Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many researchers use the concept of ‘love addiction’ as a shorthand for exploring maladaptive romances.Illustration: Rita Liu/The ...

“Too much of a good thing is wonderful” —Mae West Romantic love has often been considered a type of addiction or even sickness. There is no doubt that love involves constant thinking about, and ...

Love’s got people literally losing their minds. Folks who obsess over their romantic partners — also known as “love addiction” — were more likely to report brain fog, memory problems and trouble ...

Actor David Duchovny, who plays a sex-addicted writer in the TV series Californication, had recently checked himself into and now out of Meadows Rehab in Arizona for being, well, sex addicted in real ...

Research shows that the unhealthy desire to seek constant connection can be measured using this tool. Love addiction is a psychological condition characterized by an obsessive need for romantic love ...

New research suggests that women fall prey to certain bad habits hard and fast—including an alarming breed of obsessive compulsive disorder. Anne* was 34 years old when she thought she'd found her ...

The key difference between being “in love” and being “obsessed” lies in the ability to maintain balance. If someone begins to neglect their responsibilities, health, or safety, it may indicate an ...

Sex and love addiction is not an official psychiatric diagnosis. Instead, it is a colloquial (slang or informal) term used to describe a compulsive preoccupation with romantic relationships that ...