The Romance and Passion Meters: love can be complex, but I can break it down for you! Our special Romance and Passion Meters reads the composite chart between you and your sweetie, and reveal the levels of romance and passion in your relationship. Now you'll know at a glance whether things will be smooth sailing, an uphill battle -- or a roller coaster ride between you both.
Before you jump in, there's a trick to reading the meters. You might think you want a lot of sweet stuff and very little spice, but what you really want is a balance between the two. Just imagine: With all good feelings, pleasant times and nothing to break up the monotony, things would get pretty dull (yawn).
And too much passion can also ruin a relationship; without a little breathing room between fights and lusty encounters, you’d tire each other out, fast! Something in the middle is just the ticket.
A healthy dose of passion means strong physical attraction plus a good argument every now and then to... Read more
7-10 Over-the-top: diamonds and heartfelt declarations
4-6 Indulgent: flowers, chocolates, back rubs
0-3 Thrify: the occasional rose
7-10: Revved and ready, morning and night.
4-6: Up for it almost anytime
0-3: A bit shy and reserved
Love isn't just a possibility between you; it's very likely, especially if other aspects of your relationship agree on a positive, affectionate connection. From the start, there will be a sense of sweetness and tender devotion between you. You'll truly like each other, and if other conditi...
This relationship will be nothing if not emotionally intense. In fact, it will have a profound transformative effect on both of you. If you stay together for any length of time, it's almost impossible that you'll remain unchanged. You'll teach each other everything you know about life and ...
You'll want to share life goals and pursue your ambitions together, but you'll probably find that your partnership isn't exactly conducive to this kind of sharing. The basic energy of your connection is at odds with what you're each looking for in the partnership, and that will create stru...
It will be quite tempting to project unrealistic images onto each other and the relationship itself -- images of your ideal lover or an unattainably perfect love dynamic that you've dreamed up in your fantasies. This will be unfair, of course, because of that unattainable quality: No perso...
Talking about your feelings will be easy for you two. There will be a lot of affection between you, and expressing it in words will feel natural and right. Even when you're upset with each other, you'll both find ways to talk out your issues in a kind, sensitive way that won't disturb your...
This relationship will give you the chance to face down your own deep-rooted psychological issues and gain understanding about them in a relaxed, non-threatening way. Through exploring your psyches together, you'll learn about the situations and feelings that trigger your deepest anxieties...
You two could find it difficult to talk about your relationship problems in a calm, open way. A good communicative bond will help with this issue, but you'll find that you're both quite sensitive to anything that seems unfair or imbalanced in your connection or your communication. You coul...
If you two aren't extremely careful to be honest with each other about yourselves, your thoughts, your feelings and intentions, you'll both find yourselves utterly misled as to who your partner is and what they want out of this relationship. Self-deception is a big possibility here, but it...
Challenges in communication will make it difficult to understand each other from time to time. Unfortunately, no matter how good things start out between you, soon you'll both have plenty to complain about regarding the relationship; you might even start taking a negative view of each othe...