This week it's a Best Of Let’s Talk Through It. Enjoy some of the best letters of Season 4. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? This one actually comes from Ebony K. Williams via her black marriage movement. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says he really loves and admires his girlfriend. But his issue is that she makes so much more money than he does and he’s not sure how to step up and be the man in the relationship. Our other friend really just wants advice. She has been married to a very nice man for 10 years. They don't have any children and he’s kind and caring. The problem is she is forced to be head of the household. Her philosophy is, If you're going to be the man, then you need to have a plan and lead according to that plan. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Today's timeline comes to us from Dr. Umar via Jericho Builders via Latreulatay. This actually is a very interesting topic of conversation. And the angle in which Dr. Umar addressed this, it's kind of biblical, kind of worldly. It's very interesting. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says her and her husband got into it. He tells her everything that happens at work and with his friends and she tells him the same. However, a few weeks ago at game night, he jokingly called her friend a pimp. Her friend looked at her and just walked out of the room. When she tried to talk to her, she said she was pissed that she would tell all her business to her husband. Our other friend says her best friend is one of her favorite people in the world, and she loves her to life. But she is annoyed with her. She shares everything with her wife. She understands that you shouldn't keep secrets from your partner, but she literally shares everything. Her and her husband are currently separated and she recently had a one night stand with one of their mutual friends. She did not tell a soul except for her friend. There was a cookout for Memorial Day at her house with her estranged husband and friend's wife asked her, was it awkward for their friend and her husband to be in the same place? Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Today's timeline comes to us from Dr. Umar via Jericho Builders via Latreulatay. This actually is a very interesting topic of conversation. And the angle in which Dr. Umar addressed this, it's kind of biblical, kind of worldly. It's very interesting. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says she has been in a situation with a guy who she knows plans to propose to her soon. At first, she was super excited. He's a mechanical engineer for an airline, so he makes really good money and travel perks are amazing but She’s wondering if he will be what she needs in the bedroom. . Our other friend says she picked the wrong guy. In grad school, she was seeing two guys pretty consistently. One was the love of her life since childhood. He was a virgin, so I kind of let it fizzle out. She was also seeing a young man that she went to grad school with. He was super dreamy, suave, had great sex, and checked all of the boxes so she married him. 10 years later, he is running a large company, but he also has a really bad cocaine habit. While he is a functioning addict, so you don't really know unless you know him, many things...including the sex, have just become awful. She wants to know is it wrong to try to go back with Ex even though she chose her husband over him? Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Today's timeline is coming to us live and direct. Leah from Leah’s Lemonade is here mixing tea with lemonade. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says her mother recently moved in with her, her husband and 2 girls. Growing up her mom wasn’t very nice to her and her sister saying a lot of really nasty things. Recently her mom said some negative things to her husband and she is wondering why she is putting up with her mom and thinking about putting her out. Our other friend is a 40 year old who thought that her biological clock was ticking and she and her boyfriend decided to have IVF and we ended up having triplets. Fast forward three years, she is a single mother raising three beautiful girls. There are days that she loves her girls and there are days that she resents them. She feels like she never has time for herself and is either taking care of patients or taking care of my babies. She wants to take her ex to court and get shared custody but a bit embarrassed because she shouldn't have to force her daughters on their father. She wants to know what she should do? Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Today's timeline is coming to us from Queen Latifah on The Drew Barrymore show via @queenlatifah on IG. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says her ex best friend gave her some advice that tore their friendship apart. But in hindsight, she realized it was the best advice anyone could ever have given her. Our other friend feels like her parents gave her terrible advice. Now, so many things they said make sense. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Today's timeline is coming to us from Irene and James. Irene and Jimmy Rollins have a marriage ministry and it's called Two Equals One. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend needs some real advice, not the fake advice, the real advice. She feels as if her boyfriend and her are going through the motions. He says he wants to marry her, but honestly doesn't know if she wants him to be the person leading her. Our other friend is writing because her sister is a very kind, very caring, very accomplished, God-fearing woman who desires to be married, but she feels like she is in her own way. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? SLIM Kim on TikTok got us out here collecting our flowers even with the obstacles we go through as black women. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend is a travel nurse. She has only been at her hospital for 5 months and already been nominated for recognition. Now it's time to nominate again and she wants to nominate another African American nurse. Her Asian boyfriend thinks she shouldn’t nominate anyone because she is not full time and that she only wants to nominate this woman because she is black. She asks if she is being unfair by participating since she is not full time. Our other friend is a millennial and thinks she may be too hard on herself. She’s about to be 40 and has a good job as a restaurant manager but thought she would be a lot further along than she currently is. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? We’re doing things a little differently this week. What’s on our timeline is what’s on your timeline. Let’s Talk Through It We’re talking through some of the stories and clips you sent us. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? We have 2 words for you: Hospice Wife! Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend has been married now for almost a year.and her husband used to be a charmer back in the day. They traveled a lot and used to have fun. Last year she started noticing that her husband started wanting to stay home more and he is tired most of the time and sleeps often. Our other friend is writing to us about her mother’s active social calendar, particularly her dating life. Her father passed away of cancer at the age of 76, five years ago. Her mother, who was with her father, till the very end, has developed a healthy social life. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? This week’s timeline comes to us from Pastor Henderson, AKA Pastor Keion Henderson, husband of Shaunie Henderson, formerly known as Shaunie O'Neal. Note: Don’t Blame Us! Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend has a friend asking her and their friends to hook her up with someone. She’s never been married, 50 years old, and a single mom by choice. Our other friend is a 42 year old single woman and has her own home, car, and no children. She has a master's in psychology, and works as a government contractor providing psychological services for veterans. She meets a lot of men every day, but has yet to find a husband and has no prospects. . Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? We came across this on our timeline via power credit consultants: women are saving their own money, some of their husband's money and their joint money and they're calling it escape money. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend makes significantly more money than her fiance, and did not feel obligated to tell him how much she makes. They discussed purchasing their first home together and after getting married she doesn’t want him to bank on her income to contribute to half of the bills. Our other friend is a male listener who said he and his wife struggled after his furlough from work and the pandemic. This was until his wife revealed her sizeable rainy day fund. Since then, he started his own rainy day fund and has put away a pretty good amount but doesn’t know if and how he should tell his wife. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Comes from, friend in our head Kitty Rose. In her post on TikTok she is discussing what makes a man dateable, what makes a man a good husband and what are the characteristics that make a man husband material?. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend is in love with her fiance and lately has been asking about their future financial plans. When she asks him if he contributes to his 401k he says he doesn’t know. Our other friend loves her husband of 20 years with all her being. Early in their marriage he was the breadwinner and had a plan for their family, However, he lost his job during the pandemic and while he has a job now it's a lesser position and he seems to be a shell of his former self and she needs some Godly advice. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? This week our timeline discussion comes by the way of Stepdaddy Season on IG. Our guest letter reader breaks it down. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says she really loves her man but she doesn’t know if she can take the fall for him. Our other friend thinks her man's baby mama is only putting him on child support to spite her. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

Red Flags Everywhere In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Reesa Teesa is on our timeline and we’re gonna try to sum up a 52 part TikTok that is about 500 hours. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says she is in a nightmare situation of a marriage with a man she met online. She walked in on him wearing her bra, panties and her lace front wig! Our other letter comes from the fiance of a listener who says she isn't who she says she is and he hopes she and her co-workers that listen to the show all the time hears his letter and realizes that the jig is up. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Comes from babyghost115 on TikTok who says don’t date a broke man, however another content creator says that’s bad advice. He says don’t date an uneducated man. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend says she really loves her man but feels like she is carrying the relationship. They work together and both started at the bottom but now she’s at the top and it’s causing a problem. Our other friend says her man is really starting to upset her. They’ve been together 5 years and aside from the fact that’s too long to wait for a ring, she doesn’t like the way he handles money. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Our Amazing friend Kim Allen is back! Let’s Talk Through It Kim follows up on the readings of Nicole and Janine from her last visit and gives them a look into what is in store for 2024. She also reads a few listeners that sent in some questions. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? This week's timeline topic is inspired by Tara Brody. She's a Christian counselor who brings the Christianity and the Christian beliefs to therapy. We're going to discuss our relationships as grown adults with our parents.This is something that we all should listen to because we're all grown. Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend feels like her mother-in-law thinks her husband is her man! Our other friend says she has had enough of her mother-in-law. She is single-handedly ruining her household. Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

Nicole is back! And in our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Is a post on DL Hughley’s IG from a prejudiced right wing post that asks if white men are the biggest threat to America why are there so many prominent black women dating them? Let’s Talk Through It Our first friend has a friend that is now a widow due to the passing of our husband of 12 years. She met him after a string of really abusive relationships with black men. Then she met her husband who was Caucasian and treated her like a queen. Now she feels she’s ready to date. So she attempted to hook her up with a really nice coworker of hers. He's tall, dark and handsome and well-established. So she set them up on a kind of blind date with him knowing what she looked like, but didn't show her any pictures.They met up for lunch and seemed to have a lot of fun based on the feedback from both of them. However, her friend said she couldn't date him because she can't bring herself to date black men because of past trauma. She wants our opinion on how she can help her friend deal with her emotional trauma and learn that all black men aren't bad? Our other friend says her twin sister and her are best friends, but they are actually quite different. Her sister is still dating, and she is married with two children. Her sister has always just dated and never really settled down or brought anyone home. Their father passed away last summer and shortly after his death, her sister introduced the family to her boyfriend, in quotation marks, who happens to be white. At Thanksgiving, they found out that her sister has been dating him for years. She feels like if their father wouldn't have approved of it, then maybe they shouldn't be together and asks how can she tell her twin sister that she needs to leave him alone and be with a man who is more equally yoked and wants to know what would we do? Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!

Nicole has been struggling with her voice for the past few weeks. So you all please send prayers up for Nicole because we want her to get her voice back to normal. We’re super, super excited because this week, standing in for Nicole is Cheryl Jackson. In our opening chatter we talk about how our week has been. What’s on Our Timeline? Is what has been on everyone’s timeline for the past few weeks, Kat Williams. Let’s Talk Through It. Our first friend started going to church in college. At some point she started dating the pastor's son. She was a bit wild and wasn't ready to settle down, however, he was focused on becoming assistant pastor. They eventually broke up and she moved back home and got married. Fast forward 10 years, her husband landed a great job in the city where she went to college. So they moved back and joined the church that she used to attend in college, where her ex was the assistant pastor. The chemistry was exactly where they left it and they ended up having an affair. A few months after the affair ended, she found out she was pregnant with her youngest daughter. While it dawned on her that the assistant pastor might be the father, she didn't bring it up because they agreed never to speak on the affair. Now he is the pastor of the church and she really wants to find out if he is the father. She wants to share her truth so that the people know who their pastor really is. She asks us if she should share her truth? Our other friend needs our advice. Her supervisor is very successful and oversees several divisions of the company they work for. The owner and employees love him. However, as his executive assistant, she sees a very different side of him. A man that flies by the seat of his pants, forgets his wife's birthday and she sends her to get gifts for him. He is a workaholic father that consistently breaks promises to his children and makes decisions by the mere flip of a coin. Her gut is telling her to keep it to herself, but part of her wants to share how he really is behind the scenes. She wants to know what we think she should do? Until we meet again. Pray! Work! Slay! And Show Off Your Melanated Excellence!