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Yes

That’s a good question…I’d say it depends on how you are viewing it…are you desiring another female body or is it your partner your desiring…if that makes sense. Either way I wouldnt make it a habit during recovery but again everyone is different you have to be honest with yourself and ask is this helping me or moving me towards a relapse.

I do agree with Jeff that if it’s just replacing porn and your masturbating all the time than you will still get many of the mental and physical symptoms of porn use. If it’s once in a very rare while I’d say it fine. But since your early in your journey try not to do it often because it will make it harder to fully give up porn and self pleasure

It really depends on what YOU consider a relapse. It’s about your own boundaries. Personally I’d say it isn’t for myself, because it’d be my own partner that I desire. Maybe save all that energy for when you next meet up tho :p

Depends on if you’re Christian/religious or not. A lot of people in those circles are strict on masturbating of any kind. However I don’t think it’s bad in and of itself, just depends on what you’re using to get off. I’d say because it’s your romantic partner it’s not the same because you love your partner and aren’t just lusting after a random online woman. So I don’t think it should count. You’re staying within your relationship. As long as you’re not just replacing porn with pictures of your partner and masturbating everyday I wouldn’t count it as a relapse

I’d say yes, you’re still conditioning your brain for that dopamine release at your convenience and therefore, the mind will start to justify other ways to get that dopamine release in an unhealthy way. That can then lead to watching porn when you want to please yourself. Conditioning the brain like that, if not taken care of now… in marriage, sex won’t always be available nor good and that can lead to lusting for other people on screen or down some rabbit hole.

I really need to know this answer because I did it yesterday to my woman vid