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Becoming Nola Darling (minus the rape)

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So, I'm sitting here watching She's Gotta Have It for the hundredth time. The first time I saw this movie, I didn't get it. I thought it was all about sex. Hell, I was a teenager, so that's why I wanted to watch it.  But as a 32-year-old, watching this movie has led me to believe that Nola Darling had the right idea about relationships. Why settle for one man? It’s not as if I have a goal of being Mrs. Somebody any more. Marriage is an institution and institutions are for crazy people. I thought I was falling in love and I thought I'd met the last honest man in the Queen City , but after a check of text messages on his cell phone--I was wrong.  Most women my age are married, engaged or mothers. I'm none of those and I don't want to be. I'm sick and tired of the games people play and men not knowing what the hell they want. All I want is a little honesty.  Honesty worked for Nola Darling and yes, I know this was a movie. But she let the three me...