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Date Time Online Excerpt
Warning
Signs and Signals
Do you think you might be an online dating addict? An
addict is an addict is an addict, say many psychologists, and, often, one
addiction gives way to another, and another, and so on.
Dr. Young has compiled a list of behaviors that could
indicate an Internet addiction. (For our purposes here, substitute online
dating for Internet.) Can you relate to any of these?
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Think about the Internet constantly, whether on or
offline.
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Driven to use the Internet more and more to be
satisfied, and then, you never really are.
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Have trouble controlling your use of the Internet.
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Get depressed, angry, cranky, miserable, or anxious
when not able to access, or if thinking about cutting back, the Internet.
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Use the Internet to escape yucky feelings.
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Lie to those close to you about your use of the
Internet.
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Risk significant relationships and/or job over use of
the Internet.
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Keep doing it even after spending megabucks (on dating
site memberships and associated services).
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Always stay on longer than you want to.
According to Dr. Young, if you answered yes to as few as
3 of these, then you might have an Internet (online dating) addiction.
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