You've probably heard someone say that the easiest way to heal from an addiction is to first acknowledge that you have one. That's so true. The problem is, when it comes to something like a "love addiction", it's usually really hard to get past it because it's so difficult to detect in the first place. How can you actually be addicted to love? Even if it's possible, how could that possibly be a bad thing?

Both of these are really good questions. What's important to keep in mind about love addiction is, the people who are caught up in one are usually more in love with the concept of love as it directly relates to whatever images of love and relationships that they've made up in their mind.

It's sort of like the kinds of people who are more obsessed with having a wedding than having a marriage — it's about the fantasies and feelings that come with being in a relationship more than doing the work that's required to sustain it. Like most addictions, no one really wants to face that they could actually be a love addict. BUT, if after reading this, you can relate to half or more of these points, it's time to face the truth that you very well might be one.

Accepting this fact is the first step towards no longer obsessing over fantasies so that you can experience the truth, the work, the self-awareness, and personal accountability that's required to make a real love relationship work — and last. Here are 6 subtle signs that you may just be a love addict:

6 Signs You're Addicted To Love

You Lower Your Standards in Order to Be in a Relationship.

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Another sign of a love addict is someone who wants to be "in love" so badly that they would rather lower their standards than be alone.

Be careful with this one. Like I tell people in some of my relationships coaching sessions, "You only end up bending over backwards when your bar is too low." Besides, your standards and values are a part of who you are as a person. By ignoring them in order to make a relationship "work", you're misrepresenting yourself and the kind of relationship you truly want.

In other words, you're entering into a facade. A relationship that's not genuine. If you're OK with that, that's a red flag — on so many levels, it ain't even funny.

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