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With Valentine’s day coming around the corner, I am still hard-pressed to find love stories online that feature black folk (man and woman) that are not pornographic, mad black woman-type, or the “now she’s pregnant, what do I do” stuff. If you can find something that doesn’t fit the descriptions above, please send it in for consideration to be posted so all of us can see that true love does exist. The article below is something I found that is a pretty good read.

Enjoy!

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Will You Be My Valentine?

For most men, V-Day is like a woman’s biological clock. It’s something men don’t cherish hearing about. However, because this day has been hyped up by the media, jewelers, florists, card and candy retailers, most men bunker down and do their best to grin and bear it. The reality is most men shun the thought of V-Day. It’s not because men don’t care. They just don’t like the idea of being pimped or manipulated by the likes of Zales, Hallmark, Jared and Kay Jewelers. More on that in a minute.

On the other hand, most of the fairer sex excitedly looks forward to V-Day. It has been engrained in them by the powers that be since they were small. For many women, it’s a day of high expectation. They usually have grandeur visions of wearing sexy lingerie, receiving flowers, gifts, or candy and otherwise having the most romantic day of their lives. However, many are sorely disappointed. Bah-humbug? Hardly! In reality, Valentine’s Day sets up many women for great disappointment. Why? Because they didn’t understand the ten truths to avoiding Valentine’s Day disasters. Here they are, learn them well! (click here for the rest of the article)