What would you do if you discovered you married a sex addict?

Eight years into her marriage, Sophia started
to wonder if her husband had lost interest
in sex.
“He’d always go to bed later than me and
often made excuses when I brought it up,”
explains the 35-year-old.
“So, when he sat me down one day to tell
me he was a sex addict, I actually laughed –
although I soon stopped when he disclosed
night upon night of watching pornography
for hours on end and numerous short-lived
affairs. My life fell apart.”
Sexual addiction could involve sex with a
partner, but it may also mean activities such
as viewing pornography, masturbation,
exhibition/voyeurism, visiting prostitutes,
using sex chat lines and indulging in other
excessive sexual pursuits.
While for most people, such habits don’t
cause problems, sex addicts are unable to
control these urges and actions which have
debilitating effects on them. Some
entertainers gave their opinions on the
issue as follows:

We would seek help together— Keira
Hewatch, Actress/Presenter

If I discovered that my husband is
excessively addicted to sex, we would have
to seek some sort of psychotherapy/
counselling if it became dangerous to his
well-being, both physically and mentally.
Everything should be in moderation, being
addicted to anything isn’t good.

I’ll go through it with him — Ijeoma Grace
Agu, Actress

I'll have to court him in order to know his
sex life before getting married to him. A
broken relationship is better than a broken
marriage. But in the situation whereby my
husband is a sex addict, I will take him to a
sex therapist to find out the reason behind
his addiction. After trying so many options
for a possible solution and the addiction
persists, I will be left with no option than to
give in to an open relationship. Though it's
risky as I might end up losing him to
another woman. But I believe he can find a
lasting solution to his addiction with
therapy.

I’ll file for divorce — Cynthia Agholor,
Actress

I will file for divorce from my parent’s home.
Because I would have left him to my parent’s
house, immediately I find out. A better way
to heal is to allow yourself to feel the pain,
work through the grief and let it go.

I will look for ways to satisfy her—Lurrenz
Onuzulike, Actor/Producer

IF a person marries a sex addict, it means
the person wants it that way because
naturally you date a little these days before
marriage. During courtship, if it’s an honest
relationship, the person should be able to
know if he or she is marrying an addict or
not. If I marry her before discovering her
excessive sexual craving, there’s not much I
can do but to find other ways to satisfy her
if I can’t do so myself. There are many sex
toys out there today that helps a woman
avoid the temptation of cheating.