Passion 101

What are YOUR Relationship Resolutions? As the “Passion Doctor”, my work is to help couples have more romance, more passion, more sexuality and more intimacy in their live.  And around the time of the new year, the question of relationship resolutions is an important one to reflect upon. I’ve reviewed my previous Passion 101 blog [...]

Which Side Of The Bed Do YOU Sleep On? Who controls the “climate control” while you and your partner are driving?  Who’s in charge of the remote control while watching television?  Who decides where you sit while dining at home?  At a restaurant? I know that these all seem like trivial questions, yet they speak [...]

Do You Want To Be Right Or Be Happy In Your Relationship? Perhaps you’ve heard the question asked before, “Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy?”  It applies in many contexts, though today we are talking about your relationship. Most couples that contact me for support are in the [...]

Do You Turn Toward, Turn Away Or Turn Against? Each day, our partners make many attempts to connect with us, both verbal and nonverbal. World renowned couples research, Dr. John Gottman calls these attempts “bids” for emotional connection. A bid can be a question, a look, an affectionate touch or anything else that opens the [...]

Can Men And Women Be Friends? Most of us have struggled with this issue, on whether men and women can be friends in a platonic way or will sex get in the way?  Can we “rise” above our impulses or is it a doomed idea?  AND, if we CAN be friends with someone of the [...]

What Is YOUR Love Language? I’ve been working with couples for twenty years and a big part of my work is to serve as a “translator” for the couple.  It often seems that they don’t speak each other’s language. The issue seems to be much more than the simple “men are from Mars, women are [...]

Ready To Reignite Your Relationship? It’s almost Valentine’s Day and while I’m not a big Hallmark kind of guy, I DO know that many of the couples that I counsel come to see me because they want to reignite their relationship and have more romance and passion in their lives.  And after 20 years of [...]

What is the 80/20 Rule And Does It Apply To Relationships? I completely believe that 80/20 Rule applies to relationships!  I’ve written a little bit about the 80/20 Rule in my previous post, “Don’t Talk So Much” and now it’s time to elaborate more about how it specifically can be used to enhance your relationship. [...]

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To support my new, upcoming “Don’t Talk So Much & Other Ways To Have A Better Relationship” Program, I was interviewed by Elaina McMillan on her “Naked At Noon” Radio Show.  Since it was broadcast in Denver, I am posting the edited replay here on the Passion 101 Blogsite.  The interview was a lot of [...]

What are YOUR relationship resolutions for the New Year? Since my work is to help couples have more romance, more passion, more sexuality and more intimacy in their lives, this is an important question to reflect upon. I’ve reviewed my previous Passion 101 blog posts for the year and I’ve compiled five relationship resolutions that [...]