only buy boutique fragrances and we shop for them at the same time. It's not a thought until I ask her how she likes a certain smell.