Can Men and Women Really Be Just Friends?

It's an age old question: can men and women can just be friends? Often times I hear women say that they have more male friend than female friends. Sometimes, it's because they never really liked how catty women can be. Other times, it's because they were tomboys as kids and they had more in common with guys rather than with girls.

But can they be JUST friends? If you have a lot of male friends, I bet you could count on one hand how many of them are unattractive. That's because there is some baseline attraction between all men and women who sustain a friendship...even if the attraction is simply you thinking your friend could be attractive to other women. He's still attractive.

So, if men and women who are friends are attracted to each other in some small way, can you keep male friends once you're in a relationship? How opposite sex friends affect a relationship?

I'd love to hear stories about whether you have any male friends and whether there is any level of attraction to them. How do you handle it? Is it appropriate when you're in a relationship?

Check out what other people have said about this subject: Click Here for Link

Can women really have it all? Do you?

Great article about women wanting to have it all: Click Here For Article

The article discusses women being advised that they CAN'T have it all. Check it out:

''Yes, you could do it all, but you will have a nervous breakdown."

As professional women, we all strive to do the best we can with the skills that we have. But when it comes to family, career, "me time" and the much needed "girlfriend time", can women really have it all?

Is it the same choice for men?

Is It Too Soon For "Flight 93: The Movie"?

Sept. 11
Flight 93, the movie, will be released in theaters nationwide this Friday. But is it too soon for a movie about such a tragic event in recent U.S. history?
Click here for the article
The articles notes:

Yes, depictions of 9/11 still dredge up emotions that are difficult to bear. But the process of framing and reframing the tragedy is vital to our healing. We will relive 9/11 anyway, in our nightmares. The best defense is to face it head-on.

Is it too soon to do a movie about Flight 93?

What are your thoughts?

P.S. For me, it's still too soon...-L

To Perm or Not to Perm: Does the Workplace Decide?

Hi all! Happy Monday! Here's a great article from Diversity, Inc. on perming your hair for the workplace (sent by What Women Really Think reader Teka -- Thanks!). Click here for article.


We all know that dreads, afros, and braids are less common in corporate America than straight hair. Some people think that any hairstyle is fine for the workplace, but in my experience in corporate America, women who have "alternative" hairstyles are the exception, not the norm. This is because as a Black woman, we have to blend in order to be taken as a serious professional. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying what my experience has been. Take this quote from the article:

"I've gone out of my way to make sure my hair is not representative of a stereotypical image," says Cantlo. "If a white girl came to work with a Mohawk, you would think she is not professional. So [wearing straight hair] is not a standard of beauty, it's a standard of professionalism."

Is it less professional to wear braids, twists, or dreads at work?

Do you straighten your hair to seem more professional or do you do it for beauty?

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