Decades of studies from major institutions have demonstrated significant impacts of porn consumption on individuals, relationships, and society. Given the ever-growing body of research, it can no longer be denied that repeated porn exposure has a tangible effect on consumers, and is connected to declining relationship satisfaction as well as various forms of exploitation. This isn’t a moral argument, it’s simply something to consider given the facts.
Episode two, “The Heart,” of Fight the New Drug’s three-part docuseries, Brain, Heart, World, explores pornography’s impacts on romantic relationships, and on platonic relationships such as those with friends, family, and everyday interpersonal connections.