Yes, that is true. A person is typically in recovery for the rest of their lives. It is hard to spend all of the time that the addict puts into their acting out behaviors and still maintain the level of attention that a personal and close relationship requires. In recovery, the person has the best chance of maintaining close relationships. I have heard it said that not all love addicts are sex addicts but all sex addicts are love addicts.
Sex addiction has nothing to do with love really.
It's really about loneliness, the inability to connect intimately and an attempt to deal with the pain of the real loneliness. At the heart of it, sex addicts, although some are extremely sociable and outgoing, are truly lonely people who feel disconnected. Acting out refers to behaviors external to the self, such as careless and senseless sex, masturbation, pornography, chat rooms and 900 numbers. A person can act in with fantasy and distorted perception of reality. For instance, Patrick Carnes, PhD has authored a number of good books.