Stop Letting The Last Man Dictate How You Treat The Next One

Here is my ode to R&B Diva Keke Wyatt. A woman who has clearly been through it all in regards to her love life. She's a mother of 7(?) and from the outside you would think had it all together. Unfortunately, she doesn't. After her very humiliating split with the last man in her life, causing her to spend the night in jail for trying to stab him. She claimed that he was abusive and also that he was a cheater. Now she has a husband who is a preacher and seemingly a nice guy. She won't let him out of her sight though. The girl comes with baggage and she brought it on this trip. 

You see, Keke is what Erykah Badu considered a bag lady. She can't see the happiness she has because she has packed up all her baggage from one relationship to another. Girl, you're gonna miss your bus carrying all that stuff! Keke is not the only woman like this however, so many women have done the same in their past & current relationships. It's time that we stop letting the actions of the last man ruin our future happiness. 

Just because the last man you were with doesn't mean all men cheat. Don't use this as a sign that your man had too much free time and needs to be by your side all the time. Free time is hardly the reason he cheated. Accept the fact that the last man just wasn't the type of man you needed to be with. The problem with us is that we over analyze every situation when the bigger picture is in plain sight. How many times has a man calmly told us "I haven't been faithful to any of my girlfriends until you"? Now, when we here this we take it as "Oh my gosh, I tamed this wild man. I was special enough to keep him from straying". What he really meant was "I'm letting you know right now, the chances of me being faithful are slim. Just know I haven't cheated on you YET". If we would have just accepted what he said for what he said, we would have saw the bigger picture and would be prepared should the worst happened. Instead, we lived in the perfect fantasy that we tamed a wild stallion only to find out he wasn't tamed at all. Then it becomes a bashing session for everything with a penis from here on out.

If the last man is a dog, he's a dog. Accept what you can not change. Torturing your current man for the last man's mistakes is hardly the answer. Keeping him at arms distance, monitoring who he's with and who he talks to, starting unnecessary arguments and accusing him of things he did not do will not make him feel more loved. It's bound to just push him away and leave you broken and lonely once again. If anything, what you should do is take what you've learned from the last man to better equip yourself for the next man. If a man always gripes that you don't show enough emotion, and in turn he finds it elsewhere, use the next man as an opportunity to be a little more affectionate. See the bigger picture. Men really aren't that complicated.

If you want to keep a significant other stop punishing them for the mistakes of your past. If you want to see how fast you can run a man off, keep doing what you're doing.

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Comment by OLD $PICE PINE NEEDLE on September 13, 2012 at 8:59am

That's right! This goes for men too, they want you to pay for what the other women did to them.

Comment by University of Smitty on September 13, 2012 at 9:23am

I think keke found the right one.  Even though she has issues, he seems more concerned with helping her with them.  It doesnt appear to irritate him like you'd expect it to.  She makes him hang around a bunch of b***hes, but he manages to not get caught up in the 'b***h sh*t'.  He lets her handle her friends whether he agrees or not, and waits until they're alone to discuss his take on their 'opinion' and not 'them'.  I wish I had a 'Michael'....lol

Comment by blackfujones on September 13, 2012 at 9:33am

easier said than done

Comment by OLD $PICE PINE NEEDLE on September 13, 2012 at 9:40am

lol @ blkfu

Comment by Siren on September 13, 2012 at 9:46am

@University of Smitty I agree with you 100%. At first I was giving him the side eye but now I love them together. I think it takes a lot of courage on Keke's part to address her issues so publicly. While a lot of Keke's issues are "baggage" from past relationships the biggest part is her self esteem! I think that is a problem that many women have that will not allow them to put down the bags. Low self esteem will have you thinking that you deserved whatever bad experiences you have been through instead of just letting them be and opening yourself up for the possibility of better days. I think where a lot of times people in general men and women end up doing themselves and those that try to get close to them a disservice is believing that pain and heartache should not happen to them. It is a part of life sometimes and itshould not stop you from moving forward. People can tend to hold on to the pain instead of letting go... and in the end the only person that loses is you.

Comment by Slim G on September 13, 2012 at 10:33am

He needs to grow some balls! She runs that dude like a track meat! Then she's passing that s*** on to her children, talking bout "when you get married your wife is going to run your life" She's even messing with her kids heads, with her twisted ass theories about relationships. I guess that's what you call a women scorned... 

Comment by Carla Jenkins on September 13, 2012 at 10:50am

KeKe needs to drop the baggage because she has found the right man!  This article is applicable for men, too.

Comment by luvsmoochez on September 13, 2012 at 12:12pm

This is tough, because we each need to learn from our past, but not let it turn into baggage. This is where put faith in the wrong things, ie, "All men cheat", etc.  When we meditate on the negative that is what grows in our lives. When we know that we are loved and lovable we understand that the lesson may have been painful, but there was a reason for it.    

Comment by Eleven8 on September 13, 2012 at 1:08pm

If you say it's hard, hard it will be. The key is to not jump into a new relationship until you've taken the time to heal from the last one. Jumping from person to person isn't going to allow you to think rationally. Keke's husband may "seem" okay with it, but he's expressed that he'd rather have friends of his own and also feels Keke goes overboard when she jumps down the throats of every woman looking in his direction. Him seeming to take it well is him just accepting the fact that she is overly insecure. 

Comment by Sissy on September 13, 2012 at 1:38pm

I'll start off by saying that I LOVE them and their interaction with each other.  Michael is perfect for her and she is perfect for him- match made in heaven.  While I agree with most of what Eleven said about moving on and dropping baggage, I think her baggage goes beyond just a cheating man.  Her last man abused her physically AND mentally- she even said she wasn't even leaving the house.  Her issues are bone deep and I think Michael sees that which is why he's understanding of her predicament.  

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