A Belle in Brooklyn:

Single ladies: Stop wasting this amazing time in your life worrying about finding “The One”! There’s so much for you to enjoy now; and in this inspirational guidebook by Essence® magazine relationships editor Demetria L. Lucas, you’ll get a ton of dos and don’ts for fabulous single living. With anecdotes from her own personal experiences and expert advice from relationship gurus, Demetria tells you like it is. She also shares essential information you need to understand about men before getting involved, like the fact that they do have feelings even if they don’t want to talk about them. Demetria enhances your life by changing your focus and provides the tools you need to increase your odds of finding Mr. Right when the time is right!

On the possibility of a new relationship in the public eye: “I think to give something a chance, to really get to know somebody, you want to do it out of the public eye. You know the media – they want to rush everything.”

On her style: “The things I liked when I was, like, 16 and in the Bronx – jeans, cut-up T-shirts – I still like. But I’ve been exposed to so much now from traveling the world and seeing couture clothes. I used all of that when I created my new line for Kohl’s. My style has come from everything, from where I started to where I am today.”

On what she’s learned about love and relationships: “I think I’ve finally learned the biggest lesson of all. You’ve got to love yourself first. You’ve got to be OK on your own before you can be OK with somebody else. You’ve got to value yourself and know that you’re worth everything. And until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can’t really have a healthy relationship.”

How to get a one-night stand – In the last “Man About Town” magazine I read this very entertaining article about how to score a one-night stand with the different types of girls. Of course, this is purely generalized, but you know how it is: in every joke, there’s a hint of truth. Oh btw: