Table of Contents
Opening Tip: I'm Not a Relationship Expert, but… 1
Timeout: Why This Playbook 11
Chapter 1 The Daddy Give-and-Go 13
Chapter 2 The Assist: Lessons from Mom and Mami Nina 23
Timeout: "How Do You Make That First Date Less Awkward? 35
Chapter 3 Personal Foul: Young and Dumb! 37
Chapter 4 The Playbook: Have a Game Plan 57
Timeout "How Can I Change a Player?" 71
Chapter 5 One-on-One: Friendship First! 73
Timeout: And Baby Makes Three … but What About the Two? 87
Chapter 6 The Scrimmage: Pros and Cons of Shacking Up 89
Chapter 7 Game Time: The Marriage vs. the Wedding 101
Chapter 8 Salary Cap: His, Yours, and Ours 109
Halftime How Do / Snag a Bailer? 123
Chapter 9 Training Camp: The 60 Day Challenge 125
Chapter 10 My Starting Lineup: Keep Your Friends Close … 135
Timeout: Does He Like Me? 155
Chapter 11 The Rules 157
Chapter 12 The Fake: It May Work in Hoops-Not So Much in Relationships 171
Chapter 13 The Uniform 177
Timeout: Should You Give Him a Freebie? 183
Chapter 14 Ejection: "He Cheated. Now What?" 185
Chapter 15 Looking for a Trade: The Grass Is Not Necessarily Greener 199
Timeout: Opposites Attract, and Complete 207
Overtime Baby Mama Drama 210
Double Overtime: A Message for Kiyan 216
Final Buzzer: It All Comes Back to You 228
Acknowledgments 229
