Single, Black, Successful..and Happy

The Grio recently posted an article on black women and their perceptions of happiness sans husband. What they found? Happiness has many definitions:

Today, women account for more than 70 percent of all African-American graduate school students. The Yale study found that at least a third of black women with graduate degrees will not have children.Still, many women are finding that a husband, children and the white picket fence aren’t the only formula for happiness. And they’re willing to wait for their own perfect combination. “For me, relationships and commitment are extremely important and marriage if it comes with that fine, if it doesn’t come with that, that’s fine,” Barbara Horne said. “It’s just very important to me to make commitments I can keep and also have quality relationships.”"So at the end of the day I think, every woman wants that protector, wants that life partner,” Andrea Dey said. “I think as long as you are happy where you are right now that’s all that matters.

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