Is sex like an addiction?

[lunarcapricorn.livejournal.com]

Do some people really NEED sex? Like they can't function without it?

I would like to have a sex-less relationship, but I've noticed that when we go without for a while, my boyfriend gets more determined to have sex. He starts making dirty comments/jokes, grabbing me, touching me more, etc. He's not the nice man I know, he gets scary. Sometimes I really have to fight him off.

I don't understand it because I can go forever without. Do some people just NEED to have sex?

Comments

[hexeengel.livejournal.com]

Some people banter about the term "nymphomanic" (or just "nympho" for short) when they really really REALLY like sex, but nymphomania (or "Hypersexuality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphomania)" as it's now called) is a (debated) psyhological disorder wherein those who have it do need sex like a drug, but as with drug addiction, get to a point where it's not enjoyable (there's no more high) and need it just to feel "normal" again. (Sexual addiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_addiction) is different, but related.)

I can't say if your boyfriend's a nymphomanic, of course. He may just have a very strong sex drive (I know my husband's is stronger than mine lately), but if it's that worrysome to you, try talking to him about it.

[hexeengel.livejournal.com]

Er, meaning, if he is scaring you with his advances and demands, talk to him about it. Don't necessarily bring up hypersexuality/sex addiction unless warning signs become obvious.