I ran into a beautiful young lady today, who after a brief conversation, began to lament about the fact that way too men appear to be put off by her success, and ultimately her independence. I could tell that this was really getting to her, so I gave her my card, and asked her to visit my site.

I’m back with another edition of Audio Love. This week, Ne-Yo, Boyz II Men, and Day 26 hold the top spots on my Fly List. The lyrics and passion emoted through each song deserves a priority placement in your weekend love song rotation. Enjoy.

It seems like we’ve been talking about heartbreak an awful lot lately. That needs to stop. So for this edition of audio love, we’ll give heartbreak its proper sendoff (at least for the time being) with 10 of my favorite break up songs.

Over the past week, I’ve received at least ten different emails from readers essentially expressing the same frustration: “Love sucks.” And as they detailed their very personal and private situations, I could agree that when judging love strictly through their circumstances, it did appear to suck. Thankfully (which is what I hope to share with them) things will eventually get better.

Who really wins in a break up? On the one hand, you have the “break up-ee” who is forced to cope with the conflicting pain and outrage of being told they are no longer needed nor wanted by their significant other. On the other side of this broken equation, you have the “break up-er,” the one effectively putting an end to the continued progression of the relationship.

I’ve been searching for the right way to break this news to you; but for the first time in my life, I’m at a loss for words. You may not have known this, but I made a solemn promise long ago that I would strive to never disappoint you. And for the most part I’ve succeeded. But then this happened…

No one wants to admit being addicted to another person. But as intoxicating a drug as love can be, it’s bound to happen. Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo discusses this very topic in his latest single, “Because of You,” this week’s Fly Lyrics Feature.