....If the "thrill" is gone, that alone is a negative consequence. ....
Originally Posted by nu2
If it is the lack of "thrill" from any and all relationships within the hobby regardless of the partner, then that is a negative consequence ... looking, meeting, and paying ... with no positive reward ... then I would suggest it is something other than an addiction. An addiction will have the positive reward of not suffering from the negatives of withdrawing....or in some instances a person is addicted to the negatives of the relationship .... on some distorted basis that they deserve the mistreatment or pain of the experience.