Single Black Females: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Am I being punished for becoming a high-achieving, successful Black woman?

Study after freakin' study—from CNN, to MSNBC, to ESSENCE—has told us, warned us, that as educated, accomplished Black women, we run the risk of being "punished." That we won't be able to find a suitable mate, nor get married, nor have children. Ever! I think I speak for us all when I say: WTF?

As a 35- (okay, 36-; okay, 36 ½-) year-old successful single Black female (SSBF), I have to tell you: I. Am. Terrified.

In my twenties, it didn't much matter. I focused on self, career, and having a damn good time, figuring marriage and children would come, "later." With a high-flying job, a gaggle of friends and plenty of posh events to attend around the world, there were only rare moments when I felt I may have been missing out.

But, in my mid-thirties, things, and I, are slowing down. The parties are played, the friends have narrowed to a special few, and I'm at the peak of my career. So...

Where is he?

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