Grown Soul and Real Talk

Grown Soul and Real Talk Live forum Should a woman look past a mans destitute financial situation when dating him? Love is suppose to be priceless Right? Member question: I saw the article about giving a "broke brutha" a chance, and I gotta say I was disappointed. I am 41yrs old, an IT professional who had a good job, home, car, etc. My company did a mass lay off and I lost my job. I looked for a job everyday, all day- and even took a job as a cab driver in the meantime. I ended up losing my home, health insurance and a lot of other things. I finally landed a great job two months. I can't tell you the number of times I was dissed by women because of my situation--judged me for what I have or didn't, instead of who I am. Careful judging too tough, ladies--that was a temporary setback for me I'm a good guy with ambition. How come some could not see past my situation when love is suppose to be priceless? Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

Tonight we will be talking with Sherrette Gordon owner of Management Made Easy about a few of the Challenges for Women in Business today like - Self Confidence: -being taken seriously in the business world -general fear -delegating/control     Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday night live forum We're Back and still GROWN as ever Main topic tonight -   What is the point of 'waiting for sex'?? Whether it's day one or day 101 people are who they are and you will find out. What is this.."I wait to see where this person's head is at"?? Does witholding sex REALLY make a person be more honest about who they are, are they going to be more educated if you wait, will they be less drama if you wait? OR does the waiting game actually cause MORE lying and auditioning?" Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Impromtu disscussion. Discussion and response to a blog post by a republican teacher who wrote a racist rant about a GSRT member... The disscussion is about the views of white america in contrast to the views of minorities. And the effects of Obama being the president and running for a 2nd term. We will have open dialog about the RNC as well as the DNC. The disscusion will include  the effects of politicsand policies on minority communities which fosters a lose-lose thought process (Choosing between the lesser of two evils)  

Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday Night Live Who takes rejection better men or women? Is it gender specific? Breakups are difficult on anybody no matter if its marriage, long or short-term relationships. My question is how come some people when the relationship is over they just cant leave it alone or walk away? Im not saying man or woman handle it any better however I just wonder why some no matter the time and years just cannot get out of that emotional space? Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss this member situation and several other topics posted from the past week. If you have something to add to this or if there is something you would like to discuss please feel free to join in on the conversation.  

GSRT Domestic violence roundtable with the BossLadyWriter Hannah Spivey Join us as we will interview Hannah about her new book Ebony the Beloved. Click here for Amazon paperback Click here for Kindle The main charecter of the story is Ebony he struggles with the adversities of being impoverished and accepted for who she is. After being mentally, emotionally and sexually abused, Ebony still struggles to fight her way to the top, never fully realizing what her worth is until she finds love and acceptance from one of the faculty members at her school, Desmond Waltz. His hidden sadistic and sexually devious desires for her erupt into rage, abuse, and imprisonment. Not only is Ebony's world turned upside down, but she has to deal with Desmond's desire to see her suffer under his thumb, but she is also subjected to his domineering mother, who hates her and abuses her every time she gets, leaving Ebony beaten and bloody and begging for the pain to stop. Will Ebony be able to break the perpetual cycle of abuse, self-hatred, and anguish? Also, we will be discussing the Chad OchoCinco Johnson arrest for headbutting his wife Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada. Lozada claims they got into a fight after she confronted Johnson about a receipt for a box of condoms. And finally, we will be discussing the Drew Peterson case, a former Bolingbrook, Illinois, police sergeant who is suspected of killing his third and fourth wives.  

GSRT Wednesday Night live forum Tonight we will interview John Harris director and producer of the new documentary Missing Pieces. The documentary takes an in depth look at fathers who are answering the call to fatherhood and have major roles in their childrens lives. The documentary searches for the answer on how to break the cycle of absentee fathers so prevalent in the African American community. We will also discuss How can we break the cycle of absentee fathers? "Children in father absent homes are five times more likely to be poor. In 2002, 7.8 percent of children in married -couple families were living in poverty, compared to 38.4 percent of children in female -householder families."  -US Census - March 2002 Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday Night live forum From pedophiles and sexual predators to date rape registered sex offenders; are these a result of our growing increasingly over sexed culture? Has the convenience of internet media, and the constant fixation of sexual imagery of tv, movies, and videos caused over exposure to the younger generation of hyper sexual activity? Which in turn, is creating a new generation of sex addicts and encouraging the misogynist view of women? And because of the increased exposure to sex in marketing and the media in general, is this a reflection of are need for instant gratification? Or is the cause of broken dead in relationships ie booty calls, jumpoffs, and affairs? How we have gone from tupperaware parties to passion parties or sex toy parties? Is prostitution a viable business that should be legalized and regulated? How has the P0RN industry become  a multi-billion dollar industry? Why are there so many women that put themselves thru college stripping? Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday night live Are you fighting more than you are loving? Are you always fighting to make your relationships work? And is that healthy? If you are always fighting to make it work are you in the right relationship? Are you fighting too hard for something that should just come natural?  Do you have to be working  thru constant drama for it to be successful? Relationships do take work when is it too much work? Can it be too much work? Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday night live forum We have two kids that are 14 and 16. We have always raised our kids in the church, the same way we were. Our older daughter came to us and said that she no longer wants to attend our church. She feels it no longer makes sense to her and wants to explore other religions—she is searching. We took her to our pastor and he’s been meeting and talking with her, but she feels the same. My husband said “no”— she will keep going to church with us, but I feel at 16 if she is conflicted, and has talked with our pastor and still feels this way, we should let her explore it. My husband and I have been arguing behind closed doors about it, meanwhile he has been making her go to church but she just sits there and barely participates anymore. I'm stuck between my husband and daughter - any advice how to work through this?   Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

If a woman or man’s  path to matrimony/monogamy is filled with relationship casualties, does the end justify the means? Can he be called a good man if he did some doggish or player things to women before he decided to get good? Is reasonable to think that she still a good woman if her past relationships have always been dysfunctional or she has been just using guys to fulfill her needs? What if doing the not-so-good things was the only way he or she would have even had the wherewithal to be good? Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday Night Live   Member Question: Why do men think there are so many relationship options out here for them when in reality there aren't. There is always tons of talk about what a woman needs to do to get and keep a good man but I feel like men do not look at themselves. No self respecting woman with any real morals, values and knows her worth is just available to any loser who comes along. If a man keeps walking away from relationships and thinks he is in complete control then he is fooling himself into believing he's gonna find what he's looking for. In reality he has a warped sense of what love is and will forever be single just like the women he's always talking about. I guess what I mean is, there are good women and there are bad women. The loser women are in abundance and are available to you but Mr please believe that to grab one of the really good ones, you're going to have to look at SELF and stop always talking that shit about what a woman needs to do. Member Statement: If you are married, but you're not in love with him, then move on. Life is too short, to be staying because you don't want to hurt anybody. You are worth making the change, to be happy. He hears all, sees all and knows your true feelings. We have a forgiving God! Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Wednesday Night Live A  friend of mine has been with her man for about 8 years  off and on, they’re like best friends, and in her mind now that he's out of a previous marriage, has a good job and back on his feet, he’s going to marry her like they always talked about. He needed her back when he was going thru his divorce and his ex-wife nearly bankrupted him and he had been laid off of work. And he told her I want to be with you baby, but my money’s not right.  When his ex-wife put him out, my friend leased a 2 bedroom townhouse for him. She brought him food and put it in his fridge, paid his some of his bills to fix his credit score and even helped him with the back child support payments he owed.  And now that he is back on his feet he acting like he does not want to be with her. Always disappearing and she can't find him when they have plans to go somewhere or do something.  Why did he use her like that? His money not being right stop him from running up in her raw every chance he got? And despite that excuse he still got all the husband privileges, without giving her the wife title.  WHY GSRT? Tell me why and how could this man do this? Why couldn't he just be up front and tell her truth if he  really did not want her? Mature Talk for Mature Times, this is an open dialogue for Men and Women of all ages, open communication and straight forward talk. Charles, Kimberly Marie, Mikial and GSRT forum members discuss topics post on the forum the past week.

GSRT Mens Forum ~Spoiled Rotten~: Has your past relationships with women distorted your views on women and building a fruitful relationship? Also a discussion on divorce and separation and how Men deal with it..