An Open Letter From a Girl Whose Boyfriend Struggles with Porn Article
FTND note: The aim of this post is to challenge the shaming narrative that can happen in this fight against porn, and offer up an alternative narrative via…
FTND note: The aim of this post is to challenge the shaming narrative that can happen in this fight against porn, and offer up an alternative narrative via…
“It was like new glasses were put on me which showed me how pornography was impacting literally every area of my life. It affected the way I viewed love.”
“His mother wants him to explore any and all questions about girls and sex. I don’t want him to see porn, especially as a source of info. What do I do?”
Most people would say half-jokingly to me that it must be fun to get paid for watching porn all day long. But if only they knew what it was really like.
The boy says he turned to prescription Viagra pills after friends told him he would be “bad in bed” when he lost his virginity with a new girlfriend.
“I started watching lesbian porn, which resulted in my boyfriend spreading rumors to other girls that I wanted to have a threesome with them.”
Don’t these stories say something about how porn can become a crutch for boredom or that consumers can’t leave it at home?
“This was the man that was supposed to protect me from predators, and from the world…yet instead, I felt I needed to protect myself from him.”
See how Jessica’s career in porn led to her substance abuse, suicide attempts, negative attitudes about sex, and how it almost ruined her life.
“My girlfriend sent me nudes because I asked her to, and it made me feel like I had the right to get nudes from anyone at any time.”
In the digital age, privacy is incredibly important to all of us. The porn industry, however, isn’t on the same page at all.
One of the five things a legitimate modeling agency will almost never ask its clients is to take suggestive or nude photos—especially if they’re underage.