And is it possible to be in an EA with out either knowing that it is an EA or the person in it doesn't consider it an A?
Btrow,
The common metaphor that's used when explaining an EA is a frog in a pot of water. The water is being heated on a stove. At first, the warm water is feeling really good, and it feels so good that the frog basks in the warmth until it's too late. Where the metaphor breaks-down is that the frog eventually croaks, but EA partners don't croak, they get lost in the dense fog of hormonal juices.