In 'Escape From Intimacy' it says, the romance addict is in love with the idea of romance. Romance addicts are talented in movielike settings with background music, dim lights, and illusion. Romance addiction is also mood altering. Romance addicts "hang on" (cling). Romance addicts live in romantic fantasies.

There are two main types of relationship addiction. In the first, a person is addicted to having a relationship -- any relationship, real or fantasied. In the second type, a person is addicted to a particular relationship with a particular person. In the first case, they are hooked on the idea, and in the second case, they are hooked on the person. Relationship addicts usually "move on" to another relationship.