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Love Isn’t (Only) Romantic
150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

What does it mean if the passion and romance are missing?  Does that mean the love is gone?  Covered in this episode of Save The Marriage Podcast.“Our marriage is broken,” she told me.  “We don’t have the passion anymore, so I don’t think we should stay married.”

Missing passion… is it the end of marriage, or something else?

Most relationships are sparked by infatuation.  Call it passion or romance, but the desire to be with that person, that overwhelming attraction, is a building-block for a long-term relationship — including marriage.  It is, though, not the goal.

For most, that part of a relationship is a stage.  It naturally cools over time.  This is just the nature of an attraction.  It tempers over time.  Which means that we can get back to the rest of life — the parts of life that get disregarded in the heat of passion.

Does that mean you must just let romance and passion fall by the wayside?  Not at all.  You just can’t count on it as the focus.

Unfortunately, people often judge a marriage dead because the passion is missing. Also unfortunately, they haven’t nurtured the passion and romance.  The fact that it disappeared is more a reflection of the damaged connection than a sign the marriage was not meant to be, or has irretrievably failed.

I discuss the Passion Paradox in this episode of the Save The Marriage Podcast.  Listen below.

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How To Guarantee No Divorce
150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

Over the last episodes, I have been answering listener questions (you can submit your question by email – CLICK HERE).  In this episode, I respond to Susan.  She wants to guarantee that she does not get divorced.

How you can guarantee that there is no divorce… and what to do when you can’t do the guarantee.  Also, why you SHOULD even do anything.So, I reveal how you can guarantee that you won’t get divorced (you may not like my answer, but it is important).

And then, I discuss what to do if it is too late to get that guarantee.

More importantly, I discuss why people want that guarantee, and what to do about that.

Oh, and I even tell you the exact ingredients in your process to save your marriage.

Simple.  Not easy.  But powerful when understood and applied.

Looking for a guarantee?  Tune in to learn more.

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