Every December, Instagram turns into a matching-pajamas parade — couples wrapped up like holiday décor and kissing under mistletoe like they're auditioning for a Hallmark movie. But here’s the truth: being single during the holidays is not a sentence… it’s a strategy. And it can be one of the most freeing, fun, and fulfilling seasons of your life if you do it with intention. Below are five powerful ways to turn your solo season into your glow-up season. 1. Gift Yourself Like

Photo Credit: Karatova If you weren’t aren't at Nouveau for R&R Therapy Saturdays , listen—put it on your calendar now, because last night was the kind of grown-folk revival  R&B lovers pray for. The energy? Electric. The vocals? Stupid good. The nostalgia? Whew… it hit us right in the heart chakra. The night featured Silk , Ray J , and none other than R&B prince Sammie , and baby… these men did not  come to play with anybody’s emotions. They came to remind us that real voc

Photo credit: Reem Photography Just before Thanksgiving, love took center stage in Los Angeles as Laterras R. Whitfield, creator and host of the award-winning Dear Future Wifey podcast, married the woman his global audience has affectionately called the “Mystery Bride.” On Saturday, November 22, Whitfield and Ashley (Woods) Whitfield exchanged vows in a hybrid ceremony that beautifully blended faith, destiny, and community—both in-person at California Worship Center and aroun