Originally Posted by
mikeef
My personal theory is that everyone in our boat has a pretty bad case of OCD, and the addiction could be to anything (e.g., baseball cards, stamps, lingerie, etc.). The fact that it is frequent flyer points is incidental.
I just accept it and move on.
Mike
It is called Dromomania!!!! Ulysses had it, Sinbad had it, we have it---so we are in very good company--historical and otherwise!! But idt does fit the definition of addiction:
Mileage seeking behaviour
Increased tolerance for MR
Will do all sorts of things to get the mileage
etc etc