Living Single

“Timelines” Only Apply To Women Not Men

by Yvonne Chase

Whose timeline are you following for your life? God? Your parents? Family? Culture? Society? In her new docu-series “Timelines”, Katie Couric profiles four women from around the world and explores the pressures put on women by their families and society to marry. Watch the video below and we’ll talk after: I am Maluca and Maluca […]

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Childless And Single With No Reason To Live

by Yvonne Chase

“People who are single and childless….what do you have to live for? What’s keeping you alive? I honestly want to know.” When I saw those words on Twitter, my first irritated response was, what kind of question is that? I began to reply but then decided to read some of the replies. Boy am I […]

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Deonna, Matt And Unpopular Opinions

by Yvonne Chase

The new season of Married of First Sight is in full swing and I’m watching. Are you? I have my eye on two couples this season because I personally relate to their stories. First up, Deonna and Greg. When Greg was introduced on the matchmaking special, I tweeted, “I need a Greg in my life; […]

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Dying Is A Part Of Living Single And Marriage

by Yvonne Chase

Who’s going to pull the plug for you God forbid you end up on life support? That’s a question I Yvonne Chase as a childless single woman in this world has to answer because dying is a part of living. It’s fresh on my mind because John Singleton died last Monday at the young age […]

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Thank You, Living Single And God’s Grace

by Yvonne Chase

At a recent Sunday service, the pastor paused for a moment of thanksgiving. The entire congregation in unison poured our hearts out to say thank you to God for his faithfulness, goodness, mercy, grace; in a nutshell, for everything. As I said thank you for everything in my life, a feeling overwhelmed me and I […]

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In Sickness AND In Health Till Death Do Us Part

by Yvonne Chase

Here’s the scenario; your wife of twenty-seven years now has Alzheimer’s and you are her primary caretaker. Within the past year, you met a woman who is now your girlfriend. She lives with you in your marital home helping you care for your wife. It’s your way of dealing with the grave diagnosis and the […]

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Truth, Is My Word For 2019…What’s Your Word?

by Yvonne Chase

A Very Important Question Do you have a word for 2019? Did you have one for 2018? I’ve never chosen a word for the year until this year. Actually, I didn’t choose it, it came to me early one morning as I rolled over reflecting on a conversation I had with my brother from another […]

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Christmas Is The Most Stressful Time Of The Year

by Yvonne Chase

Stressful Time Of The Year I don’t ever recall doing a Christmas post here in this space, however, that changes today because of a conversation I’ve been having lately with singles. For me, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year yet for many it’s the most stressful time of the year. If you […]

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Tommy And I Are To The End Kind Of People

by Yvonne Chase

Tommy Got Real On the recent episode of Ready To Love, the host, Nephew Tommy got real with the men about real love. The majority on Twitter loved every word. I loved every word to, however, there’s a caveat. Watch the video below and we’ll talk after. P.S. there’s a lil cuss word in it […]

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Wives Are Not A Second Womb To Birth Boys Into Men

by Yvonne Chase

Spirit Of A Wife It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been in this space. I was celebrating my birthday, then there was Thanksgiving and now I’m back. Sometime last year, I wrote a post about a pastor who places the blame of being single on the woman’s shoulders. Here’s what he said: “Too […]

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