Featured Website: www.onthevergeofdatingwhitegirls.com

This site is described by its author as a “site is about the reality of how sometimes Black women (and men including [the author]) are doing everything else but mend the emotional and functional bridge between us. That's it.” The site generally focuses on relationships, but also addresses current events, books, movies, and music. If Black men had public service announcements for saving relationships, it would read like these posts.

“Don’t Push Me” isn’t always on the verge of making the switch. He pays tribute to some of his favorite women on the site, ranging from Rosa Parks to Lil’ Kim. Sometimes, he’s pointing out other brothas on the verge (be it truth or fiction), like Kobe Bryant or King Kong.

I guess I should be against this website on general principal. There are about 3 ways to get your ass whooped thoroughly and immediately by a black woman (there are about a billion ways to get hurt in some way by a black woman. Most women I know take a passive aggressive approach to love—I had a girlfriend that used her husband’s toothbrush to clean a toilet after a heated argument—but this list gives cause to immediate retribution):

Call her a bitch

Let her catch you cheating (your best line of defense is to use “that bitch” as a human shield).

Threaten her with the “use” of a white woman for relationship/marriage.

With that being said, I love this site. His list of things a brotha needs and wants should be published lack version of Dr. Phil’s “Love Smart”. There’s something undeniably attractive about a man that knows exactly what he wants. From now on, any man that takes me on a date needs to have a top 10 list—no apologies—just quantifiable and specific “this is what I need. Can you handle it”? Per, this angry brotha’s site, I think that every good man deserves a beer and a nipple shot every once in a while. And buying a man new drawls really benefits you more than it does him. These pointers are all win-win. In the spirit of reciprocity, I feel it necessary to write a list of wants and needs of my own (I’m a bit more utilitarian that “the Verge”, but it’s what I want).

Pee like you have some sense.
I’ve never tried to pee standing up, but, if what I’ve witnessed in the aftermath some “attempts” is any evidence, it must be extremely difficult. If the skill of urination cannot be mastered, just clean up after yourself.

Pick me up sometimes.
I’m a commuter in a city with extremely ghetto public transportation. My ride to and from work is the most stressful part of my day. If you’re driving home, how about making a stop and picking me up. I’m a much better friend to a man at night when I don’t with a bus littered with chicken bones, sunflower seeds, and Blunt wrappers.

Take me someplace I hate.
A strange request, but this one’s for my own good. I may not care about sports or your cousin’s cookout, but ask me to go anyway. I don’t have to usurp guy’s night out, but it feels good when someone asks you to share in something that they really enjoy.

Give 30%.
Times are pretty tough out here and I’m on “the verge” myself. I used to ask that a man give me 100%, but I’m getting old--I’ll settle for 30%. If you listen to 3 out of 10 of my sentences, we’re doing pretty well. In further relaxation of my standards, I’m willing to take my 30% during commercials or yelled at me through the bathroom door while you do your business.

Run an errand.
Since I don’t have children, I have no one to pass the buck to when it comes to shopping. Before you come over just ask “is there anything you need”? For the price of a gallon of milk (or, at worst, some feminine hygiene product), you look like a kind and considerate mate. It’s just as sexy when a man brings you something you forgot: your wallet, eyeglasses, etc. If he brings it to me before I’ve even realized that it’s missing…whew!!!