Sex Addiction And Love Addiction Aren't Two Different Things -- They're The Same Thing
Just as both the binge-eater and the anorexic suffer from an eating disorder, both the love addict and the love avoidant suffer from a relationship disorder.
Just as both the binge-eater and the anorexic suffer from an eating disorder, both the love addict and the love avoidant suffer from a relationship disorder.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
"Your age is troubling me," he says. He's eight years younger than I, and this is the first I've heard it troubles him. The last two men I've been with, including my ex husband, were ten years younger, and their response to the age difference was, "Who gives a damn?"
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
For 4 days, we don't leave the bedroom except to eat. It did not occur to me at the time that this was excessive. I thought, as did Billy: it's the only way to fly. Not until a year later did I see what it was--a binge, a four day bender.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
What's it like to go for AIDS tests at a public clinic when you're over 50? We're about to see.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
I tell Billy the question that King Arthur was forced to answer to save his life: What do women want, more than anything?
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
Part 14 of a serial, "Sex Love Enlightenment." Previously: I tell Billy not to contact me again. I feel relieved, elated, but then comes the crash. Later I would learn this is a sign of love addiction.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
I went to a retreat, determined to ask about a subject that's not "spiritually correct" -- my yearning for an intimate partner.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
"What do you want to do?" I asked Billy. He smiled and said, "Date all three of you. You're all busy, and I have enough time for all of you."
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
Some men, I've found, are scent neutral - their smell is not pronounced or has no effect. But Billy's was like an aphrodisiac. It pulled me to him against my judgment and reason.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
"Davidson's first job was with the Boston Globe, where she became a national penis finder," read my bio on Wikipedia. What?! I blinked. I read it again. How had this happened?
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
When your mind is yelling, "Stop!" and your body is insisting, "Go!" Which one do you listen to?
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
My entire body wanted to connect with his. We eyed each other, cautiously, like two animals... He said, "I thought you wanted to break up with me..."
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
Hanging up, I thought, This man is high maintenance. And presumptuous. I mean, I've only met him once! I can't deal with anyone else's emotions right now.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
I was hot to hook up with Billy the Bad when a ski wreck blew my plans.
Sara Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011
Part 1: How to Make a Woman Fall This is a serial, a true story about love and awakening. Many have had a Billy in their life -- a relationship that'...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
In light of the news that David Duchovny recently checked himself into rehab for sex addiction, there may be some people out there scratching their he...
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