<human>: My boyfriend is trying to overcome a porn/masturbation addiction. We're taking different steps to try to get him to overcome it. We are currently long distance but hopefully soon we will be close. So he says to me yesterday that some things that I say to him are triggers. Examples: I can't wait to cuddle, I can't wait to see you, etc. Just things that make him think about being next to me physically. So now he says that he wants to feel single mentally and that it will help. But I continue to say to him that feeling single mentally is essentially being single. I don't feel single mentally because I love him and am with him. So being single mentally to ME is just being straight up single, period. Is that incorrect? Is my point of view irrational? I need advice on how to word it to him so he understands what I'm saying. Or any advice really. I'll take any advice at this point. Thank you.

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<bot>: my boyfriend thinks feeling single will help him with his addiction to masturbation/porn and I think it's a ridiculous idea.