"Indeed, it is catchy and intriguing. Also, you might have seen stories online and in newspapers about people being "love addicts". People who identify with "love addiction" often say that they can't stop dating people or engaging in romantic relationships even if they already have romantic and sexual partners, and some people say that they can't stop cheating. (Women who keep cheating tend to call themselves "love addicts" while men tend to call themselves "sex addicts".)"
"The truth is that neither "love addiction" or " sex addiction" is scientifically endorsed as a disorder by any mental health manuals such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and the World Health Organisation's ICD-11, which means that people identifying as "love addicts" may be doing so because it is a term they came across doing online searches, or because of what they've been told by an uninformed mental health professional. In reality, though, they might be struggling with something else."
Many people self-identify as "love addicts" after repeatedly pursuing romantic or sexual relationships, sometimes including repeated infidelity. Neither "love addiction" nor "sex addiction" is recognized as a disorder in DSM-5 or ICD-11, so the label often arises from internet searches or misinformed guidance. Labeling these patterns as addiction can push people toward 12-step or addiction-oriented therapies that lack supporting evidence and may cause harm. Attachment theory, developed by John Bowlby, offers a more accurate framework for understanding these relational struggles by focusing on unmet attachment needs and the soothing those needs require.
Read at Psychology Today
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