I am a sex addict and I cheat. At least that is what Jesse James could be saying this week at sex rehab (creatively named a treatment facility). It seems the theory these days in Hollywood is that you can cheat, you can even get caught, but as long as you go to sex rehab, overcome your atrocious behavior with some touchy-feely talk, then all is well in the world.
The rich and famous seem to feel they have a license to cheat. Even Tiger Woods said he thought he deserved it because of his status. Off he ran to sex rehab expecting to come back to life as before. Does it really work that way?
I could say I am famous in my own right. I write articles for Creative Loafing, you read my articles, so I am a small-time famous person (maybe only in my own blown-up head, but let’s just go with it). Do I have the right to cheat now? Somehow I don’t think that will fly at my house.
Is sex addiction a real problem? It certainly could be for some, but for many I believe that people just get away with cheating for so long that it’s part of their lives. When they get caught there needs to be someone or something to blame. Hey, let’s blame sex addiction.
This article appears in Mar 31 – Apr 6, 2010.
