I unpack how my understanding of love and relationships was first shaped by the family structure I grew up in, by watching the dynamics between my parents, and by how those early experiences influenced my perception of Black love, marriage, and partnership. Carrying those unexamined beliefs into early adulthood, I entered relationships defensively, with broken ideologies, and repeatedly found myself attracting the wrong partners.
At some point, a hard truth surfaced: I had never chosen to be single. Singlehood had chosen me. And for the first time, I decided to take ownership of it.
This episode explores what it means to define your singlehood—to ask intentional questions like: Who do I want to become in this season? How do I want to show up for myself? What do I want to heal, unlearn, and rebuild before I invite romantic partnership into my life again?
I also challenge the idea that being single means being without relationship. Singlehood doesn’t remove us from connection—it often calls us deeper into other relationships that require our full presence: friendships, family, siblinghood, and our role as children to our parents. Sometimes this season is an invitation to show up more fully in those spaces.
Through the story of Ruth and Naomi from the Bible, I reflect on how faithfulness, service, and deep friendship can become places of healing, restoration, and unexpected favor. Ruth’s devotion to Naomi wasn’t romantic—but it was transformational for both of them. It reminds us that purpose, discovery, and growth don’t only live in romantic love.
This episode is for anyone who is single and tired of seeing it as a waiting room. It’s an invitation to view singlehood as sacred ground—a season of becoming, of service, of self-discovery, and of learning how to love well, starting with yourself.