The Passion Stage Checklist

Are you in the Passion stage?

By Sarì Harrar and Rita DeMaria, Ph.D.

From The 7 Stages of Marriage

You may be in the Passion stage if:

You see yourselves as newlyweds

You feel madly in love

You crave your partner when you're apart, and when you're together, you live in your own private romantic world

Your relationship is all about passion, excitement, sex, and intimacy

You have a hard time focusing on things other than your relationship

You've been married for two years or less (though some couples report the honeymoon phase lasting five years or longer!)

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