Relationship Advice from a Vampire
I, Susie, just finished Stephanie Meyer's hit book "Twilight" and I can certainly see what women especially love about it! I'm probably the last woman in my family to read it and if you're reading this, you've probably at least heard something about it.
The surprising thing is--there is a lot to learn from this book that has caught on like wild-fire with teen-age girls, as well middle-aged women!
Not to give the plot away if you haven't read it but it's about a very delicious love story between a very precocious teen-age girl who's never dated before and a very sensual, beautiful vampire.
Here's what's interesting about their love and how that might pertain to you in your love relationship...
While I was reading this first book in Meyer's series, I was so taken at how the author wrote such a sensual book that made even my heart pound without the main characters consummating their love. I've never read anything that even approached the pure love and sensuality of this book.
Now of course, one could argue that there's a bit much of the teen-age girl getting into trouble and her vampire boyfriend saving her--but setting that aside, there's much to learn about passion and sensuality that could be applied to our relationships.
Instead of relying on a vicarious experience, you could actually begin fostering more passion in your relationship. If you aren't in an intimate relationship and want to be, you can begin seeing that it just might be possible for you to create something like the passion that comes off in "Twilight."
Sound impossible?
It isn't. Even if you've been married for many years, it's possible to have that kind of passion--or a watered-down version of it--if you want it!
How do you do that?
Here are a few ideas...
1. Start by paying attention to your partner in new ways or in ways that you haven't for a long time. Maybe you used to do certain things together and don't anymore. Maybe you used to look at each other when you talked to one another and don't anymore. Just pay attention to this partner that you have chosen.
2. Be more affectionate--and mean it! Kiss your partner as you pass him or her in the kitchen. Touch him or her in places that are not part of your love-making.
3. Surrender to loving. When you are with your partner alone, be there body and mind. Forget planning what to have for dinner or who's taking your child to school tomorrow. Be completely there.
We have many more ideas for you about how we keep passion alive in our love relationship!
