Yes, I do; I just didn't come away from the article with that point, but I do see your concern and distinction.
Puppy
This is from wikipedia :
Behavioral addiction
The term addiction is also sometimes applied to compulsions that are not substance-related, such as problem gambling and computer addiction. In these kinds of common usages, the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences, as deemed by the user himself to his individual health, mental state, or social life.
This is why I don't like the idea of putting the dating on the same level as infidelity... it omits the destructive component... conventional dating isn't inherently destructive, while infidelity is...
And ya, you can argue that some people take conventional dating to extremes as well, and I agree with you.
Any relationship can be pushed beyond healthy limits. In that respect, dating and infidelity are similar as there is overlaps in the extreme cases.
It is an interesting article though.
I am very miffed wikipedia did not include infidelity as one of the addictions in a very comprehensive list :
...such things as gambling, food, sex, pornography, computers, video games, internet, work, exercise, idolising, watching TV or certain types of non-pornographic videos, spiritual obsession (as opposed to religious devotion), pain [1], cutting and shopping
Don't you think infidelity deserves a spot there wtih TV and shopping getting on the darn list?
Seriously... watching TV is more destructive than a sexual affair? lol
