From the rush of a first kiss and the butterflies in your stomach upon hearing the words "I love you" or "Will you marry me?" to the aching pain of separation, love and relationships can certainly ...

Relationship addiction is a " hidden epidemic." You could be a love or relationship addict without even knowing it because your symptoms are only triggered by a certain type of person. You might be a ...

My last two posts dealt with sex addiction and love addiction, respectively. Though I touched on codependence in the latter, this post will further delve into a “romantic” addiction to an individual, ...

Is it possible to become addicted to love? "Vanderpump Rules" star Raquel Leviss − and mental health experts − say it is. Though love addiction doesn't appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ...

Have you ever been madly in love? Felt completely and utterly enamored with another person? Been so enchanted by your lover that you felt almost obsessed with them? If you have, you know the ...

“Love addiction” isn’t a formal diagnosis — rather, the term describes people who constantly seek out the exciting feelings of new love. However, experts think calling this an “addiction” is ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Rachel Resnick’s memoir ‘Love Junkie’ may be a story of addiction, but ...

“Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, the most famous unrequited love story in the Bible (via Wikimedia Commons). Twenty years ago, Lisa A. Phillips found herself knocking ...

A breakup or the loss of a loved one can feel like you're in withdrawal. Their absence can feel like yearning, physical pain — like an addiction no longer fed. And it's that feeling of addiction that ...

Are some of us more likely to be manipulated than others? New research shows that the desire to be loved can make us tolerate even the worst kind of gaslighting. Gaslighting is a form of psychological ...

Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” — which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 35 years ago today — is best known for its brilliantly idiotic video, which features the singer performing in front of ...