Comments for Cornering Cupid http://www.corneringcupid.com Black. Love. Life. Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:32:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on True Love or a Publicity Stunt? Can We Let LisaRaye and AL Sharpton Live?? by Roberto Lingbeck http://www.corneringcupid.com/2009/10/01/true-love-or-a-publicity-stunt-can-we-let-lisaraye-and-al-sharpton-live/comment-page-1/#comment-285 Roberto Lingbeck Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=140#comment-285 fantastic many thanks creating that fantastic many thanks creating that

]]> Comment on Is Facebook the demise of healthy relationships or a necessary evil? by RedSonja http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/21/is-facebook-the-demise-of-healthy-relationships-or-a-necessary-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-284 RedSonja Sat, 01 May 2010 03:45:47 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=388#comment-284 What's Facebook? What’s Facebook?

]]> Comment on What Would John Mayer Do? by JustinCase http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/02/12/what-would-john-mayer-do/comment-page-1/#comment-281 JustinCase Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:31:36 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=405#comment-281 I think what John Mayer will do is get himself a black girlfriend. Just watch. I think what John Mayer will do is get himself a black girlfriend. Just watch.

]]> Comment on Cupid’s Corner–Suggestions for a V-day to Remember by JustinCase http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/02/08/cupids-corner-suggestions-for-a-v-day-to-remember/comment-page-1/#comment-280 JustinCase Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:29:53 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=400#comment-280 Sheep eat what they're fed, are easily herded, and are raised to be fleeced... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/11/AR2010021104554.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 Sheep eat what they’re fed, are easily herded, and are raised to be fleeced…

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]]> Comment on Pregnancy Pressure – When we put motherhood on the back burner for “more important business” by JustinCase http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/29/pregnancy-pressure-when-we-put-motherhood-on-the-back-burner-for-%e2%80%9cmore-important-business%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-279 JustinCase Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:41:36 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=394#comment-279 That's easy. There's a formula, which is: Average Life Expectancy of Woman (U.S. currently 78) divided by 30 (newly accepted age of offspring's full adulthood) multiplied by Age of Woman when virginity was lost, then subtract 10. Or, instead of trusting what I just made up, you could just listen to what actual scientists say...between 27 and 34. Holla if you wanna go half on a baby. Take that, take that, take that...just kidding. :-) That’s easy. There’s a formula, which is:

Average Life Expectancy of Woman (U.S. currently 78) divided by 30 (newly accepted age of offspring’s full adulthood) multiplied by Age of Woman when virginity was lost, then subtract 10.

Or, instead of trusting what I just made up, you could just listen to what actual scientists say…between 27 and 34. Holla if you wanna go half on a baby. Take that, take that, take that…just kidding. :-)

]]> Comment on Pregnancy Pressure – When we put motherhood on the back burner for “more important business” by Charles http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/29/pregnancy-pressure-when-we-put-motherhood-on-the-back-burner-for-%e2%80%9cmore-important-business%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Charles Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:35:45 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=394#comment-278 Miss Skeptical -- would just double check the rates on fertility. *On average* it's not only harder to have kids approaching 35, but you start to introduce greater risk for birth defects (still low relative to all births, but much higher rates than for younger mothers). Also, while there are many options for medically assisted conception, many of these are very expensive (e.g., ~$12K for one cycle of IVF, which usually requres several cycles), uncertain, and not typically covered by insurance. Thus, these are good options for many women, but shouldn't be seen as fullproof. More generally, a couple of good friends of mine surveyed a bunch of my business school peers (i.e., very well educated and professionally inclined women and men) and found that there are wide gaps between perceptions of fertility rates and these options and reality. Miss Skeptical — would just double check the rates on fertility. *On average* it’s not only harder to have kids approaching 35, but you start to introduce greater risk for birth defects (still low relative to all births, but much higher rates than for younger mothers). Also, while there are many options for medically assisted conception, many of these are very expensive (e.g., ~$12K for one cycle of IVF, which usually requres several cycles), uncertain, and not typically covered by insurance. Thus, these are good options for many women, but shouldn’t be seen as fullproof.

More generally, a couple of good friends of mine surveyed a bunch of my business school peers (i.e., very well educated and professionally inclined women and men) and found that there are wide gaps between perceptions of fertility rates and these options and reality.

]]> Comment on Pregnancy Pressure – When we put motherhood on the back burner for “more important business” by Miss Skeptical http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/29/pregnancy-pressure-when-we-put-motherhood-on-the-back-burner-for-%e2%80%9cmore-important-business%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Miss Skeptical Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:01:03 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=394#comment-277 Thanks to modern medicine and in vitro fertilization, that number is getting higher and higher. No longer do we women have to be so fearful that we'll have to choose between career and motherhood. Our eggs won't necessarily dry up by the age of 35. However, for those of us who have always wanted children, being one (if not the only one) in your group of friends without a ring and/or child often makes you want to reassure your uterus, "Don't worry. We still have time." Thanks to modern medicine and in vitro fertilization, that number is getting higher and higher. No longer do we women have to be so fearful that we’ll have to choose between career and motherhood. Our eggs won’t necessarily dry up by the age of 35.

However, for those of us who have always wanted children, being one (if not the only one) in your group of friends without a ring and/or child often makes you want to reassure your uterus, “Don’t worry. We still have time.”

]]> Comment on Is Facebook the demise of healthy relationships or a necessary evil? by find a friend http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/21/is-facebook-the-demise-of-healthy-relationships-or-a-necessary-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-276 find a friend Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:28:35 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=388#comment-276 I agree it is okay to look at one's page but you shouldn't go jumping to conclusions from that. Some folks are always looking for ways to break up a relationship. I agree it is okay to look at one’s page but you shouldn’t go jumping to conclusions from that. Some folks are always looking for ways to break up a relationship.

]]> Comment on Is Facebook the demise of healthy relationships or a necessary evil? by Jeff http://www.corneringcupid.com/2010/01/21/is-facebook-the-demise-of-healthy-relationships-or-a-necessary-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Jeff Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:51:14 +0000 http://www.corneringcupid.com/?p=388#comment-275 Facebook itself isn't the cause of relationships going down the tubes, but often times it doesn't help. I am on FB and after seeing how relationships can blow up as a result of insecurity first hand, and as a result I elected to no longer post my relationship status at all unless I was about to be engaged or get married. Until then, that is strictly between myself and my significant other. Those who are closes to me and truly friends already know. It's a personal choice and to be honest, posting your relationship status doesn't really do much except put more of your business out there because if or when your relationship ends, it suddenly becomes knowledge for everyone on your respective friend's list. I also don't deal with those who would try to say that by not posting your relationship status you are hiding something. This isn't necessarily true. I am just a private person and find that involving potentially hundreds of other people in the relationship makes for the potential of increased drama... especially if the significant other in question is a tad insecure like my ex was. I mean questioning me about pics of me dancing or posing with female friends who I've known since college and live 3000 miles away with either kids or their own relationships with men that are also friends? As Larry said earlier... "Not a good look" Facebook itself isn’t the cause of relationships going down the tubes, but often times it doesn’t help.

I am on FB and after seeing how relationships can blow up as a result of insecurity first hand, and as a result I elected to no longer post my relationship status at all unless I was about to be engaged or get married. Until then, that is strictly between myself and my significant other. Those who are closes to me and truly friends already know.

It’s a personal choice and to be honest, posting your relationship status doesn’t really do much except put more of your business out there because if or when your relationship ends, it suddenly becomes knowledge for everyone on your respective friend’s list.

I also don’t deal with those who would try to say that by not posting your relationship status you are hiding something. This isn’t necessarily true. I am just a private person and find that involving potentially hundreds of other people in the relationship makes for the potential of increased drama… especially if the significant other in question is a tad insecure like my ex was. I mean questioning me about pics of me dancing or posing with female friends who I’ve known since college and live 3000 miles away with either kids or their own relationships with men that are also friends? As Larry said earlier… “Not a good look”

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