We all shut off intimacy and love at various times in our lives and we often do it unconsciously. We do it by thinking old thoughts and beliefs that sabotage our happiness and keep love away without even realizing that we’re doing it. In order to have the intimacy, connection and love that you want, [...]

If there’s anything that’s illusive and confusing about intimate relationships (and we realize there’s a lot to be confused about them), it’s that closeness can come and it can go without us really knowing what happened. Here are 3 secrets that we’ve discovered in keeping the spark alive long after the honeymoon in our own [...]

The other day we women a really important question…“What specifically could your man do to get you ‘in the mood’ for love and romance more often?”And boy, did we get the responses! What came out of the survey wasn’t surprising–but it was. It’s surprising that it’s so simple to do but not many people seem [...]

If there’s one thing that can kill a relationship or marriage, it’s when one partner wants more passion, physical attention and touch than their partner wants.Now you might think that it’s the men who want more passion and it the women who tend to lose interest in it over the years but in the “real” [...]

Here’s something many men do that they think works but doesn’t.We men think that this brings more passion and connection between us and our woman but here’s what I’ve found… In the short term, it’s fun and exciting and in the long term it’s so potentially damaging to your relationship, you won’t even believe it [...]

By Otto Collins Recently, I wrote an article about the importance of “ditching competition” with your woman.(If you missed reading it, click here) I said “there’s no room in a committed relationship or marriage with your woman for competition with her about anything.” I went on to say that … “The spark will not be [...]

How much do you truly like the person you are with?Just about everyone in a marriage or love relationship shares a bond or some level of deep feelings with their partner.  It might feel like passion or even adoration to you. Or it could be that those excited, alive feelings about your mate have faded [...]

Our simple advice for keeping your love passionate throughout the years is to kiss a lot.  When we first got together, we loved to kiss each other and now many years later, we still do. Kissing can ignite relationships, whether they are two years or twenty plus years old. There are so many ways you [...]

No matter how long you’ve been in a love relationship, you can always find ways to spice it up. It is indisputable that relationships change all the time and boredom can occur if you keep doing the same “old” thing.Regardless of the stage of life you are in, you can spice up your love making. [...]

***QUESTION FROM A READER: “My biggest frustration in my relationship is that whenever I become even a little needy, I find my partner withdrawing. “If I point this out, he is sweet and makes an effort but his natural instinct is to withdraw. “Also, I want more physical affection other than love-making. I find that [...]

If you’d like to get some new ideas about how to create more passion and connection in your relationship or marriage (both in and out of the bedroom), then you might want to go check this out: Red Hot Love Relationships ***QUESTION FROM A READER:  “I wonder why sexual advances that are not mutually desired [...]

If you are in a long-term love relationship or marriage, you might wonder if you can truly “have it all?”In our work we often find the following situations which spark this question…  –A relationship may be strong in compatibility or friendship but, over the long haul passionate moments may be few and far between. –The [...]

Okay, you caught us…We know that there are a lot of things you can do to keep your love alive throughout the years.But if we’re really put on the spot and have to come up with the biggest secret for couples who want to stay in love… here’s what it would be… **Create the kind [...]

When Jim Morrison from the 60′s rock band “The Doors” sang “Come on, Come On, Come On, Come On now touch me babe,” he was giving some pretty good advice. This is one of the things that many women MOST want from their men and men don’t do it.(At least in the way that she [...]

Like many people in long-standing committed relationships, you may secretly wish that your love relationship was as loving and close as it used to be. Perhaps you don’t look at each other the same way you used to and there may be separation and between you. A lot of friendship and cooperation may still be [...]