Talkin' Outta Turn I'm usually the jokester of the crew. You know, the one cracking jokes, talking sports, relationships, and whatever foolishness pops into my head. But lately, the conversations have been hitting different. Deeper. Realer. The kind of discussions that make you sit back and think about your own life. The latest therapy session featured yours truly, Hookah Papi , and Ms. User Error . It all started with a simple question: What's the difference between a boyfriend/girlfriend and a partner? To me, you graduate from boyfriend and girlfriend when the relationship becomes a true team effort. When it's no longer just dates, feelings, and cute pictures. It's when you're working together, building together, planning together. It's that unspoken understanding of: "I got you, and you got me." That's the stage where you're moving toward something greater. Possibly marriage. Possibly forever. Hookah Papi had another take. My g...

              Florida Man Still Looking For Love So boom... Y'all remember when the show Atlanta told y'all about Florida Man ? Yeah, that ninja. The same dude who calls me every other day ready to debate relationships, marriage, finding "the one," and starting a family like he hosting a TED Talk from the driver's seat of his Beamer. First thing out his mouth every call? "Yo, did she text you?" "Did your ex call?" My brother is committed to this fantasy that somehow my ex gonna ride back into town like the ending of a Tyler Perry movie. Nah, my boy. I respect the positivity, but real life ain't Netflix. Now don't get me wrong. That's my guy. He keeps hope alive. Sometimes too much hope alive. During my recovery, I dragged him to church with me one Saturday. We figured we'd skip the club for once. Good thing we did. Come to find out later, the club we would've been at got shot up. Pastor actually talked about how sometimes Go...