"No matter where you are in your journey, you should always be setting relationship goals.” –Marissa Nelson, intimacy and relationship expert.
Date night might not be able to save a marriage, but it offers a window of continuing to know your person and keeping the connection.
Why your dating profile could be attracting everything you do not want.
Looking for more creative ideas for date night at home? This couple has ideas for practically every week of the year.
I thought I met my Prince Charming and was ready to begin my Happily Ever After. What I failed to realize is that my happily Ever After starts and ends with me.
Black Love contributor Toni-Ann Craft reflects on her experience leaving a dead-end relationship to finding the love of her life.
If the prospect of letting someone else take the wheel of your love life is intriguing, here is what you should know about the matchmaking experience to get you started.
From “Love Jones” to “Jumping the Broom,” Black rom-coms set a blueprint for expectations in my own real-life partnerships.
Black Love asked several people to call someone at random, without any prior planning, and tell them the words we all want to hear: “I love you.”
"One important piece of this is that you need to hear from them a willingness to work on it. It can't just be your hope.” –Dr. Adia Gooden
Let’s break this down, because the rush of a green flag can eliminate the pain of a red one.
Engineered for and by women, Bumble believes that everyone deserves to feel good — and excited — by the dating experience.
The Black love you’re searching for won’t come knocking at your door, fam. Let’s take risks!
It’s taking a risk for me! Pandemic and all, these couples found love (and life partners!) in lockdown on the BLK App.
Long-distance relationships require you to show up for each other in ways that aren’t tangible. If you can’t physically be with your significant other this year, try these creative Valentine’s Day ideas.
Love requires vulnerability. It requires openness, it requires trust. It’s fine to look before you leap, but at some point you still have to make the jump. Love is a gamble. It’s a risk, but he was worth it.
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Date nights are crucial for relationships. It is dedicated to spending alone time together, with the purpose of reconnecting and bonding. Most times, it usually consists of dinner and possibly a movie, or in most cases Netflix and chill.
"Two Can Play That Game" celebrates its 20th anniversary this week! While we love this classic for the endless laughs, movements of sisterhood, and chocolate (cough cough, Morris Chestnut), some of the rules aren’t so helpful.
It’s imperative to lean into discernment as a safeguard to protect yourself from being taken advantage of in any way.
These apps are tailored to single Black people in search of compatible partnership.
The COVID-19 "shelter in place” order improved this millennial’s dating life, until it didn’t. But she’s not giving up.
This independent career woman picked up and relocated for love. Would you?
Black Love Season 4 couple Nikolai Rowe and Roxanne Kalie-Rowe share their 10 tips to get to “I do” in a long-distance relationship.
Melissa Butler is creating her own rules for success and to celebrate Black Business Month she offers her career commandments and ways to attract abundance into your daily life.
Remember that "now is not your forever” it is just a season! Here are a few tips to help you navigate the present moment with more ease and patience.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way we move, think, work, and play. Since date nights are non-negotiable in this couple's household, they've found interesting ways to maintain the sexy and emotional intimacy with a few fun, creative, and at-home date night ideas!
After her fiancé suddenly ghosted her before their wedding, this writer had to pick up the pieces and re-enter the dating world. But this time, she chose to do things differently with a personal pledge to remain abstinent.
How do you keep that spark alive once the newness and excitement of a relationship wears off? This writer explores the importance of creating weekly check-ins with your partner to overcome communication challenges and build a strong and healthy foundation.
So you’ve met an awesome person and you want to impress. blacklove.com’s got you covered with our “Top 10 First Date Ideas.”
We’ve partnered with BLK to explore the Art Of Dating in a digital age, and how to make your romantic connections work in your favor.
Black Love contributor Briana Johnson-Sims explores the ways to navigate dating when it comes to intention, communication, and most importantly, building a foundation for love.
Dondré Whitefield, Erica Campbell, and Christina Rice talk Dating for Depth at the 2019 Black Love Summit.
From sliding into DMs to walking down the aisle, why this wife is encouraging more women to be open to meeting men online.
Niecy Nash was at the Black Love Summit speaking truth and dropping jewels of knowledge about how she was dating for marriage, and so can you.
Need a push to see the world on your own? Here's a few beginner's rules to vacationing alone.
She wrote her first “Future Husband” list in the 6th grade. But it was in letting lists go that she let love in.
Dating Stories & Advice Rooted in Real Black Experiences
Love starts with a story—and in this section, we share dating stories that reflect the hopes, challenges, humor, and beauty of dating while Black. Whether you’re looking for dating advice, healing from a past experience, or laughing through the awkward first-date moments, these stories are written with our community in mind. From real-life dating journeys to tips on how to set boundaries, build confidence, or find love again, this collection offers both insight and affirmation for Black women and men navigating today’s dating landscape.
