The Passionate Marriage Approach emphasizes life-long sexual development rather than merely curing desire problems or sexual dysfunctions. People get better in bed as they get older. Most people never reach their sexual potential, and those who do are generally into their 40s, 50s, and 60s. This surprises the many people who confuse genital prime with sexual prime, but you are more capable of an intensely intimate sexual relationships as you mature (become more differentiated).
The Passionate Marriage Approach shows how your relationship with yourself controls intimate connection and sexual desire for your partner. Relying on your partner to give you a positive reflected sense of self (as most people do) limits intimacy and desire. However, this revolutionary approach gives you concrete ways to build a solid sense of self while getting closer to your partner and more invested in your relationship.
Most marital enrichment approaches emphasize other-validated intimacy: expecting empathy, reciprocity, and validation from your partner when you disclose. The Passionate Marriage Approach emphasizes self-validated intimacy; validating and accepting your own disclosures, and soothing your own heart. This shift allows you to resolve emotional gridlock, intimacy problems, sexual boredom and low desire, and develop a more passionate loving relationship.
But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ~Albert Camus
