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In reply to the discussion: Men's Porn Use Linked to Unhappy Relationships [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)25. "Marriage destroyed by porn" is an extremely common daytime TV episode
The Dr. Phil reference is just for convenience.
And, more to the point, every time I've heard of a "marriage destroyed by porn", a little digging reveals there's other problems. The "excessive" porn use was an outlet for someone unhappy in the relationship because of those other problems.
Blaming the break-up on evil porn is a convenient excuse that renders both parties of the relationship blameless. The woman's a victim, and the man's a victim of the evil porn industry in the "standard" telling of this tale.
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Or more rationally, unhappy relationships are more likely to result in porn use.
TheWraith
Jun 2012
#3
"a relationship"? That would depend upon which one. I would guess that the number of
patrice
Jun 2012
#4
Who gets to define "negative" and "positive"? & Since we are talking about RELATIONSHIP here
patrice
Jun 2012
#8
Why does everyone believe women are the ones "hunting for evidence" of porn use?
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#17
I voted "mostly neutral" because its communication and expectations that matter, not porn.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2012
#33