David Duchovny first broke it to the mainstream media, Bryan Jenkins, the reality TV show contestant who allegedly murdered his wife, was rumored to have suffered from it, and now, ex-ESPN analyst Steve Philips is seeking rehab for it after a sordid affair with a young production assistant. We're talking about sex addiction and the gossip media is all abuzz about this newfangled condition since these three recent, high-profile cases. 

PsychCentral.com defines sex addiction as, "a progressive intimacy disorder characterized by compulsive sexual thoughts and acts." Obviously, this is frustratingly vague—what's to keep any serial cheater … Read More

Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links.

Do women get away with more domestic violence because of their sex? The writers at Asylum seem to think so. [Asylum]

A Lemondrop reader dishes on possibly the most dedicated cheater ever: [Lemondrop]

"A guy friend of mine had two cell phones and two cars but no one knew at the time. That way, when he left campus to see his secret out-of-town girlfriend (with his second car), his girlfriend on campus would think he was there because his car was still in the parking lot, which everyone … Read More

Misleading headline? Perhaps. But I've been noticing more and more cheating these days. Just in the last month alone we've had the Jon and Kate Plus 8 fiasco, the Mel Gibson baby mama drama and the hurley burly surrounding Sean Penn and that girl from Star Wars. In fact, a study came out the other day that said people in committed relationships are involved in 100% of all cheating cases; the study was sponsored by the Human Fund (wait for it).

So, because these cheaty cheatersons aren't dancing with themselves (like Billy Idol) it's really easy to … Read More

Hot, Hot, Hot! That's the only way to describe YourTango this past week. In case you had to get some water, here's a recap.

Feature: Diary Of A 23-Year-Old Mistress "He's just too charming, his presence too intense for me to resist," writer Emily Rozen writes. "And it doesn't help that I'm falling in love." Steamy!

Feature: How To Love Like A Tough, Southern ChickDolly Parton, Paula Deen, Margaret Mitchell and now you too can love like a Southern Chick!

Video: Facebook Manners And You If this is friendship, would you not be my friend? … Read More

I was in his office, rug burn forming on my knees as he slid me back and forth on top of him. I could see photos of his wife smiling and laughing on the bookshelf and his desk. I'd thought about escaping when I first saw them that evening. Instead, I stayed, feeling nauseous about the person I'd become. He's just too charming, his presence too intense for me to resist. To be honest, my willpower is nothing to brag about. And it doesn't help that I'm falling in love.

We met at my first business conference when I was 23 … Read More

Spring is here and as summer approaches, we officially enter wedding season. We'll watch couples exchange vows and cut a rug on the dance floor before taking off on their honeymoons and, supposedly, years of wedded bliss.However, even newlywed couples, who glow so brightly on their wedding days, are cheating on their spouses not too long after they say, "I do." According to a study at the University of Washington Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors, men and women admitted to cheating at a rate of 20 and 15 percent respectively, which is higher than 15 … Read More

Unless you're inclined towards polyamory, extramarital relations are generally frowned upon. Monogamy is accepted and expected; infidelity is harmful. Right? Not so fast, says Michael J. Formica, a Psychology Today blogger. In a post on the "Enlightened Living" blog, Formica makes the case that thinking about cheating—and even stepping out on your sweetie—can potentially help your relationship. First Formica identifies four basic types of affairs: object affairs, sexual affairs, emotional affairs and full-blown secondary relationships. In object affairs the cheating partner neglects the relationship to focus on something else—work, a video game, an intense involvement in … Read More

According to a story in today's Channelnewsasia.com, a 47-year-old Australian engineer named Satish Narayan awoke on December 8 to a warm feeling in his trousers that could be attributed to none of the usual or fun activities typically associated with the marital bed.

Rather, the warmth he experienced was a literal case of pants of fire.

His wife, Rajini Narayan, who appeared in court today on murder charges, allegedly doused his genitals with methylated spirits and set them on fire because she believed he was cheating on her.

Prosecutors say she wanted to burn her 47-year-old husband's penis "so it belongs … Read More

"Finding the a*****e within" is "in" right now for men, says Details magazine, and it's all because relationships are making men less manly.

As relationships become more egalitarian and the world more P.C., author Simon Dumenco writes, some men feel more pressured to seek sex on the sly to prove to themselves testosterone still courses through their muscles as they empty the Diaper Genie.

By all means, boys: enjoy those happy-ending massages and seek refuge marathan rounds of Halo. Adulthood is hard, y'all!

Harrumph. We beg to disagree: "a*****e" doesn't mean the same thing as "masculine."

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