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Interesting article. This is a conincident, but on Saturday night my husband and I attended a gathering at a friend's house. The gathering was all couples. There were probably about 40 - 50 people there: all black couples, from mid 20s - 40s, reasonably intelligent, giving back, gainfully employed. I could also think of, off the top of my head, at least 10 or more additional couples in my immediate circle that were NOT there. One of the discussions that we had was around the school of thought that black folks don't get married anymore and that there are no good black men. While I realize that I am "blessed" and that there are other good black women out there who cannot find a mate, I found it disturbing that a mother would tell her daughters "Don't expect to find a man". I think those kinds of conversations lead us as women to not be open to "good men". Same thing when talking about men who are not at my "level". What do you guys think?
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