"Feeling the passion" and "feeling passionate" carry different sets of emotional and cultural meanings. When referring to passion as a building block in relationships, we care more about the strength of the long-term "feeling passionate" than for the short-lived "feeling the passion".

Short-term passion is triggered by the primal need to engage in sexual conduct for the vintage duty of race preservation. Its catalyst is the release of several hormones that combined gives us a sometimes uncontrollable sense of excitement and drive to perform the intercourse.

Being passionate about someone describes deeper emotional picture of physical attraction and comfort that is gained by touching each other, holding hands, going through prolonged foreplay, or by simply being in the vicinity of the other person. This feeling doesn't wash away after several acts or months of being together. It is ageless; it varies and matures as we mature, and may even grow stronger with time.

However, it is hard to gauge which type of passion has kicked the score up in our astrological tests. Thus, we must perform our own tests and consult with our intuition in order to determine if what we sense toward each other is the wholesome attraction or just a dose of short-lived hormonal cocktail.

Q. What types of relationships require passion?
A. Passion is an important ingredient in successful marriage. You would also feel let down when no passion is sensed when meeting a new person on a date.

Q. How does Top Synergy monitor the existence of passion in a relationship?
A. The astrological tests are designed to forecast how special, if at all, will person A be considered by person B. As with the three other building blocks of relationships, the intensity of this attraction is indexed from "Average or Below" to "Divine Passion" (5).

Q. Is it possible that I feel passionate toward my mate while she does not act this way at all?
A. While mutual and balanced passion is a definite plus, the sentiment of passion is not necessarily a two-way street. This is why we let you examine the presence and intensity of passion as it felt on either side.