"a strong and harmful need to regularly have something (such as a drug) or do something (such as gamble).
An unusually great interest in something or a need to do or have something"
In today's society, as there has always been, has lots of distractions which men and women can become addicted to. These addictions can include: television (sports, comedies, drama, etc.), social media, pornography, drugs, alcohol, sex, video games, money, etc. Regardless of the object of the addiction, it functions to draw our minds, bodies, talents, energies, attention away from the things that should be important to us.
Addictions create powerful and dangerous rifts in our relationships with those around us, most importantly our spouses. I'll give an example. How many women do you know of that loves her husband to play games for hours on end? How many women are grateful that their husband can spend an entire Saturday glued to sports programs? How many men enjoy it when their wives go shopping for hours on end? How many men like their wives to absorb fashion magazines and spend countless hours trying to impress their friends?
I don't intend to attack those things as just being negative. My point is not the object of our attentions. My point is the part of us that craves those things at the exclusion of other things. We human beings love to be entertained. We love to "escape" reality. In order to build a strong relationship, we must learn how to properly prioritize. It's ok to have hobbies. But we need to learn how to keep them in check.
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