The Ultimate List of Intimacy-Boosting Products for Couples
Check out Black Love’s ultimate list of items to enhance your connection with your partner and bring you closer together.
Understanding the 5 Stress Languages: How We Cope With Pressure in Relationships
In romantic relationships, understanding your partner's stress language can be a key to harmonious communication and a strong bond.
How to Avoid Being the Worst Guest at Your Significant Other’s Holiday Table
Meeting your significant other’s family during the holidays can be overwhelming. Here are some tips to avoid being the worst guest at the holiday table.
Navigating Sexual Safety Conversations in a New Relationship
Establishing boundaries, building trust, and ensuring both parties are on the same page means creating an environment for a consensual and respectful discussion about sexual safety.
How to Delicately Tell Your Spouse the Sex Isn’t Good Anymore
What happens when one spouse isn't feeling satisfied or is left underwhelmed? It can be a tough topic to bring up, but good sex is crucial for any relationship to work.
The Power of Radical Honesty: Strengthening Relationships Through Authenticity
Honesty is more than just speaking the truth; it encompasses a genuine desire to share one's thoughts, emotions, and experiences openly.
The Black Love Guide to Love, Sex and Intimacy
Today is National Sex Day! To celebrate, we’re revisiting some of our favorite sex stories that cover all the things — from communicating with your partner about sex to sex after trauma and more.
Are You Ready for Love? Here Are 5 Signs It’s Time to Hire a Dating Coach
According to this licensed marriage and family therapist, here are the top signs it may be time to hire a pro in your search for love.
Why Setting Boundaries With Your In-Laws is Marriage Self-Care
For a married couple, boundaries promote effective communication and intimacy, but it is equally as important to set them for individuals outside of the relationship.
Work From Home Tips for Successfully Coworking With Your Partner
New rules apply when living space also turns into an office setting. So here is 21 things to consider when working from home with your partner.
Couples Who Talk About Sex Have Better Sex
It’s best to stick with one topic at a time, but good communication leads to good sex.
The Pandemic Saved Our Marriage
Our unspoken discomfort and cautious conversation was inevitably tested with our first big quarantine quarrel
The Virtual Black Love Summit is the Perfect Place to Restore Our Love Post-Election
If there was ever a time for us to rejoice in and refill the love we share, it’s now, and the virtual Black Love Summit will help us do just that.
Level-Up Your Relationship by Learning to Speak Your Partner’s Love Language
As you continue to strengthen your relationship, let's take a deep dive into the five love languages and their meanings.
10 Books to Help You Discuss Colorism With Your Kids
If you’re uncertain about how to have the colorism conversation with your children, one of the best ways to start a healthy dialogue is through reading. Here are 10 book recommendations to help you get started!
Building Emotional Intimacy Helped Us Navigate Life’s Ups and Downs
Marriage is hard work, but this couple found the best way to navigate challenges was by building emotional intimacy in their relationship. The fear of it all once overshadowed their love, but breaking down those walls, proved to be the secret ingredient of sustaining an unbreakable bond.
Our First Year of Marriage Was the Happiest and the Hardest: Here’s What I Wish We Knew
After our wedding weekend, that’s when the reality of it all set in. We both realized it was just the two of us, and we had to figure out how to do life together as a team.
Author Renée Watson on How Children’s Books Can Help Parents Ignite Important Dialogue
New York Times bestselling author Renée Watson on how children's books can help parents approach complex topics such as racism, body image, and processing grief.
How to Use Love Letters to Deepen Your Connection During Quarantine
As a part of our healing journey, we committed to 30 days of love letters. He wrote me a letter a day, and I responded.
Work From Home Tips Successfully Coworking With Your Partner
New rules apply when your living space also turns into an office setting. So here are 21 things to consider when working from home with your partner.
