Currently, Sex Addiction isn't recognised by any official diagnosis in the American Psychiatric Association's 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (DSM). But since Tiger Woods was publicly shamed by his self admitted 'Sex Addiction', this new disorder has been headlines around the world. Typically, sexual addiction refers to an individual who is unable to manage their sexual behaviour. Skeptics believe that it is a myth that the phenomenon actually exists, but is simply an repetitive action carried out due to cultural and other influences.

Could Sex Addiction be the new "excuse" for having an affair behind your partner's back after they are caught out? Does this new term give cheating partners an opportunity to justify their behaviour because it's "not their fault"? A chronic adulterer who gets caught might hide behind the term.

Anything to do with sex is controversial. Everyone has an opinion of where the boundaries lie between what is normal and what isn't. With the increase in sexual provocation within our society, it has spawned an increase in individuals engaging in unusual or illicit sexual practices such as using phone sex services, prostitutes and internet pornography.

Either way, if a partner has what they term a 'Sexual Addiction', their obsession with meeting their sexual needs is extremely damaging to their partnership when it is searched for outside of their relationship.