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Is the girl you’re dating obsessed with sex? Having a high libido is fine, but when it crosses over into a compulsion, it can really start to negatively affect your relationship. Fortunately, there are concrete red flags to watch out for to tell if the girl you’re seeing is a sex addict. Read through this article to learn more about sex addiction and how it might be impacting you.

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She has a large stash of pornography.

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  1. While it’s typically fine to look at porn sometimes, you might notice that she has hours upon hours saved on her phone or computer. [2] Using pornography to masturbate more often than usual means that she’s probably preoccupied with sex, which could mean she has an addiction. [3]
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She promises to stop her behavior, but never can.

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  1. She might realize that her preoccupation with sex is harming her, so she promises to herself (and to you) that she’ll change. This might work for a little while, but eventually, she will most likely fall back into her obsessive ways. [9]
    • Maybe you’ve talked to her about how often you two have sex, and you’ve expressed that her constant need for it makes you uncomfortable. She might be able to hold off for a few weeks (or days), but then she falls right back into pressuring you or coming onto you.
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      References

      1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945841/
      2. Rebecca Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP. Clinical Therapist & Adjunct Professor. Expert Interview. 19 August 2020.
      3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945841/
      4. Rebecca Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP. Clinical Therapist & Adjunct Professor. Expert Interview. 19 August 2020.
      5. Rebecca Tenzer, MAT, MA, LCSW, CCTP, CGCS, CCATP, CCFP. Clinical Therapist & Adjunct Professor. Expert Interview. 19 August 2020.
      6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2945841/
      7. https://psychcentral.com/lib/symptoms-of-sexual-addiction#signs-and-symptoms
      8. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-the-wild-things-are/201011/unseen-and-unnoticed-women-and-sexual-compulsivity
      9. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-the-wild-things-are/201011/unseen-and-unnoticed-women-and-sexual-compulsivity

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