I think most of us can relate to addiction in one form or another - whether it is a substance or behavior. Breaking addiction cycles are not easy and there are no easy answers. There are different ways of dealing with addiction and I think that most would agree with me that there is no wrong way to beat an addiction except trading one for another, which from my point of view isn't actually beating the addiction.

While I certainly have maladaptive behavior patterns that I've addicted to, let me compare this to a physical addiction. I'm a recovering addict from drugs. What I did to recover started with abstinence. In your case, abstinence would probably require you to stop dating for a while. Even in recovery from drugs it is often recommended that people don't enter into a relationship for the first year, how much more so for someone who is addicted to relationships?

After a short period of abstinence, I had to start figuring out why I decided that putting poison into my system was a pretty nifty idea. That required some hard work, some digging, and a heft dose of courage. Do you have a counselor that you work with? Because I think that they could be invaluable in helping with the work you've got in front of you to change this behavior. However, that said, I have no doubts that you can do it. I had a $3000+/day drug habit and have been clean 26 years now...if I can beat this with no special skills - you can beat yours.