I knew this cat that used to work for the telephone company as an Installation/Repair tech back when it was called Nynex. He was stationed in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. The techs affectionately called it "The Burg". A place with neighborhoods that seemed to have blocks that were exclusive to race. One such neighborhood that was predominantly Hispanic was as rich in Puerto Rican culture as it was women... and there were flags everywhere. Spanish ghettos... before they became exclusively ratchet, had some of THE finest NY Rican women imaginable. To add some context to the story, it was Ghettos like this that had JLO clones by the half dozen just hangin out in front of most buildings. One sunny afternoon, this cat saw a job call in one of these neighborhoods. Didn't think anything of it. Made it to the job site, rang the bell and walked up the 3 flights. He knocked on the door and it slightly opened... suddenly closing after he had identified himself. He heard a female voice on the other side of the door say "could you give me a minute?" to which he responded "no problem". To his surprise... he heard the shower begin to spray...
After a good 10 minutes, he heard her ask him to come inside. He opened the door to find that this was a dimly lit studio apartment and the shades were drawn. He shut the door and turned around to see a young woman in nothing but a towel. Hair dripping wet, fine as hell... and a body for days. She seductively began making it obvious that she was checking him out. Walkin closer to him, she sheepishly asked "so what do you need me to do?" and he, with impressive stoism said "I need to get to the box that is probably in the basement". Her demeanor changed into one that was perplexed and she proceeded to get dressed as he waited in the hallway. She led him down to the basement and he was able to find the box. As he drew close to the box, she slid in front of it... just inches in front of his face. In that moment of truth, as a passionate kiss was expected, he said "excuse me I have to work" lol This young woman sucked her teeth and left. This had happened to him before and it would happen again... with the same result.
Disappointed? Yeah tough titties, I was married then lol Now folks, when I say "I was married then", I don't mean it the way men mean it today. When I said "I love my wife"... I actually meant it. Code, honor and love was king. Virtues I consider akin to black coffee are now diluted by extra water, sugar and processed bullsh*t and these temptations came to me in ways that most men today would NOT be able to handle. They came to me in ways that I could've kept quiet. From women most men would call me stupid for denying. Do I regret not taking part today in a single mans mindset? Hell no!! Why? I'll say it again: I was married then!! I don't regret staying faithful to my then wife in the slightest and you're damn right that goes right into my "resume". Men would read that story and call me an idiot. Women would read that and sigh. Why? Because any woman worth her salt will always take into account how a man treats and/or treated the women in his life when looking into the measure of that man. Again... I'm not perfect and some of those were hard to say no to but being married meant something. It carried real weight but today? What do you get from many so-called "married men"? A whole lot of BS artists claiming to be "men" that quickly turn into little boys at the chance at bagging someone other than their wife. The stories I'm hearing are unreal. Even from men no one would suspect... "family men" that actually espouse the virtues of being married. Get them alone with a fine ass woman and watch them get to flirting with intent to fold.
I'm so over this age it's unreal. The amount of people that are full of sh*t is staggering. As such, I continue to implore you all to vet all romantic prospects before sleeping with them even more than I have before. Too many stories are comin my way. Some of these losers (a must mention now after hearing it from several people) will even claim they are divorcing their wives during a separation they know will eventually resolve itself. Ladies, PLEASE take my moms advice in these situations: Do NOTHING until that divorce is in. Before doing anything with anyone, I waited until my divorce was final AND I also made sure that we both put up social media postings attesting to this fact. This way, there would be no question in the hearts of whoever we were with. If you all haven't figured it out by now... I like to be transparent and I hate playing games. Which is precisely why I get irked by all the stuff I'm seeing and hearing from women that don't deserve to be scammed. They are looking for real love and connection but keep running into counterfeits. Coming to talk to me about it a bit more jaded every time. Something that eventually can take it's toll into the death of hope altogether. Why? Cause some dickhead wanted to "get off" and didn't have the confidence or the tools to play it straight. I truly believe that men of honor have a duty to be mindful when dealing a with what my father would describe as "a good woman". They are a rare beauty and should be able to have at least one man in their life they could point to as being an example of what a man of honor truly looks like. That they should never lose hope that one exists.
So to my brothers I say this: a man without a code of honor is no man and a code of honor that does not include a measure of self-sacrifice is akin to having no code at all. Be better and stay real even at cost. Trust me when I say that you will go much further in life in the freedom honor, truth and transparency provide. I'm out...
~moses apollo
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