Keepingitreal

Swagga Digital Magazine Summer Issue 2011

Ex-senator Edwards admits affair

Former Democratic US presidential hopeful John Edwards has admitted that he had an extra-marital affair and that he lied about it during his campaign. Mr Edwards, whose wife has terminal cancer, said the affair in 2006 was with a film-maker whose company made documentaries for his campaign.He denied fathering Rielle Hunter's child, born in February, but said he was willing to take a paternity test.He confessed to the affair in an interview with US broadcaster ABC News.The admission followed reports of the sex scandal in the National Enquirer newspaper, which Mr Edwards had previously dismissed as "tabloid trash".In a statement released following his television appearance, Mr Edwards said he had made "a serious error in judgment"."I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic," Mr Edwards said, trying to explain his behaviour.He said he was "ashamed" of his actions, and that he had informed his wife about the affair in 2006 and had asked for her forgiveness, the statement said. Elizabeth Edwards later released her own statement, in which she confirmed that her husband had told her of the affair and that she had hoped it would remain private.She described the affair as "a terrible mistake", and said that coming to terms with it had been "a long and painful process".But she added that the healing process was "oddly made somewhat easier" when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2007.SOURCE:NEWS.BBC.COM.UK

 

Black Love: Why Men Don't Communicate

Don't be so shocked ladies, but guys do actually talk, and not just about sports. Most women think their man is the strong, silent type (or maybe the oblivious, silent type), and they wonder why he doesn't share his feelings. But here's the truth: Men do want to open up, about their hopes, their fears, and their passions. Yet put him alone in a room with you, and he often turns into a sphinx. Why can't he take his eyes off the TV and talk about the state of the relationship, or the finances, or, heck, the backyard landscaping? Why in the world can't he just summarize his day for 10 minutes? In fact, one in five women say that they typically fight about a man's lack of verbal interaction and 30 percent of men say their failure to communicate is the source of major conflict in the relationship. Why is it this way? Here's one answer: Because even men who have feelings to share don't always feel comfortable sharing them with their partner. These are some of the reasons why some men often prefer to zip it, rather than delivering the goods:

Guys Are A Little Intimidated

No question, women are expert communicators. They throw questions like Oprah after her third cup of coffee; they're connecting on all cylinders. And like the divine Ms. W, women bring a lot of skill to their game: A special awareness of the people-scape around them, a keen set of emotions keyed to that awareness, and a rich vocabulary they use to talk about anything at anytime. And they're always practicing their Q&A skills on their many friends, so they're in top talk mode all the time. Men know this. And they also know that more than one-third of women say that men simply can't relate and don't understand women. The result: Men are afraid of saying too much, because saying the wrong thing may get them into more trouble than Lindsay Lohan as a designated driver. SOURCE OF THIS STORY

Black Love: Michelle & Barack Obama

Regardless as to who you vote for this year - you’ve got to give Obama props for not only showing the world how strong and intelligent Black men are, but for images like these. A strong Black couple- supporting each other to the fullest! For too many years we have been considered somewhat of a caricature to those watching from the outside. We’ve appeared materialistic, overly accessorized (bling), overly self medicated, overly sexed, violent and under-educated.Thank you Obama and Michelle for putting your world on blast and letting folks know that there are many layers to Black folks. They now see that we all can’t be grouped in the small box the world has placed us in.^{(1) SOURCE OF THIS STORY}