“We tried to be intimate but he could not achieve an erection. So he ran downstairs to watch porn while I lay there waiting for him.”
So what actually is sex trafficking, and how does it work?
A struggle with pornography is never easy to overcome, but when both partners are in it for the right reasons, what’s on the other side is so worth it.
“I Googled what I should do as the girlfriend of someone struggling with porn. Everything I read said since we were not married, I should just break up with him. This just wasn’t good enough for me.”
The response to the article was immediate, resulting in Pornhub announcing three major policy changes they say will prevent the sharing and continuous circulation of nonconsensual images and videos.
The need for intimacy isn’t something that can be replaced with silicone, webcams, or holographic experiences, no matter how many features and improvements it may have.
Porn kills love by streamlining artificial sexual experiences, and discouraging a need for intimacy by demeaning everything exciting about real connections.
“Pornography. That word makes every ounce of my being shudder. I don’t really hate a lot of things, but this, this I hate.”
No one deserves to feel like they aren’t worth loving. Whether you and your partner decide to fight for the relationship, or go your separate ways, there are resources to help both you and your partner.
This issue is another sobering reminder that men and boys are sexually abused, too. Tragically, trafficking, exploitation, sexual assault, and rape can and do happen to anyone—regardless of gender.
I can’t enjoy sex with him anymore because I’m too self conscious to the point it’s painful for me. I over-think about it, and how I look nothing like porn.
If hearing the personal impacts of porn doesn’t inspire you to ditch it forever, maybe the technological effects might make you think.
