Essence Magazine:
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Out with the old, in with the new.
Black women are choosing nontraditional relationships where they can live and love on their own terms. They’re proving that romance doesn’t have to be one size fits all by building dynamics that serve them and their partners best. These choices are being made despite what society might expect
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