Hey all, I have been in the process of quitting porn for one year now and there have definitely been struggles and relapses (my most recent one being yesterday) but I was curious what the community thought about dating again while going through this struggle. In an ideal world I would like to be completely free of this addiction but I’m aware that can take years. What are your thoughts?
Healthy relationships are a good thing, I’d ask what do you think will be helpful for you? Relationships can cause stress and stress is a trigger for a lot of us, so make sensible choices based on who you want to be long term. Also, I don’t think you have to wait to “be done” with this, I think a lot of us have partners who are aware of our struggle and love us anyway, and that can be really powerful.
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I don’t really have someone to confide in about this struggle and I figure I could get that with a partner as long as I’m honest and open about it. I think it would help me a lot but I’m just not sure if I should be trying to quit completely before considering dating again.