Here's the Recap: Andre's wife, Avery, offers him a post-nuptial agreement in an effort to save their marriage. He refuses it and it becomes crystal clear that Andre is really "in love" with Mary Jane. Then, while still married, Andre proposes to Mary Jane. He even had a ring y'all. This proposal sends Mary Jane on a quest to find out if she really does want to be married. Outside of her drama with Andre, Mary Jane addresses Kara's new position on Mark's show. The two hash it out all episode until Mary Jane hosts a girls' night. In said girls' night, Mary Jane reveals her miniature sperm bucket from the freezer. What should have been a turnt event with a stripper to boot boiled down to a collective of successful women spilling the beans over their messy lives. The best part about the sucky girls' night is that stripper stopped disrobing and started to chime in. Here's My Perspective: Mary Jane keeps opening the little blue box that houses Andre's engagement ring. The ring was so paramount that it almost became a character this week. It made more appearances than Mark did. While Mary Jane questions if marriage is something she has been trained to want, I think that the ring is really what she has doubts about.. Each time she peers inside of the box it seems as if Mary Jane is trying to understand if the rock that Andre tried to bribe her with is worth it; not if marriage is worth it. I get MJ's doubts about marriage. Honestly, any educated, successful, black woman has been there. (Have you seen those stats?!) Being a woman in today's society means that the possibilities are endless; having a kid and a husband just aren't the peak of a woman's priority anymore. BUT and this is a huge BUT, Mary Jane and any other woman must remember that it's Jewels Over Jewelry! Before being stupefied by some jewelry, we have to remember the precious pieces we have within; our flaws, our love, and our time. Mary Jane wasn't doubting marriage until she started equating it with her adulterous man. I was all for tying the knot until I let the statistics overwhelm me. Whenever we start to focus on the jewelry, Ie. the ring, instead of our own jewels, then doubts will arise. When we care about ourselves more than we do about getting married, then happiness will be inevitable. We got to start letting the jewelry be less valuable then our own jewels. Then, maybe we won't be mistresses. -MK Photo Courtesy Of: Xfinity TV Blog We found an interview with Gabrielle Union and this cute picture to the right on Xfinity's TV Blog. The interview was written by Aisha Jefferson. Click here for the whole story. Here's a highlight of the interview. A lot of women–and even men–are raised to want to get married and have children but you say that Mary Jane is questioning whether she even desires that lifestyle. Why is that a struggle for her? Her parents have been married for a long time but her mother has become kind of cantankerous...And she’s very protective of her father, very protective of her family but wondering if this is something that’s even going to be for her. Especially being involved with Andre (played by Hardwick) and seeing that whole thing and wondering, ‘Is that what marriage looks like?...For me, as someone who has been married and divorced, when you’re engaged, everyone talks about how amazing it is and they talk about the dress, they talk about who’s going to marry you and all of this other stuff but nobody ever tells you how hard it is and then you get married, and they’re like, ‘It sucks, doesn’t it?’ And then you’re like, ‘Ah, you didn’t say any of this when I was dress shopping and we were picking out center pieces and all of that other stuff... Marriage isn’t for everybody just like they say college isn’t for everybody, neither is marriage. And you have to figure that out before you do it.
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