He's perfect! Well, almost. What happens when you love your man, but can't stand some of the things he does? If you want to make it work, here are ways to get him to stop talking with his mouth full, cursing like a sailor, wearing that awful t-shirt from his college days, and more.

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I was motivated to create my Free Your Mind seminars, which encourage Black women to date non-Black men, after listening to an impassioned friend--an attractive woman in her late 30s--lament an all too common refrain from Black women as young as 25. With a master's degree, an executive job, a mortgage in her name, and no children, she just couldn't understand why she was alone when she'd done everything "right." She wanted to find a nice Black guy and get married. She complained about being overlooked by Black men who pretended she didn't exist, or worse, the ones who quoted the unfortunate ratio of Black men to Black women with a smile like the cat who had swallowed the canary. By the time she finished explaining, she had tears in her eyes. And I was thinking: life is way too short to be unhappy and way too long if you are alone when you don't want to be.

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Morehouse College Administration has enacted a new "Appropriate Attire Policy," which will set a campus-wide standard for student's attire. The policy outlines 11 expectations pertaining to what students should not wear, including, sagging pants, headgear (unless for religious purposes), and clothing associated with "women's garb." Dr. William Bynum, vice president of the Office of Student Services explained to the campus newssite, The Daily Tiger.com, that the dress code was initiated by students, who voiced concerns to administration about inappropriate attire on campus. Of course, the new initiative has been met with resistance. "The perception of the ‘well-dressed' man may not be shared by everyone that attends the college," sophomore Michael Leonard told the newssite. "Students should apply [the dress code] to their lives as they see fit."-DL

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A single 32-year-old man reveals how he is mending his relationship with his father.

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Are men with money better lovers? You decide.

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