Let’s be real: relationships are not always easy. It takes work and dedication to make a relationship work no matter how long you’ve been together. When a new challenge arises, how you handle the situation can have lasting impacts on your relationship.
These stories from our Black Love community show overcoming relationship obstacles and challenges can be difficult, but if you weather the storm you come out the other side as a stronger couple.
These couples have survived infidelity and bravely shared their stories with Black Love to show readers that they can make it past their darkest moments in marriage.
Instagram executive turned travel YouTuber Regina Lawless shares how she found love again after her husband of 21 years passed away unexpectedly.
I’ve always considered myself a humble person, but this experience was the ultimate test of my humility.
Grant & Tamia prioritize privacy in their relationship, but the couple never hides their feelings for each other as evidenced by their loving participation in the docu-series “Black Love.”
If you haven't grieved anything, that just means you haven't lived long enough yet. We have the joy and sorrow. These emotions are normal, and that's how we exist.
In my experience, the couples who do well with open marriages aren’t afraid to have the hard conversations.
Black Love contributor Toni-Ann Craft reflects on her experience leaving a dead-end relationship to finding the love of her life.
78% percent of couples who talk about money weekly say they're happy, so why is it still so difficult to discuss?
Honesty is more than just speaking the truth; it encompasses a genuine desire to share one's thoughts, emotions, and experiences openly.
A coming-out story that explores religious stigmas, creating an internal battle for this author to live her truth or suffer behind-closed-doors.
I now realize meeting my husband at 16 was just the introduction to how great my life would be with him.
This accident could have broken them, but they survived as a couple, and found strength they never knew they possessed.
We love us some Gammy and how she was able to rekindle and thrive in marriage later in life and explore self-healing and forgiveness from her years of addiction.
Years of therapy not only improved my life as an individual, but it has also strengthened my marriage.
Marriage has blessed us in many ways. We have been more fruitful partners, winning as a family and in our careers because we are both aligned.
In our series "For Better or Worse," married couples share their stories of love, challenge, and resilience. Although some couples seem to benefit from pornography, that's not the case for everyone.
The Lewises have had their share of bumps, bruises, and life lessons, but they have successfully set a new standard for "happily ever after" in love and business through the years.
Not every couple committed to each other believes that marriage has to be their end goal. Everyone has a different journey toward their road to forever.
In "For Better or Worse," married couples share their stories of love, challenge, and resilience. In this feature, we will see how Ivori and Kevin's journey to parenthood challenged their marriage. Yet, in their darkest moment, they found hope in each other.
For a married couple, boundaries promote effective communication and intimacy, but it is equally as important to set them for individuals outside of the relationship.
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