1. that our common welfare comes first, our personal recovery depends on the unity of the S.L.A.A.

2. In group matters, there is only one absolute authority - a loving God - who can manifest in our group consciousness. Our leaders are merely trusted servants, not managers.

3. The only condition for membership of the S.L.A.A. is the desire to stop indulging in sex and love addiction. When two or more people come together to help each other recover from sex and love addiction, they can call themselves a S.L.A.A. group, unless they have other kinds of attachments as a group.

4. Make each group independent, except for matters that affect other groups or the S.L.A.A. as a whole.

5. The single, primary purpose of each group is to get its message out to those still suffering from sex and love addiction.

6. An S.L.A.A. group should never give its money, name or support to any related institution or outside company, lest problems of money, ownership and prestige divert it from its primary purpose.

7. All S.L.A.A. groups should be fully self-sustaining, eliminating external contributions.

8. The S.L.A.A. should always remain non-professional, although our service centres may employ professional staff.

9. The S.L.A.A. itself should never be organized, but we may form service boards or committees that are directly responsible to those they serve.

10. The S.L.A.A. has no opinion on external matters, therefore the name of the S.L.A.A. should never be involved in public debate.

11. Our relationship with the public is based primarily on attraction, not advertising. We must always preserve our personal anonymity in the press, on the radio and in films and other public appearances. We must take special care to protect the anonymity of all our fellow S.L.A.A. members.

12. The spiritual foundation of our traditions, anonymity, always reminds us that principles come before individuals.