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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We live in a world of fast and easy, social-media-fueled diagnosing and pathologizing. There’s an endless stream of popularized acronyms and misleading self-diagnostic memes that confuse and frustrate ...

Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, "All the Way to the River," chronicles her relationship with her best friend and partner, Rayya. The book explores themes of addiction, love, loss, and spirituality as 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 ...