{"id":2240,"date":"2018-04-09T05:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2018-04-09T05:34:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:04:13","slug":"how-to-maintain-passion-in-a-long-term-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/how-to-maintain-passion-in-a-long-term-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Maintain Passion in a Long-Term Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to Maintain Sexual Desire in a Long-Term Relationship<\/p>\n<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1872\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Content-couple-in-bed.jpeg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Young couple cuddling in bed\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Content-couple-in-bed.jpeg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Content-couple-in-bed.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"abstract\">A common perception is that romantic passion between two people will inevitably and significantly decrease after they have spent a long time together.<\/p>\n<p>And, while perhaps this is unavoidable to some extent, there are some ways that you can keep the romance going even many years into your relationship.<\/p>\n<p>For one, simply understand each other&#8217;s needs &#8211; what works best for your partner? Then, make sure that you&#8217;re contributing equally to the relationship, as this has been shown to kindle romantic passion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">We all generally think that as the years go by, the level of romantic desire and passion in a relationship will fade.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">However, that doesn&#8217;t have to be the case, so long as we take active steps to maintain that passion.<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">Most important? Simply being there and engaging with your partner, building the necessary emotional connection for romance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;After decades of studying this topic, sex researchers know more than ever about what helps couples maintain sexual desire in long-term relationships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/myths-desire\/201803\/how-maintain-sexual-desire-in-long-term-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/blog\/myths-desire\/201803\/how-maintain-sexual-desire-in-long-term-relationship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Maintain Sexual Desire in a Long-Term Relationship A common perception is that romantic passion between two people will inevitably and significantly decrease after they have spent a long time together. And, while perhaps this is unavoidable to some extent, there are some ways that you can keep the romance going even many years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-relationships-2","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draroras.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}