Living with a Squidoo addict

1. A Squidoo addict NEVER fails to bring Squidoo into conversation at least once a week. Any financially-struggling acquaintances will have heard of the site, courtesy of your own little addict. They love Squidoo so much, they think everyone else should too. Similar to a young smoker using peer pressure.

2. The addict will find signs of their Internet love outside of virtual-land. Everyday occurrences and thoughts are now interpreted as ideas for a lens. When the Squidoo addict finds themselves ranting about anything at all, the thought "I should be turning this frustration into a page" will surely cross their mind.

3. Personal life vanishes. Squidoo addicts are possessed by their popularity - just not in real life. Offers to go to Chick-Fil-A will fail in comparison to making the finishing touches of a lens. They may ask you to bring some food back, but they will only leave their computer for the mere minutes it takes to grab the ketchup before returning to their screen.

Everyone has their preferences. Maybe you aren't the Squidoo addict, but you do have a thriving YouTube addiction, which is obviously totally different. And you'd prefer your roomie, Mother, Father, buddy, etc would talk a little less about this topic. There's several methods to accomplish this.

Get them a new obsession.
The Squidoo addict's ties will suffer if you find them another site which will quench their thirst. They'd probably prefer a similar site, just to be safe. Google a few easy-to-use, money-making websites and then just go ahead and lie: "I LOVE that site. I made so much money on it last year...too bad I forgot my username and password..". Don't stop 'till you know they're involved with another website. This method encourages yet another addiction, but at least you'll have something new to listen to for a little while.

Send them to rehab.
For the more serious addicts, rehab might be the only answer. I don't mean Amy Winehouse style - just you-style. Squidoo hasn't existed forever, so it's pretty likely your addict once had hobbies or interests. All you have to do is get them interested again. Nag them to play tennis with you, force them into promises they can't shake off. The typical Squidoo addict will require a lot of prodding, due to their antisocial habits. For their own safety though, don't stop until they have successfully left the house. (And maybe "accidentally" delete their account.)