Passion 101

Do You Celebrate “Just Because” Day? I’m writing this as a backlash to the commercialism of Valentine’s Day.  It’s not that I have anything against expressing your love and sharing a romantic day (or night) with your beloved.  It’s more about needing someone to tell you WHEN to do it and HOW to do it [...]

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 [...]

Does Kissing Have An Expiration Date? I seem to be writing on the theme of “kissing” lately, so I’m asking this question, “Does kissing have an expiration date?” as it seems quite important as a barometer of intimacy and connection in a relationship. If you haven’t already read my previous post, “It’s All In The [...]

What are your thoughts about the New Year Kiss? The common myth is that if you don’t kiss someone at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, you will be condemned to a year of loneliness.  Yes, it’s a superstition, yet if you look around at five minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve, [...]

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 [...]

Are you able to share your fantasies with your partner? My work is about helping couples who are committed and really love each other to recover their passion. There are many reasons why a couple’s passion fades, and of course each couple is different. There is no cookie cutter solution that fits everyone. One of [...]

In working with couples over the last twenty years, it seems like the ingredients we  wish to include in our recipe for a long-term relationship are: Chemistry, Compatibility and Commitment. Each of us expresses these ingredients to varying degrees and we give them different importance and priority.  However, to be truly happy over the long [...]

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I’m pleased to announce that the replay of my July “Ask Adam” Teleseminar is now available! It was a great teleseminar with wonderful questions. I answered concerns people had about: 1. How can a couple that has had an affair, currently has very little in common and where the husband needs pornography to get aroused, [...]

Is love enough? Couples meet, they fall in love, they make a commitment, move in together or get married (if allowed) and then what? Over half break up! Obviously, LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH to sustain a relationship. There was a study by researchers from the Australian National University entitled “What’s Love Got to Do With [...]

Do you want to create more intimacy in your life?  It’s certainly one of the issues that many of my couples and singles want to work on when they see me for private counseling sessions.  The first thing I like to do is to define our terms.  When some people talk about having more intimacy, [...]