How porn affects my relationships
I was asked how porn affects my relationships as someone who has been a daily addict and wanted to post my answer here. I feel like porn makes me see women differently than I would otherwise. I’ve caught myself overly objectifying women and thinking about horny shit in serious situations. It has taken time away from friendships, because you have to isolate yourself in order to watch porn or masturbate, which is the opposite of being social and making connections. It has made me late for events, I would sometimes ignore calls so I could finish masturbating, which could last hours sometimes. My relationship with my gf has suffered because my sex drive has remained low for pretty much all of our time together. Overall, it makes me feel like shit and make my relationships shittier than they should be. And all this just for a nut is not worth it. What do yall think? How does it affect your relationships (friends, marriages, etc.)?
It had a big impact on me bc I was not able to turn on that easily and when I did, it wasn’t for long. It made me incredibly anxious going to my gf’s place as I feared not being able to perform. It was excruciating and I made myself unavailable to avoid that feeling. Now I’m single but for my next relationship I wish to not ever feel anxious about intimacy and hell, even become the one to initiate and not just reciprocate advances.