Dear BMWK, What Should My Child’s Last Name Be?

Dear BMWK,
If a woman has a child with a man and they are not married should the woman give the child the man’s last name?
It’s double dipper day at BMWK with the Dear BMWK letters. I’ll let you all start on this one and we’ll jump in on the comments side of things.

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Dear BMWK, I Need Love!

Dear BMWK,
My husband and I have been together for 3 years now. He has never really been an affectionate person, even when we were dating. When we first met, he was affectionate. But I think that was due to the newness of the relationship. As time went on, I felt the [...]

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Dear BMWK, Compromising or Simply Giving In?

Compromising or simply giving in?
Is there a big difference between the two? I mean are both people happy by the end or is one person happier then the other? As I look at my friends relationships I find that they usually are the ones who are giving in or should I say [...]

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Dear BMWK, I Have Trust Issues

Dear BMWK,
I have trust issues and was wondering how can I begin to get over them?
HIS VIEW:
Keep in mind that the man you are dating now is not responsible for what the man you dated before did to you. You can easily miss out on a good thing by holding someone accountable for something [...]

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Dear BMWK, What If… “You Are Not The Father!”

Dear BMWK,
I have a question for you! I don’t know if this is blog material but here it is… If a man finds out that he is not the father of a child he thought was his, should he be able to get money back if he was paying child support? [...]

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Dear BMWK… How To Console A Spouse

Dear BMWK,
How do you console a spouse who knows that his grandmother is terminal with 1 to 6 months to live. He is very close to his grandmother who’s like a mother to him. He knows the news, yet, is showing no emotions. Just being extremely quiet and standoffish. I am giving him his space, [...]

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Dear BMWK… Young Marriage

Dear BMWK,
My bf and I have been dating for 5 years and 1 month. Im 21 and hes 23. I just think that if he has not proposed to me yet he is not sure and I have a feeling that I should break up with him because I feel that hes never going to [...]

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BMWK Reader Question On Dating

Dear BMWK,
I have been dating my boyfriend for 21 months. Earlier in the relationship we discussed what we wanted and did not want in a relationship, the conversation wasn’t too deep but since we’re both adults (over 40) there was no need to play games and we were able to have an open discussion. [...]

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Reader Question- How Do You Know The One?

We got this question over at our myspace page:
Are there any specific things you would say that told you that your husband/wife was the “one”? I’m getting to know this man and he’s very goal-oriented, funny, loves kids and has a big heart so it seems, but the down side is I’ve never actually met [...]

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Reader Question: I Wonder Why Black Folk Embrace a Man Who…

I got these questions in from one of our white readers:
I like the Obama stuff. I wonder why black folk embrace a man who:
A) is bi-racial
B) grew up attending private schools
C) comes from a semi wealthy family (not from the “hood” or “streets”)
as one of there own?
If he identified as [...]

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