Sunday, July 06, 2008 | 7:50 a.m.

Intimacy Can Fuel Passion

by Jan Denise

Passion — or erotic attraction — enlivens us. The singing birds drown out the alarm clock. The sun shines through the clouds. We are the sun, and the moon and the stars!

Passion seems too good to be true. And it is … well, not really; it just can't stand alone very long.

Last week, in discussing passion's role as one of the three parts of perfect love — the other two parts being intimacy and commitment — I promised to tell you how to fee ...

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Posted by: Joyce McLaughlin
Comment: #1
Mon Apr 7, 2008 10:15 AM

I think there is a mind-set at large to define intimacy as the "exchange of body fluids," and you top out there. Unfortunately, that tends to enable one to skip all those wonderful steps that bond us as human beings. I think the venus and mars concept allows us to rationalize a gender division. You know men need to have sex before they feel close and women need to feel committed before sex. I believe these blanket beliefs just perpetuates the problem. I'd truly like to believe that our conditionoing(our upbringing) has everything to do with how we relate. When we display love, empathy,patience,responsibility,gratefulness etc. its contagious enough to give birth to a population of function and creativity. The virtue we choose to examplify become our tools of discernment. This engages us intimately and passionately! Sex becomes a natural expression of shared desire, an avenue to connect us on a more profound level. If only....

Posted by: Mike Gardebled
Comment: #2
Wed Apr 9, 2008 12:09 PM

You have profound insight.

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