I’m missing that void in my life and currently trying to find shows like girlfriends with the same level of humour and comfort. Currently watching Half&Half and Living Single
This feels kind of silly to ask, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this. 🌝
I've been dating a really great guy, but he has a naturally small waist, narrow shoulders, wider hips, and a very large bottom. He's amazing in every other way, but it's one physical trait I've had a hard time getting past.
Has anyone else dated a man with a similar body type? Did it eventually stop bothering you, or did it remain an issue? I'm genuinely looking for honest experiences!
I finished Girfriends in December and I kinda want to start rewatching it again lol. How often do you guys rewatch it?
Mara already has the script, and the story is written. What she needs now is the proper funding to bring her vision to life the way it deserves to be told.
I’m so over this shit on episode 11 Joan and William have started dating. Joan, having that three month rule wanted William to understand how special she wants moments in her life to be, including moments like being intimate with a partner for the first time. I do agree with the sentiment that a woman can want what she wants and stand firm on that. The problem is Joan never did constantly reneged on her boundaries and settled for odd situations just to be able to say she had a man just like the rest of the girls did. The only thing about Joan is, Joan knew better and still did that shit. I would have taken physical flight and levitated my ass back to California rather than staying in that rat infested hotel room with Williams ass. Or at bare minimum gone all around the island looking for an open hotel and thrown it on my credit card🤣. William said that that was the only hotel that he could find, but I hate to say it we all know that’s a bold faced lie! He probably didn’t wanna spring for a hotel that was nicer last minute. He could be stingy at times.
What actually pissed me off to the point of pausing my rewatch during this episode was watching Toni, Maya and Lynn sit around and shit on Joan. They read her diary, destroyed her house and decorations, said horrible things about her and threw the cookies that she lovingly baked into a fire all while reading her diary and her innermost secrets… I’m sorry this is fucking insane. I don’t even think this would happen to anyone in the show who actually was vile. Todd literally abandoned Toni during her pregnancy and didn’t even get karma on this level. I’m convinced that the writers just hated Joan. I actually had to pause the show and cried a bit and yes, I get the whole sentiment that they all realize that they were being shitty after they did that but they got no consequences for doing that. Again, I am on a rewatch and I stopped it after seeing these two episodes. But I’m sorry this is it for me. These girls don’t need to be friends.
Episode 13 set me off so bad I blocked the shortest guy I know. Todd you WILL be dealt with! It is so vile that Todd put Toni through financial woes, and made her go through her pregnancy by herself because he supposedly hated her so bad. Toni was also toxic to Todd and I understand why they needed to separate and really should’ve never gotten married in the first place. There is a way for you to go about divorcing someone, and of course, every state has their own legal requirements for divorce, but Todd didn’t even wanna try counseling! And for him to bust back in when he knows that she’s decided to move on with someone else after all the vile shit that he said to her and put her through is absolutely insane. Maya is possibly one of the worst friends on this show. I’m putting her in the same category as Charlotte from sex in the city not because they actually relate to each other but because of the fact that Charlotte is part of the reason why Carrie got back with big! Not to cross shows, but really, and truly who needs enemies with friends like Maya? You try to move on from a bad situation and she pushes the guy right back to you! That shit is evil! My blood pressure is high enough as it is. I can’t take this shit. 🤣
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Petition for us all to put the rumor that Jill asked for more money and the other ladies didn’t back her up to rest. I asked a while back if anyone knew where this rumor started or if there are any sources, and no one could provide evidence. I’ve also looked this up as well.
As far as I could find, there are NO credible sources that back up this story. None of the ladies have ever said anything like this happening. No one on set has mentioned it. So this appears to be just a messy rumor from back in the day.
Jill’s story has not changed since 2007. The explanation she gave on the set of Black-ish was pretty similar to what she said in interviews back then. And she’s not even the only actor to make a decision like this. Many people leave their roles to pursue other things. Plus if there was this massive blowout, you mean to tell me NO ONE has thought to mentioned it? Ever?
How did you all feel about them writing an episode about how Reesie is managing the disease and looking forward to living a full life. I mean she literally said she’s too cute to die. Only to be RIP by the end of that episode. What was that about? Do you think that the scare tactic actually sista’s who tuned into the episode from wanting to get tested for HIV? They also had an episode where Toni gets tested which was also a bit cringy to watch. What are your thoughts? 💭
Both Todd and Toni were completely delusional! First, about finances. There is no Fucking Way, Toni would have been dumb enough to assume that just because someone is a doctor that they are wealthy. People working in positions like that deal with lifestyle inflation all the time. Todd should’ve told her that he had financial issues and had a large debt to pay off before he even thought about marrying her. That debt should’ve been paid down at least a quarter or 50% before he even thought about proposing to Toni. They should’ve sat down with a financial advisor, and Toni seems like she would’ve been the one to initiate that with her background in real estate. Sometimes I think these writers forget that they introduce these characters to us and give us so much information already.
When Todd and Toni got married, Todd, pointed out the fact that Toni chose a venue that doubled as a resort and was $10,000 a day. He also pointed it out in a furious manner. He knew he couldn’t afford that shit! And he knew he probably couldn’t afford Toni long-term. I will never understand how much desperation exists in our community surrounding marriage and children. Across the diaspora as well! I am Nigerian and I have seen credit cards maxed out for these weddings! Just to say you have a man, and for what?! Mind you this is coming from somebody who also wants a large wedding lmao! And it won’t be happening if I can’t afford it.
I don’t appreciate jealousy being spewed at l a friend, even though it is natural to be jealous at times, bringing that out into the world and actually putting that emotion out there Is very unhealthy. I believe it’s something that you should work through internally and there were many times with Joan failed to do that. I think that there were also many times where Joan was made into a joke by people who should’ve cared about her, supported her and not constantly laughed at the horrible things that happened to her. She has really gone through some SHIT in this show with these girls. First time I watched this show I was 19. I’m watching it again at 27 and I’m absolutely disgusted with all of them. They’re all terrible friends to each other, but there’s something consistently wrong with the way that they interact with Joan and I feel that behavior is a seed for jealousy. I have had friends that were vastly successful, much more than I was, and I still never felt jealous of them or at least never put it out there because they treated me so well that I didn’t even care! I barely noticed. I didn’t even have the time to compare their lives to mine. They also never allowed other people, even if we were friends or not to say things that would breed an emotion like jealousy.
Yes, Joan absolutely did have a problem when it came to weddings and pregnancies and other experiences for women that are deemed to be milestones. I do think that she definitely should’ve worked through that but I also don’t think that your best friend should invite somebody who participated in an affair with one of your partners (that’s a nice way of saying it, but Reese was a side bitch turned main. Yes we know that it’s a man’s choice to do that but those choices are still harmful for women who were in Joans position, especially dealing with something like that so young….I wouldn’t forget it either! That lady would have gotten a hello from me and that’s it). That is such a vile thing to do. Toni did that shit before she knew anything about her diagnosis or what Brian had done. I don’t even think my worst enemy would do that. I knew from that point on that this was gonna be some bullshit because nobody had any respect for anyone during Toni’s wedding planning.
This might be a hot take, but Toni was a terrible friend throughout the years and was not there for her many times, but when Joan finally decides to choose herself, she’s seen as selfish. Toni was the only person responsible for her child’s wellbeing, why fire Concepcion when you need full time childcare and can afford it and then get mad at Joan? I think Joan could’ve been a better friend at that time, but she was not as bad as Toni overall
Tracee Ellis Ross put the rumors about her being pregnant to bed. She lets the world know she is not pregnant.
I wish people would stop making up false rumors just for likes and views. I want to know who started this rumor?
I’m trying to understand a situation and would like honest outside opinions.
A man in a relationship met a woman and had sex with her on their first meeting (he says it was spontaneous and initiated by her). After that, they kept meeting occasionally over the next few months (February–May). According to him, after that first time, everything became strictly platonic and they only met for coffee and talked.
In May, his partner visited him and noticed frequent calls and phone activity from that woman during her stay, which led to a confrontation.
His explanation is that he was being careful so the other woman wouldn’t find out about his partner.
He insists that after the initial encounter there was no further intimacy.
I’m trying to understand how realistic this sounds.
Is it actually believable that two people who had sex once, then continue seeing each other for months, would genuinely stay only “friends” with no emotional attachment or anything continuing behind the scenes?
I’d really like to hear honest opinions from both men and women who have experienced similar situations.
Not for certain that this is true to her character, but Joan was very manipulative when it came to Ellis. The whole situation with how she initially said she didn’t like him, but wanted him after Toni was going after him, and the whole situation with her finding out about his ex being pregnant with his child. But what takes the cake was the marathon episode. She placed all the blame on Ellis, after she pursued him and not the other way around. Then for her to make a dramatic scene about Moroccan food, when she expressly stated she hates Moroccan food, but on the first episode of the show starting she had her birthday party where she made Moroccan food for her guest. If she hated it so much, then why would that be the type of food she serves at her own birthday gathering.
Jill Marie Jones - Toni with DCC cheerleaders
Girlfriends, Greys Anatomy & Jane the Virgin are my top comfort shows. I’ve seen girlfriends probably about 4-5 times tops 😆 How many times have you rewatched?
I told my husband the day they decided to take it off of Netflix the day that I buy the DVD sets lol