The thing about seeing our C is that we have become much more clear about who we are and what we want. The clarity of our differences creates "passion" because we now understand how we are different and thus, we understand how much of gift her compromises are. Look at his efforts as a gut-wrenching desire to love and be with you despite the fact that he falls short on the sexual desire scale.
Communication plays into this too. We are also at a point where we are learning to nicely communicate about our differences. For example, the other night, my W said she feels that massage and touch can be more intimate than sex. I said that I feel that the opposite is true. Instead of beating each other up, I said "hmmm...that's an interesting difference....what do we do about it?". It's all about living in the moment.
Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time
-Steven Wright