Is porn ruining expectations about sex?

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  • Heartisalonelyhunter
    Heartisalonelyhunter Posts: 786 Member
    edited August 2016
    I think it's like anything, if you have too much of it it's a problem. I like watching it as foreplay and it doesn't worry me that it's unrealistic. All entertainment is unrealistic otherwise we would all be sitting at home watching TV shows where people do laundry and spend hours looking at their phones...
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  • AriesGal329
    AriesGal329 Posts: 236 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.
  • ralanct
    ralanct Posts: 2 Member
    The 90s porn I watched was always through the squiggly lines hoping to catch a peak of something on the "naughty" channel. Unless I decided to trip acid, I'm pretty sure it was unrealistic...
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    he is an ex. and porn addiction is an actual thing. you sound like you've take her split from a porn addict rather personally.

  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    ralanct wrote: »
    The 90s porn I watched was always through the squiggly lines hoping to catch a peak of something on the "naughty" channel. Unless I decided to trip acid, I'm pretty sure it was unrealistic...

    yes. i expect my lady to be all blurry for sex, so i wear these glasses:
    Novelty-Party-Sunglasses-02358-.jpg
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    he is an ex. and porn addiction is an actual thing. you sound like you've take her split from a porn addict rather personally.

    You seem to be taking my comment to someone else rather personally . . .

    I just enjoy seeing people hate on their exes and talk about how horrible they are. It's a thing. Porn is whatever. I don't get why it upsets people.
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  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    he is an ex. and porn addiction is an actual thing. you sound like you've take her split from a porn addict rather personally.

    You seem to be taking my comment to someone else rather personally . . .

    I just enjoy seeing people hate on their exes and talk about how horrible they are. It's a thing. Porn is whatever. I don't get why it upsets people.

    in what way does it seem like i am taking it personally?

    yes. porn is whatever. i like it. it doesn't upset me. it goes against what some people believe, and that's fine.

    i don't know anyone personally with a porn addiction, but i have heard stories where men choose porn over an actual woman. if it was to that point, i can see how it would be upsetting.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    he is an ex. and porn addiction is an actual thing. you sound like you've take her split from a porn addict rather personally.

    You seem to be taking my comment to someone else rather personally . . .

    I just enjoy seeing people hate on their exes and talk about how horrible they are. It's a thing. Porn is whatever. I don't get why it upsets people.

    in what way does it seem like i am taking it personally?

    yes. porn is whatever. i like it. it doesn't upset me. it goes against what some people believe, and that's fine.

    i don't know anyone personally with a porn addiction, but i have heard stories where men choose porn over an actual woman. if it was to that point, i can see how it would be upsetting.

    I suppose the same way I was taking it personally? You'll have to explain it to me.

    I read people talking about addiction to all sorts of things on here. It doesn't make it real. I'm sure there are people so obsessed with it that t ruins their sex lives, don't get me wrong, but I always assumed these were guys with issues anyway. It's not the porn. There also seems to be a "porn is bad" thing on the other end of the spectrum. I honestly don't get either. My point was that if a couple isn't sexually compatible then go your merry ways and call it a day.
  • _birdie__
    _birdie__ Posts: 308 Member
    ralanct wrote: »
    scrambled+porn+1.jpg

    walked uphill in snowstorm to score drugs at the corner gas station no Silk Road back then amirite
  • AriesGal329
    AriesGal329 Posts: 236 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    You know nothing about me or my situation, so I'm not going to react defensively to your assumptions.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    You know nothing about me or my situation, so I'm not going to react defensively to your assumptions.

    Sorry - I reread it and it was a bit much. Apologies. My point is above. I just don't get why porn is such a big deal or why bad mouthing exes is too.
  • AriesGal329
    AriesGal329 Posts: 236 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    You know nothing about me or my situation, so I'm not going to react defensively to your assumptions.

    Sorry - I reread it and it was a bit much. Apologies. My point is above. I just don't get why porn is such a big deal or why bad mouthing exes is too.

    No worries- we don't know each other here. Porn at an early age can lead to more porn, and more "graphic" porn. This can lead to a messed up perception of women and sex to a young boy. He continues to engage in it throughout his life and eventually it leads to "acting out". It can lead to dangerous situations with hookers, etc. As a spouse you try to be loving and see it as an "addiction" and go to SA and counseling, but after years of being a cool, loving, awesome wife you just get tired of being repeatedly cheated on because he can't control himself. Then you eventually get angry and begin to hate him for it. So it was a big deal in my life.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    My wife and I occasionally watch porn together...it's fun and sometimes we're like, "hey...let's try that."..but I don't think my wife feels pressure to do anything she doesn't want to do...there are plenty of things I've wanted to try and she just laughs.
  • saragd012
    saragd012 Posts: 693 Member
    I actually really like parody porn, not really for sexy reasons, but I find the bad acting and blatant "spin-off" references hilarious. Some of it can be sexy too, which is great, but not my primary interest. My biggest frustration with porn is that it often presents (female) same-sex relationships as less valid, and as a result I have had MANY dates interrupted by men under the impression we need an additional party to end the night. Just no.
  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    So....like what's y'all's favorite categories to search?
  • jessiferrrb
    jessiferrrb Posts: 1,758 Member
    i like porn, i especially like it if it stars someone like stoya or sacha gray, both of whom are vocal about maintaining their personal agency as sex workers. i guess i can't disconnect the fantasy with the behind the scenes reality very well, and i prefer my porn as guilt free as possible.
  • CharlieICURN
    CharlieICURN Posts: 89 Member
    So my first real boyfriend (and first guy I had sex with when I was like 19) watched a lot of porn and I guess he thought that real sex was like that.
    And no.
    I think that porn creates unrealistic expectations in men about how a woman should perform in bed. A lot of porn is very degrading to women and some guys are gross enough to think degrading their partner is hot. Sorry. Not into being slapped in the face or spit on or anything. Show respect for your partner. If she ain't into that nonsense then don't act like something is wrong with her either.
    It scares me that I have a daughter that's going to grow up in a society where porn is so readily available to young boys and teenagers and that these kids think that stuff they see in hardcore porn is normal.
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  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    Well I can tell you porn can be extremely destructive. My ex husband had an addiction to it. It sickens the soul.

    You ever think you just weren't sexually compatible and you both were unsatisfied?

    No.

    Sounds like a match made in heaven

    You know nothing about me or my situation, so I'm not going to react defensively to your assumptions.

    Sorry - I reread it and it was a bit much. Apologies. My point is above. I just don't get why porn is such a big deal or why bad mouthing exes is too.

    No worries- we don't know each other here. Porn at an early age can lead to more porn, and more "graphic" porn. This can lead to a messed up perception of women and sex to a young boy. He continues to engage in it throughout his life and eventually it leads to "acting out". It can lead to dangerous situations with hookers, etc. As a spouse you try to be loving and see it as an "addiction" and go to SA and counseling, but after years of being a cool, loving, awesome wife you just get tired of being repeatedly cheated on because he can't control himself. Then you eventually get angry and begin to hate him for it. So it was a big deal in my life.

    We'll have to agree to disagree on porn
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    If my husband brings pizza home he does act like he is in a porn.
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  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    Caporegiem wrote: »
    So it's not a good idea to lead off with a full nelson and spit on your partner? Well I'm off to go write some apology letters.

    LOL! This made me choke on my water!
  • Icheatonmywife
    Icheatonmywife Posts: 132 Member
    Porn is nothing more then entertainment... guys are visual, woman are not. Thats why guys are the ones who like it most.
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