Endorphin addiction

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I think I figured out what's up with my son in regards to his summer crushes - one after the other. He's liking the endorphins his body is creating from being in love with love. I explained to him that dating is really getting to "know" a person. He finds getting to know people a real drag and too much work. He'd rather day dream about one "hottie after the other. I understand but this is NOT helping him socialize with the opposite sex. Hopefully, school which starts in two weeks (THANK GOD!! !! !) will force him to socialize better. He's starting middle school. I explained the endorphin thing to him and he was fascinated by the fact that the human body can do that and does do that. Hopefully he'll be able to decipher those very confusing feeling during his adolescence. I'm tired of cleaning sticky pants and pajamas. My husband does his laundry now because I just can't. It makes me uncomfortable. My husband just laughs and laughs. He finds it hilarious.

Everything can be explained with biological processes in our body; we can always blame neurotransmitter, hormones and co... but it doesn't minimalise their influence. Always connected with the most valuable and vulnerable side on us: our emotions.
I won't complain about the laundry; I just would keep quiet about the laundry part. I think it's very nice that your husband does it now if you can't.
I don't think that's an addiction. It's just a natural part of exploring his own body and learning about his own sexual needs and preferences. I like the ease of your husband with that matter.
Puberty is the most beautiful, complicated and confusing part of our life and it's just wonderful to see your son changing into a young man.

I agree with Angel. It sounds terribly normal! Boo has yet to be at all interested in the opposite sex, and that far more worries me than it would if he were day dreaming about "hotties" all the time!