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Taraji P. Tells Potential Suitors to Man Up
Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 2:33 am
By: EURweb.com
Taraji P. Henson is single and trying to mingle, but has some standards when it comes to dating.
“Most men are fragile,” the “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” star says in September's Men's Fitness magazine in a story that features some sizzling photos of Henson. “I’m a successful woman, in the public eye, and raising a kid by myself. It can leave guys feeling like, ‘Damn, how can I have a chance?’”
The answer? Says the Oscar nominee: “Just be a man!”
Henson, who stars in Tyler Perry's "I Can Do Bad All by Myself" this fall, also has this bit of advice for fellas trying to keep their women. Rule No. 1: Always phone home — even on a boys’ night out.
Says Henson: “The worst excuse you could ever use is, ‘My phone broke.’ Did the 10 other people you were with not have phones? Just make it happen. Even the Bat Cave has a phone!”
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My advice to Taraji:
A woman with children is built-in responsibility for a man. However, a woman with children has to know how to select a man that is response able. He must already have the ability to respond. She also has to GIVE him the ability to respond as a man and father with HER children. Therefore, she must not only pick a good man for her, she must also pick a good father for her children. A man who cannot discipline the children living in his home (because they are not HIS children) is not a man. If you want a man to be a man, then LET him be father to your children. DRWILL911.com
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Drwill911
August 14, 2009, 3:50 pm
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Ok, I read the whole article and now it makes more sense. The following two posts are some of the other dating tips Taraji gives men:
Have a Gentleman's Touch
"A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her-help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!"
Avoid Mama Drama
"Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility. If you don't want anything too serious, then stay with women with no kids."
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Drwill911
August 14, 2009, 3:33 pm
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Taraji also said:
Be Her Safety Net
"When I meet a person and that chemistry is there, I cannot hide the electricity. I need to learn more about him, and once I feel safe, I'm gone, I'm in love, and I give it my all!"
Never Give Up on Love
"Don't be bitter if a relationship doesn't work out; it wasn't meant to be. You can't be cut off to love because you're learning and getting closer to the one."
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Drwill911
August 14, 2009, 3:32 pm
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Oniondag,
Man up .... You are a grown black man ...... Step up and take control of your situation ..... quit feeling sorry for yourself and step to the plate ...... No one gives a crap for the weak because only the strong survive ...... Quit whining like a wimp because Pres. Obama is just trying to motivate your dumb**** in to action. If you want some motivation from someone ...get it from your girl when you hand over your child support payments.... Man up
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Reality_Check
August 14, 2009, 2:15 pm
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Personally, I’m getting rather tired of all this tough love garbage. It seems the entire country, including Pres. Obama whom I strongly support, thinks the way to “fix” black men is to give them a good, swift kick in the****. We’ve had enough good swift kicks. We’ve been kicked to the curb, locked up, locked out, called scrubs, and basically marginalized almost to the point of irrelevancy. How about a hug, some reaffirmation, or some positive motivation? Is that too much for a brother to ask for?
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Oniondag
August 14, 2009, 12:08 pm
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Taraji P. Henson is single and trying to mingle, but has some standards when it comes to dating. (Sara De Boer/Retna Ltd.)
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