Jan 25th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
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This morning, Alix at The Second Road forwarded me a link to an article about sex addiction by psychologist Michael Bader. When I saw the title ("Sex Addiction: A B.S. Excuse for Not Thinking"), I almost didn't click through (the whole "excuse" thing is so tiresome) [...]
Jan 5th, 2010
by Mary P Jones.
Before I knew my husband was a sex addict, I knew that he liked flirting with other women. Probably a little too much. I could tell he got a thrill out of it, and I worried that he would accidentally take this "entertainment" too far. He'd lead some poor woman on and [...]
Dec 13th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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Alli' Cat' on Flickr
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Someone I grew up with drank (still drinks) a lot. And over the years, I've struggled with her alcohol use. Year after year, the incidents around her drinking have piled up. There was the time she was laid off and spent the next [...]
Nov 22nd, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
Always a sucker for both science fiction and anything vaguely related to time travel, this season I've started watching ABC's new series, Flash Forward. The premise of the show is that everyone on Earth simultaneously loses consciousness for approximately two minutes and sees visions of a few minutes of their lives six months in [...]
Nov 13th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
A few days ago, The Junky's Wife sent me an e-mail with the subject line "Lois Movie!" (Yes, I am shamelessly piggybacking on JW's superior recovery research skills and pop culture knowledge.) Now for most people, that might imply that a new Superman film is coming out. After all, in spite [...]
Nov 9th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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fd on Flickr
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"The level of sexual imagery in modern life is astounding. I knew intuitively this was true, but when you tune into it, you just can't believe it. I click on the Yahoo! finance page, and there's this blond model in a low-cut dress looking [...]
Aug 31st, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
Promotional still of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past from IGN.com
While I was away on my mini vacation a few weeks ago, I relaxed with some cheesy movie watching. Among the brainless, feel-good flicks I watched was Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, which stars Matthew McConaughey as Connor Mead, an alcoholic sex addict trying to turn his [...]
Jul 18th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
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Rob Sheridan on Flickr
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Years ago, before I knew about my husband's sex addiction, one of the things that drew me to him, that I really liked and respected about him, was how he seemed to have broken away from the pattern of addiction and dysfunction in his family. [...]
Jun 29th, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
Ok, so I'm a little behind on my Lost watching. Somewhere in the middle of the season my husband and I just couldn't find time to watch TV together, so we are only now getting back to those episodes we so faithfully recorded. Last night we were watching the episode "Whatever Happened, Happened" [...]
Jun 22nd, 2009
by Mary P Jones.
There is so much wrong with this story, I don't even know where to start... Gentle Path linked to a story about an "investigative report" in which a reporter burst into a closed Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) meeting, cameras rolling, to attempt to interview group members. The only version of the report publicly available is one [...]