"Black women are interpreting the scriptures too literally. They want a man to which they are 'equally yoked' -- a man that goes to church five times a week and every Sunday just like they do," Cooper said in a recent interview.

Rumors swirled that long time friends Juanita Bynum & Matthew Knowles were in a relationship, and now the two are setting the records straight.

When I see a woman for the first time, there are three things that I immediately look at: her face, her shoes, and her left ring finger — in that order.

There are certain questions that I can’t stand to answer. Partially because the answer will bring no benefit to the questioner, and partially because the question itself makes certain implications. My favorite (or perhaps least favorite) question of this type — “Why aren’t you married/dating/in a relationship?”

In every dating relationship, the time comes when we must examine the other person’s character, integrity, and personality in order to discern whether or not we want to spend the rest of our lives with them.