Like many other addictions, sex addiction constraints relationships, often causing disagreements or even breakups in extreme situations. Individuals experiencing obsessive sexual disorder are often likely to overindulge in sexual activities, sometimes even pushing their partners beyond their limit and causing them to feel shunned or mistreated.
Additionally, sex addicts find it difficult to stick to one sexual partner, even when they are aware of the detrimental effects this might bring to both them and their partners. In their pursuit of multiple sexual partners, they engage in activities like lying, neglect, bad financial decisions, and unprotected sex, which causes feelings of betrayal, anger, humiliation, and depression on the partner's side.
In extreme cases, partners of sexual addicts might be inspired to commit harmful behaviors like suicide or causing harm to their mate. Sometimes, even good intentions and great sympathy from partners trying to help them overcome sexual addiction might be pushed to the edge, especially when the sex addict is not getting professional help. Such relationships lead to a great deal of pain and regret from both sides and require professional therapy for help.