Women’s Roles in Relationships: Dating While Black Author: Alexia Camm Abstract This article reveals the several distinctions that the third season of the HBO Original Series: Insecure discloses between Black men and women in the dating world. While there are other forms of media that have revealed the general ideas about stereotypical gender roles, societal barriers, and differentiations existing within Black relationships, the show Insecure provided substantial analysis that uncovered the roles Black women play while dating. Qualitative content analysis was the strategic research method used to analyze this show. Detailed data was gathered on the show’s third season which allowed for general observations to be recorded and the findings framed in a way that created themed patterns. Insecure is particularly well-liked among Black millennials as it seems to accurately depict the struggles and absurdities of being young, black and dating in the big city.