{"id":5905,"date":"2014-02-14T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=5905"},"modified":"2014-02-13T09:48:18","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T14:48:18","slug":"how-to-keep-passion-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2014\/02\/how-to-keep-passion-alive.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Passion Alive"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ID-100169077\"<\/a>Rick and Susan were once passionate lovers. Now, they wonder what happened. Can they keep passion alive in their relationship?<\/p>\n

For years, researchers believed that romantic love wore\u00a0off after about 18-36 months, explaining why romantic love burns hot in the beginning of a relationship and then simmers to ember stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, brain scans now reveal that romance can last past that initial attraction. In fact, we now believe long-term relationships can have that same passion as new love. Turns out that long-term relationships are less anxious and obsessive for the person in love (sounds like a good thing) and more calm and attached. When couples keep the emotional bond strong, their sex lives stay lively as well. And adding novelty to your relationship can reignite love.<\/span><\/p>\n

So all you potatoes get off the couch and sign up for a couple’s cooking or art class. Do something new to stimulate your relationship that breaks from ordinary life. New experiences stimulate dopamine in the brain and that brings feelings of romance.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Valentine’s Day, forget the traditional candy and flowers and go on a picnic, get massages, or take a drive to a favorite romantic spot. Create a memory that strengthens the couple bond by doing something new to bring passion to your relationship. Romantic love doesn’t have to fade over time. It just needs a few shots of novelty once in awhile!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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