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Probably know the type--in fact, you may have dated him: a dude who moves from one megaserious relationship to another without taking a breather. If this brand of love behavior had a poster boy, it surely would be actor Chad Michael Murray. He split from his wife of five months, Sophia Bush, last September, and by April, he already was engaged to 18-year-old Kenzie Dalton. Ben Affleck, Tom Cruise, and Brad Pitt's romances have also had a 0 to 60 trajectory. Cosmo decided to get to the heart of why some men seem to have a hopeless addiction to love.
Surprisingly, experts say, love has little to do with it. "Some men are codependent and insecure and need the personal affirmation and stability that comes with being in a relationship," explains Jay Carter, PsyD, author of Nasty Men. More often though, serial monogamists are thrill seekers who get off on the rush of new romances. "They ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The lowdown on loveaholics: the only thing that may be worse than a...