

{"id":38847,"date":"2019-06-12T05:16:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T05:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/?p=38847"},"modified":"2024-12-06T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T09:36:14","slug":"passionate-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/passionate-love\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Signs of Passionate Love &#038; Its Causes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77222\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-7.jpg\" alt=\"Couple in love \" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When most young people imagine what their future love life will look like, passionate love is at the top of their wish list, along with a deep emotional bond with their partner, true friendship, and a sense of feeling safe and secure with the one they marry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what is passionate love and what are the signs of a passionate relationship?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-does-passionate-love-mean\"><\/span><b>What does passionate love mean?&nbsp;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social psychologist<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/interpersona.psychopen.eu\/index.php\/interpersona\/article\/view\/3177\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elaine Hatfield<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an expert on relationship science, provides the passionate love definition as &ldquo;a state of intense longing for union with another.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The feeling is so strong that people often compare passionate love to being<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/mental-health\/how-drug-addiction-affects-relationships\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addicted to drugs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meaning of passionate love is the intense and high feelings you develop for someone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love is like a drug, and indeed it is. Passionate love can make you feel like you are addicted to the person you love.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This type of love is exhilarating, and every inch of you<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/romance\/keep-the-romance-alive\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feels alive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Knowing this, you can&rsquo;t help but wonder, &ldquo;What does it mean to be passionate about someone and is it healthy?&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate love is very much present at the beginning of most<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/the-true-meaning-of-love-in-a-relationship\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">love relationships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We&rsquo;ve all experienced this state, where all we think about is our beloved, making it hard to concentrate on our work and other responsibilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/experts\/grady-shumway\">Counsellor Grady Shumway<\/a> states that,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also cultivating passionate love involves exploring and nurturing emotional intimacy, physical connection, and shared interests with your partner. Focus on fostering spontaneity, excitement, and admiration to reignite passion and keep the spark alive in your relationship.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-does-passionate-love-feel-like\"><\/span><b>What does passionate love feel like?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romantic love and passionate love can be present in one relationship. Though, it would help if we knew how to differentiate the two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77221\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-6.jpg\" alt=\"couple in love hugging each other\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/romantic-love\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feel romantic love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it&rsquo;s a deep feeling of affection. It&rsquo;s where you want to be in each other&rsquo;s company and settle down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate love is the process of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/love\/fall-in-love\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">falling in love with someone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It&rsquo;s the highest and most exciting point of the relationship. However, this can fade and focus more on sexual passion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate love is almost a trancelike experience.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are with your partner, you want to connect physically with them, and when<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/separation\/types-of-separation\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you are separated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from them, the ache for their presence is almost unbearable. Great art, music, poetry, and literature are born from this place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&rsquo;s define passionate love as we describe the emotions that we feel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Passionate love is not:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-communicative<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full of secrets and lies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Holding things back<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ignoring the other<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not responding to emails, phone calls, texts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full of game-playing and trying to seem cooler than your partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not acknowledging your partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not listening to your partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not truly seeing your partner<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><b>Passionate love is all about:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing, acknowledging and valuing your partner<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thinking about them non-stop from the moment you wake up in the morning to the moment you go to sleep at night<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wanting to be by their side all the time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wanting to be their safe harbor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/emotional-love-vs-physical-love\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caring<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more about them than about yourself<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/physical-intimacy\/love-making-ideas-for-married-couples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and thinking about their pleasure first, and yours, second<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiating happiness at the thought of seeing them soon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleepless nights and dreamlike days<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Physical-aspects-of-passionate-love\"><\/span><b>Physical aspects of passionate love<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know how does passionate love feel, let&rsquo;s move on to the physical aspect of passionate love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77219\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-4.jpg\" alt=\"couple back-hugging each other\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these heady early days of the relationship, passionate love means lovemaking that is hot, frequent, a joining of souls and downright amazing. You cannot keep your hands off each other and seize opportunities to get down and dirty in the bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate lovemaking is intense and unforgettable. These are the most sensual and romantic lovemaking sessions, savoring moments.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How you look at each other and how your hands touch each other send different electricity in your body. You may look at him, and know that you&rsquo;re home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way you kiss is also different, and you&rsquo;ve never felt like this before. Your partner&rsquo;s kisses, hugs, and caresses make you feel you want more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don&rsquo;t tire of seeing your partner, and each lovemaking session is pure bliss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you become one,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/science\/science-jan-june09-love_02-13\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chemicals in your brain<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> get released. These hormones make your bond even more robust.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This passionate lovemaking acts as a glue,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/bonding-hobbies-for-couples\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bonding you together<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that you can weather the inevitable moments&mdash;far into the future. Hopefully, the lovemaking will not be as passionate later and you can question your closeness.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But let us not think about that now. Enjoy this lovemaking, where you are very present and focused on your partner&rsquo;s pleasure.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You learn each other&rsquo;s sensual language, so slow down, listen to the other person, and make every second count.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Related Reading:<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/emotional-intimacy\/emotional-love-vs-physical-love\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the Difference Between Emotional Love and Physical Love?<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example-of-passionate-love\"><\/span><b>Example of passionate love<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you look for a passionate love example, you would see the characteristics of a romantic lover, but more intense. This person always feels that intense longing for their partner. From waking up to falling asleep, they fill their thoughts with yearning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate lovers want to be always close, and they crave physical connection. They kiss and make love so passionately that it makes the attachment stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where you constantly check on them, asking them if you can meet or spend time together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think you feel passionate love?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-passionate-love-signs\"><\/span><b>10 passionate love signs&nbsp;<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passion and love are two powerful emotions. When they combine, they could influence your thoughts, actions, and reasoning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel like you&rsquo;re a passionate lover? If so, let&rsquo;s check if you possess the signs of a passionate woman or man.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Influence your logical thinking<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are in a passionate relationship, you may not notice it, but your logical thinking gets affected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are in love, you can do the craziest things for this person. As they say, passionate<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/addictive-relationships\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">love is addicting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which causes you to set aside your logical thoughts and do what you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, love will allow you to be spontaneous and even enjoy unusual things.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one, including your best friends, can influence you to try out diving, but now that you&rsquo;re in love, you see yourself open to diving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? It&rsquo;s because your partner loves it, and of course, you want to enjoy the things that make this person happy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. Make everything beautiful<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you understand passionate feelings, you see the world differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77220\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-5.jpg\" alt=\"couple playing the guitar together\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somehow, the passionate love for your partner allows you to view things differently. You suddenly become a hopeless romantic, everything seems brighter, you enjoy love songs and savor their lyrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You smile more often; become optimistic; let go of minor issues; trust more and give more. Passionate love can make you happier.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Passionate love changes you<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the signs he is a passionate lover? Do you share the same intensity and passion for each other?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We now know that passionate love can affect our decision-making skills, so it won&rsquo;t be surprising that you or your partner have changed into a different version of yourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you notice your partner shows positive changes, that&rsquo;s a good sign. We all want to be the better versions of ourselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of getting irritated, you became more patient. You used to think movies about love are cheesy, but now, you enjoy them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are in love, and if someone loves you, it can also boost your self-confidence and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6136113\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-esteem<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Makes everything fun and exciting<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You used to spend each day going to the office and back home. Your weekends would involve grocery shopping, sleeping, and watching Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate love can change that. Suddenly, you have the extra energy to go hiking on weekends. You can still go to the park or spend a few hours talking to your partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even a few hours in the park, holding each other&rsquo;s hands sounds exciting and fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Related Reading-<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/ways-to-have-a-quality-time-with-your-partner\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 Ways to Have Quality Time With Your Partner<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h3><b>5. You&rsquo;re willing to risk almost everything for love<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever felt that everyone does not approve of your relationship?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s like the &ldquo;you and me against the world&rdquo; type of relationship, where you have to fight for the love that you&rsquo;re feeling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77218\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-3.jpg\" alt=\"couple hiking together\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love isn&rsquo;t all about joyful experiences and adventures. There will be moments when your love is tested, and you have to ask yourself how much you will<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/sacrifice-in-a-relationship\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sacrifice for your relationship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person in a passionate relationship will risk almost everything most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people will risk their careers, friends, and even the family they treasure to be with the person they love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may sound like something in the movies, but it happens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more you need to fight for the love of your life, the more intense your love becomes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. You become vulnerable<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like we&rsquo;re destined to be together. I feel like I have known him forever.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s true. Passionate love can make you feel so intoxicated with someone that all the barriers you have built to save yourself are now gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You suddenly find yourself<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/secrets-you-should-forever-keep-from-your-lover\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spilling secrets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you have never told anyone. There can be times when you are willing to do things you usually don&rsquo;t do for this person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sounds scary? It is. That&rsquo;s the unappealing part of falling so passionately in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passion and love can make you vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. Passionate lovemaking is amazing<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most addicting parts of falling passionately in love is the sex.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The intensity of the longing for this person makes you more excited. The kisses, the foreplay, and the lovemaking differ from anything you had experienced before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like a drug, you end up craving more of this person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more time you spend together and the act of lovemaking itself can<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/couple-bonding-activities-to-strengthen-the-relationship\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strengthen the bond<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you feel for each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where you explore more about sex, being playful, experimental, and full of energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate lovemaking can be addicting.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. Encourage you to stay in a toxic relationship<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, many people become so<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/warning-signs-being-obsessed-with-someone\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">obsessed with their passionate relationship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they can no longer see the red flags.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77217\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes-2.jpg\" alt=\"couple looking at each other\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is reality. It doesn&rsquo;t mean you&rsquo;re passionately in love with the right person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you choose the wrong person, passionate love can lead you to settle for unhealthy relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows that passionate love can serve as a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4861725\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">form of natural addiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can justify wrong moves because of the high emotions you feel, the intense longing, and the overwhelming love you have for this person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since passionate love can influence your decision-making skills, even though people give you advice, you might turn a blind eye and still follow your heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>9. Make you yearn for your partner intensely<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most common signs of passionate love is the constant yearning for your partner. You wake up and think of this person, and even before you sleep, you wonder what this person is doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every chance you get, you would try to send him a text, call him, or look at his social media to see what he&rsquo;s up to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are starting your relationship, there will be times you want to ask your partner if it&rsquo;s better to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/moving-in-together\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> move in together<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This might all be okay if the intensity of passionate love is the same, but what if it&rsquo;s not?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you focus and give all your passion to your relationship without thinking about your partner&rsquo;s reaction, you might<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/self-sabotaging-in-relationships\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sabotage the relationship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> early on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, too much of everything, including love, is not good.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>10. Everything is fun&nbsp;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it mean when you feel the same intensity of passionate love? It&rsquo;s when you are happily in love with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is when you finally see the meaning of your life. It&rsquo;s when you can&rsquo;t wait to build a future together. You trust, respect, and love one another to the point that you know you are destined to be with each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no denying it. You are now the best version of yourself, and you can&rsquo;t wait to live the rest of your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed, you are in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think you can relate to the signs of passionate love, here&rsquo;s a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/quizzes\/how-passionate-is-your-love-quiz\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quiz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will determine how passionate your love is.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Would-passionate-love-be-enough-for-your-relationship-to-work\"><\/span><b>Would passionate love be enough for your relationship to work?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of you will start asking, since passionate love is one of the most powerful emotions you could ever feel, is this enough to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/how-to-make-a-relationship-work\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">make a relationship work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can your passionate love be enough to surpass years of togetherness and trials?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answer is no. It can help you get through the challenges, but passionate love is one of the many fundamentals of a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/tips-to-build-long-lasting-relationships\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long-lasting relationship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from passionate love, you also need respect, trust, intimacy, and commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without them, passionate love alone won&rsquo;t work. Use your passion and love to make yourselves and your relationships stronger.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-causes-passionate-love-to-fade\"><\/span><b>What causes passionate love to fade?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When passionately in love, you think that this beautiful dream will never end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s like nothing can ever go wrong with your relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, passionate love, no matter how intense, can fade away. But the question is, what would cause this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can something so intense and beautiful turn gray and dull?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. You become too attached<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find someone who gets your sense of attachment, that&rsquo;s great. However, if you are passionately in love but you don&rsquo;t have the same sense of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/therapy\/how-attachments-styles-affect-relationships\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attachment style<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this may cause a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch this video to understand better the different attachment styles that people can have:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23ePqRkOKtg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre><b><i>Also Try:<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/quizzes\/are-you-overly-attached-to-your-partner-quiz\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are You Overly Attached to Your Partner Quiz<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/pre>\n<h3><b>2. You fell in love and formed a fantasy bond<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like most fairy tales,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/signs-you-are-falling-in-love\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">falling in love with someone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be perceived as a perfect emotion and the happily ever after that we all should aim for. Life is not like that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, we may still be influenced by fantasy, and at the beginning of this new relationship, it could feel like it is a dream come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people are addicted to the feeling of falling in love.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. Not solving misunderstandings<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a couple of months, you will live the life you want, the sweet smile, intimate lovemaking, and the excitement of passionate love. But what happens when you disagree with each other?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens when you see the not-so-perfect traits of your partner?<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/causes-of-misunderstanding-in-relationship\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problems and misunderstandings<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">could often lead to disappointment and intense love fades.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. Need for attention<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being in love so passionately can cause someone to always yearn for attention. This person calls, texts, chats and even surprises you at work. Unfortunately, this can make your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/relationship\/signs-of-feeling-suffocated-in-relationship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> partner feel suffocated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-to-sustain-passion-by-engaging-in-romantic-love\"><\/span><b>How to sustain passion by engaging in romantic love?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engaging in romantic love can be a thrilling and fulfilling experience, but it&rsquo;s not easy to sustain passion over an extended period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few tips to reignite your love and keep your relationship strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Make it a priority<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>It&rsquo;s important that you spend time with your partner as often as possible to maintain a strong connection. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should set aside time on a regular basis to spend with your partner, whether it&rsquo;s cooking dinner together or going for a walk around the neighborhood.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Don&rsquo;t take your relationship for granted<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>It&rsquo;s easy to get caught up in everyday life and neglect your relationship in favor of work and other responsibilities. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it&rsquo;s important to make time for your partner so that you can continue building and strengthening your relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Make an effort to give your partner the best<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Showing affection is an important part of any relationship, and it doesn&rsquo;t have to be complicated or expensive to be meaningful. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can send your partner a text message to tell them you love them or offer to do a favor for them without expecting anything in return.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Maintain a positive attitude<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Your partner is only human, and they make mistakes just like you. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When problems arise in your relationship, try to look at them from the other person&rsquo;s perspective instead of blaming them for their actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When-is-passionate-love-too-much\"><\/span><b>When is passionate love too much?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&rsquo;s something special about being in love. The way you feel when you&rsquo;re with your significant other is unlike anything else in the world. And it&rsquo;s hard to imagine life without that person by your side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But too much passion can be a bad thing, too. Nobody is perfect, and not even perfect relationships last forever. So it&rsquo;s important to know when enough is enough and when it&rsquo;s time to end the relationship. Here are some signs that the relationship is getting out of control:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&mdash; If you&rsquo;re spending a lot of time and energy on your relationship and,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&mdash; you&rsquo;re constantly texting or calling each other, planning dates, and thinking about your partner,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that&rsquo;s a sign that the relationship is taking priority over other things in life. It&rsquo;s also a red flag if you feel like you&rsquo;re not in control of your own emotions anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/experts\/grady-shumway\">Grady Shumway<\/a> further highlights,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Passionate love can become overwhelming when it eclipses other important aspects of life, leading to imbalance and potential distress. From a therapy\/healing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perspective<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it&rsquo;s beneficial to explore healthy boundaries, self-care practices, and communication strategies to maintain a balanced perspective and foster a sustainable, fulfilling relationship.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Famous-quotes-on-passionate-love\"><\/span><b>Famous quotes on passionate love<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some quotes about passionate love that will make you feel that love is beautiful and powerful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77216\" src=\"https:\/\/image.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Signs-of-passionate-love-and-its-causes.jpg\" alt=\"loving couple looking at each other\" width=\"804\" height=\"350\"><\/p>\n<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.&rdquo; &ndash; George Moore<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We loved with a love that was more than love.&rdquo; &ndash; Edgar Allan Poe<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We efface an hour by passionate love, without twists, without an aftertaste. When it is finished, it is not finished, we lie still in each other&rsquo;s arms lulled by our love, by tenderness, sensuality in which the whole being can participate.&rdquo; &ndash; Anais Nin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you, I caress you, a thousand of the most amorous caresses take possession of me.&rdquo; &ndash; Honore de Balzac<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;You know you&rsquo;re in love when you don&rsquo;t want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.&rdquo; &ndash; Theodor Seuss Geisel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.&rdquo; &ndash; Ernest Hemingway<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.&rdquo;- R. R. Tolkien<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;If I know what love is, it is because of you.&rdquo; &ndash; Herman Hesse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.&rdquo; &ndash; Rainer Maria Rilke<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.&rdquo; &ndash; Sarah Bernhardt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final-thoughts\"><\/span><b>Final thoughts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sum it all up, passionate love is the state in which most loving relationships begin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long does this passion last?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is really up to the individuals. For a lucky few, this hot passion can last a lifetime. But that takes effort and dedication to being genuinely attentive to keeping the embers burning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a usual ebb and flow to a passionate love for most couples. The trick is not to give up when the passion seems to dim. Passion can always be reignited with some work and attention from both parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must also not forget the other aspects of a long-lasting relationship. As your relationship grows, your trust in one another deepens. Your respect for each other should be stronger, and, of course, your vow to commit to one another shouldn&rsquo;t be shaken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love freely and embrace the intoxicating feeling of passionate love, but remember that you should also nurture it so that the fire of your love will last.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you may not find your way back to the level of heat that you experienced in your early days, you can rediscover another calmer type of passion that can be sustained and nurtured &ldquo;until death do you part.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":""},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When most young people imagine what their future love life will look like, passionate love is at the top of their wish list, along with a deep emotional bond with their partner, true friendship, and a sense of feeling safe and secure with the one they marry. But what is passionate love and what are the signs of a passionate relationship? What does passionate love mean?&nbsp; Social psychologist Elaine Hatfield, an expert on relationship science, provides the passionate love definition as &ldquo;a state of intense longing for union with another.&rdquo; The feeling is so strong that people often compare passionate <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1393,"featured_media":77222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[2564],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38847"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38847"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38847\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106159,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38847\/revisions\/106159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marriage.com\/advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}