tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2010-03-30:/cassandrasturges//24 2009-08-29T21:43:11Z is a college professor and author of A Woman’s Soul on paper, The Illusion of Beauty: Why Women Hate Themselves and other Women, and how to Avoid the Dangers of Undefined Sex. Visit her website at 1authenticbeauty.com. She formerly provided relationship advice to readers of Today’s Black Woman magazine. Movable Type 4.34-en tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.729 2009-08-28T15:48:38Z 2009-08-29T21:43:11Z

My boyfriend of two years, who does not have a regular job, has taken to routinely inviting himself to my place for dinners—nightly—and cleaning out my refrigerator of food. I feel like I'm being used. What's more, I can't afford...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com My boyfriend of two years, who does not have a regular job, has taken to routinely inviting himself to my place for dinners—nightly—and cleaning out my refrigerator of food. I feel like I'm being used. What's more, I can't afford... tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.730 2009-08-19T23:35:21Z 2009-08-21T09:48:18Z

Psychologically speaking, why do married men stray? And why do they insist on lying when they get caught in the tangled web they weave? A: Marriage vows or the commitment to a relationship do not shut down the physiological and...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com Psychologically speaking, why do married men stray? And why do they insist on lying when they get caught in the tangled web they weave? A: Marriage vows or the commitment to a relationship do not shut down the physiological and... tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.719 2009-05-12T21:16:15Z 2009-05-14T21:16:51Z

There is a new student at my college who is from another country. We became fast friends and talk all the time. Recently, he told me that he is interested in being more than just friends. I think he is...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com There is a new student at my college who is from another country. We became fast friends and talk all the time. Recently, he told me that he is interested in being more than just friends. I think he is... tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.713 2009-04-30T16:55:01Z 2009-04-30T16:57:43Z

Q: Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about black men and other men of color who sleep with other men but regard themselves as heterosexual and also sleep with women. Matter of fact, the intimation is that this is a...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com Q: Recently, I’ve been hearing a lot about black men and other men of color who sleep with other men but regard themselves as heterosexual and also sleep with women. Matter of fact, the intimation is that this is a... tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.710 2009-04-14T15:20:18Z 2009-04-17T15:22:10Z

Q: I have a lesbian girlfriend who I have known forever. Lately, she’s been flirting with me, which makes me uncomfortable. I am not a lesbian. How can I let her know that her flirtatious behavior is unwanted without jeopardizing...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com Q: I have a lesbian girlfriend who I have known forever. Lately, she’s been flirting with me, which makes me uncomfortable. I am not a lesbian. How can I let her know that her flirtatious behavior is unwanted without jeopardizing... tag:blogs.realhealthmag.com,2009:/cassandrasturges//24.707 2009-02-13T22:15:17Z 2009-02-13T22:18:12Z

Q: For the past two years, I’ve lived with my boyfriend. I’ve known him for at least eight years in total, on and off. Recently, he became very ill and I took care of him. Since his recovery, I noticed...

Cassandra George Sturges http://1authenticbeauty.com Q: For the past two years, I’ve lived with my boyfriend. I’ve known him for at least eight years in total, on and off. Recently, he became very ill and I took care of him. Since his recovery, I noticed...