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SAMPLE MEETING FORMAT FOR SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS

(You may use any or all of these suggestions)Pre-meeting: Hand out the S.L.A.A. Preamble, the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions, and the Promises to be read.

OPENING

The Chairperson begins the meeting on time, and announcesWelcome to Sex an Lo!e A"ct#

Anon$mo%#& M$ name "# ''''' an I am a #ex an lo!e a"ct&( Plea#e )o"n me "n a moment o* #"lence+

*ollo,e -$ t.e Se/en"t$ P/a$e/&

God, grant me the serenity to aept the things ! annot hange, the ourage to hange the things !

an, and the wisdom to "now the di##erene. $our will, not mine, be done.

I .a!e a#0e #omeone to /ea t.e S&L&A&A& P/eam-le1

Fo/ t.e #a*et$ o* o%/ 2/o%3+ t."# meet"n2 "# clo#e to o%t#"e/# an t.o#e ,.o a/e me/el$ c%/"o%#&

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t.o#e 3e/#on# atten"n2 t.e meet"n2 "# /e#3ecte& %&eetings an also be open to anyone, your Group

'onsiene will deide this.(

I .a!e a#0e #omeone to /ea t.e T,el!e Ste3# o* Sex an Lo!e A"ct# Anon$mo%#1

In o/e/ to 3/o!"e a #a*e en!"/onment *o/ e!e/$one+ ,e a!o" c/o##5tal0 "n o%/ meet"n2#& C/o##5tal0 "#

"nte//%3t"n2 #omeone ,.en t.e$ a/e #.a/"n2+ comment"n2 on ,.at #omeone #.a/e#+ tal0"n2 to #omeone

"/ectl$ "n t.e meet"n2+ o/ /e*e/enc"n2 ,.at #omeone .a# #a" "n t."# o/ anot.e/ meet"n2& We al#o a!o"

exce##"!e eta"l"n2 o* o%/ act"n2 o%t -e.a!"o/#

I* t.e/e a/e an$ ne,come/# 3/e#ent+ ,elcome6 Plea#e "nt/o%ce $o%/#el* %#"n2 $o%/ *"/#t name onl$+

#.a/"n2 "# o3t"onal& %)istribute *ewomer Pa"ets at this time(

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o* #.a/"n2 t"me+ an a#0 *o/ a !ol%ntee/ t"me0ee3e/ "* neee

CLOSING

T.e C.a"/3e/#on t.an0# t.e #3ea0e/8meet"n2 mem-e/#8t"me50ee3e/+ etc&

7th Tradition: We no, 3a## t.e -a#0et acco/"n2 to o%/ 9t.T/a"t"on ,."c. #tate#+ E!e/$ S&L&A&A& 2/o%3

o%2.t to -e *%ll$ #el*5#%33o/t"n2+ ecl"n"n2 o%t#"e cont/"-%t"on#(& All mone$ collecte "# %#e *o/meet"n2 ex3en#e#+ l"te/at%/e co#t#+ an to ca//$ t.e me##a2e to ot.e/# "n nee o* /eco!e/$ */om #ex anlo!e a"ct"on& D%/"n2 t."# t"me+ I .a!e a#0e #omeone to /ea t.e T,el!e T/a"t"on# o* S&L&A&A&

A/e t.e/e an$ 3/o2/am5/elate anno%ncement#:

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meet"n2# a/e .an5.ol"n2 o/ non5.an5.ol"n2 meet"n2#& Group onsiene should deide.