I normally don’t let people set me up on dates. I like to vet people myself. But a good friend of mine said she had someone perfect for me. Because I respected this friend, I told her: put us in the same room and I’ll do the rest. We met at a cookout this past … Read more
What I Never Said, But Should’veThis one’s been a long time coming. Not to reopen old wounds or romanticize the past. Not to beg, explain, or rewrite history. This isn’t a flex. It’s not regret, either. It’s recognition. A quiet, grown-man acknowledgment of the ways I showed up—and didn’t—for the women I once called mine. … Read more
If You Have No Plan”My best friend’s nephew just graduated high school. No job. No skills. No clue what comes next. I get it. I’ve been there—or at least close. See, I didn’t have the luxury of not choosing. My father made it real simple:“At 18, you’re either going to college or joining the military.”That … Read more
Signs and Shifts Routine, Interrupted Jasmine and I had settled into a rhythm—texts throughout the week, shared memes, quick phone calls. It was becoming something real. Comfortable. Familiar. But maintaining that closeness gets tricky when you’re living life on the go.As an international businessman, travel is part of the package. And being gone all the … Read more
It’s been a year—a full 365 days—since I slid into a DM, or nervously rehearsed a pickup line in my head. A year of silence in my love life. And let me tell you, the peace? It’s been unmatched. No late-night overthinking, no cryptic texts to decode, no lingering exes with unfinished business. But here’s … Read more
The R&B Jasmine How We Met I met RNB Jasmine backstage at an R&B party. She was introduced to me by a mutual friend, and the first thing she asked was, “Haven’t we met before?” I laughed and told her, “You look familiar, but I can’t place it.” She had this magnetic energy — the … Read more
The R&B Jasmine The Waiting Game Two weeks since the first date. Travel, work, the general absurdity of life—none of it made coordinating schedules any easier. But now? Stars aligned. Jasmine had her eye on Sushi by Bao, a hyped little sushi den where the chef had a god-tier reputation and the reservations disappeared quicker … Read more
R&B Jasmine Two Weeks Later Like clockwork, another two weeks passed before the next move. Same girl—Jasmine. Same vibe—R&B. But this one hit different. We circled back to where it all started: The Set. That R&B party in D.C. that somehow always feels like a cross between a D’Angelo music video and a Howard Homecoming … Read more
