The first thing that is obvious on the intimacy anorexia side of this continuum is a lack of intimacy in the marriage because of an addiction to withholding and emotional immaturity of the intimacy anorexic. Unlike the food anorexic who starves their own body, the intimacy anorexic’s addiction is much crueler, starving both the anorexic and its spouse intentionally, making both people suffer. It is oftentimes the spouse who suffers more, and they may even be made to look like the one with the problem, due to the intimacy anorexic’s behavior.