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One of the things that comes up for a lot of women, in particular, when they go see
someone and they say, "My husband is, or my spouse is, having affairs, and seeing prostitutes,
and doing all these kinds of things." Often times the therapist might say, "Why do you
want to be with that person. Or, don't you want to leave that person?" And sex addiction,
or the diagnosis of sex addiction, doesn't mean that a relationship is going to end.
Often times, when that spouse first comes in for treatment, or they come in for help,
they want to understand what's going on. They want to understand what's happened in their
lives. They don't necessarily want to end a relationship. They just want to understand
what the heck is going on. Sex addiction doesn't necessarily mean a relationship is going to
end. Especially in the beginning stages, it's much more about, how did we end up here?