The Thoughtful Man's Blog

I recently experienced a pretty tough heartbreak. I’m sure many of you have experienced heartbreak as well in this crazy pursuit of love. It usually goes the same at the beginning, meet someone new, you spend time with the person, talk to them all day and night, maybe even have a lil sex here and there. *shrugs* But then somethings change, the honeymoon phase ends and the person becomes someone you hoped they wouldn’t be. They slowly begin to remind you of your exes, or they turn into everything you would never imagine yourself. The problem is with time comes investment, mostly emotional investment. Those emotions fortify an attachment or even a dependency on the person. The weight of the emotional investment demolishes the urge to leave. You may still see potential, or maybe life circumstances can encourage a change with a little more time. Either way, leaving and letting go is easier said than done, and often happens way too late. Such was my case, I left well after I should have an

The Ttile...The Name...The Photo... So I feel it's necessary to explain the names I chose for the blog, myself, and the photo so you all can better understand me as a person and the tone of the blog. The Blog Title I chose the title because I am thoughtful and I am a man. LOL I know that sounds simple, but my thought process behind it was very complex, I wanted something that wouldn't mislead searchers or readers. I needed a title that would intrigue the masses just enough to gt a click to visit the blog. I desired a title that was clean, and easy to bring up in conversation despite the setting or type of people. When I ran across the adjective "thoughtful" it jumped out at me because I have been described as a very thoughtful individual. Thoughfulness is one characteristic I pride myself in displaying towards others, especially since being thoughtful seems to be a lost asset amongst the current populace. Think about, who doesn't like a thoughtful man? Who i

Greetings, Welcome to my blog. I've been told for a while that I need to start sharing my thoughts in a formal forum. Today I've finally channeled energy into creating that forum to share my thoughts, feelings, experiences, and advice with the world. The Thoughtful Man's Blog is an open space for sharing a vast array of wisdom and knowledge. being that I am a person of many interests I could not settle on a single theme or focus on just one subject. My posts will cover many different topics including but not limited to politics. health and wellness, love and romance, self-help tips, general wisdom, nostalgia, music, Afrocentrism, and world news. I am a man of many thoughts, but I will try to convey them as concisely as I can for your sakes. LOL So how about a little about me? I am an African-American, Millennial, college graduate. I studied Psychology in college at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, the best HBCU known to Earth. I'm a Southerner bor