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Romantic Atmosphere

Sexual atmosphere is a climate of tenderness, openness, responsiveness and generosity that is created when you are attracted out of yourself and allow your masculinity or femininity to be fully alive and active. It’s like a non-verbal communication between you that signals your attraction to and receptivity to each other.

You may be tempted to believe that you either feel sexual or you don’t, that there’s nothing you can do about it. The truth is that your sexual desire is too important to be left to chance. You can choose to cultivate and nurture the sexual atmosphere between you no matter how you feel.

When you consciously focus on the other’s goodness and attractiveness, choose to touch, affirm, listen attentively, and openly share your feelings, you create a climate of awareness of your masculinity and femininity. This is the fertile soil in which love grows.

Behaviours that express your sexuality and draw out the sexuality of your fiancé create the romantic awareness of being ‘in love’. Being in love makes the work of marriage fun.

Tool: Connect Hug

Stay connected throughout the entire day.

Connect Hug
1 min, 5 times per day

The Connect Hug is simply an extended hug which you hold for as long as it takes to reconnect, usually one to two minutes. Make a habit of doing this at least five times a day. It can be an excellent circuit breaker when you are having an argument or a tense discussion. It is also very effective in just realigning and refocusing your attention when busyness starts to dominate.

Tool: Connect Kiss

Set the tone of the sexual atmosphere to vibrant and sensual:

Connect Kiss
10 secs, 2 times per day

The Connect Kiss is taking a full 10 seconds to ‘smooch’ together. Put aside other distractions so that you can be fully attuned to each other.

When saying goodbye: Avoid the race out the door – spend 10 focussed seconds communicating your commitment to each other. “Even while apart, I am loving you and working for our life together”.
When greeting each other (especially after a day’s separation): Make your Connect Kiss express your delight to be together again. “I’ve missed you! I am so glad to be in your arms again”.

Francine & Byron Pirola

Francine & Byron Pirola are the co-founders and principal authors of the SmartLoving series. They are passionate about living Catholic marriage to the full and helping couples reach their marital potential. They have been married since 1988 and have five children, and a growing number of grandchildren. Their articles may be reproduced for non commercial purposes with appropriate acknowledgement and back links. For Media Enquiries Please Contact us here

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6 Comments

  1. James Amadotor on May 13, 2025 at 11:22 pm

    Early on in our relationship, I proposed for us to have this connect kiss with my partner but he felt it was too foreign but having to go through this session together, he has seen the need to

  2. Tochukwu Alagba on December 31, 2024 at 2:38 am

    this is interacting and i feel special reading this. Connect Hug and Connect Kiss will help in growing our love to each other.

  3. Marissa Leuer on June 9, 2024 at 3:40 pm

    It makes me smile to know we already do the connect kiss without realizing what it really stands for. 🙂

  4. Henry Voges on November 27, 2023 at 8:19 am

    Definitely going to do this

  5. Katie Hunter on January 30, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    Love this quote “being in love makes the work of marriage fun”

  6. Philippa Williams on February 28, 2021 at 6:45 am

    Body Lamguage Expresses our Soul, and Sex is a Sacred Embrace. Very important and powerful. That you can nuture a feeling of sexuality even when you are not “not in the mood”. Kissing and hugging reminds me that I want to be with you forever – it’s beautiful and is non-verbal.

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