It was, Frank. As they say at Alcoholics Anonymous, "Thanks for sharing." Many of us are addicted to fond memories in the same way an alcoholic or junkie is addicted. They provide us comfort, and tearing oneself away from them causes withdrawal.
Some people please God a lot more than others. I've known a few people like that, and I'm grateful to be reminded of them. A few, God bless them, are still around.
From a lifetime of observation, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are highly addictive people who stop short of alcohol or drug addiction due to early family taboos. I’ve seen work addiction, blood kin (family) addiction, food addiction, addiction to people, places, things and, as you say, memories that cause them to live in the past with memories of people, places and things that they remember as they NEVER actually were (perfection imagined). What they see and have NOW, and who they see NOW in the present can never measure up to their “perfect”, nostalgic memories of the past. . and whenever they do see “old” flames, friends, acquaintances, they still see them through the rose-colored glasses for the past they don whenever their addiction trigger is set off.