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In reply to the discussion: Men's Porn Use Linked to Unhappy Relationships [View all]Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)26. I also see it as a chicken/egg situation
Which came first, the porn or the unhappiness?
Personally I have no use or desire for porn. However, if I were in an unhappy relationship I might think differently. Saying something is linked does not necessarily mean one thing caused the other.
I also don't really entirely understand how porn could cause such insecurities in the first place. I don't know too many men who can make their dick gyrate, rotate, and vibrate, yet how many men are insecure over their wife's vibrator? If those insecurities are there, they are probably there for other reasons besides porn.
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Or more rationally, unhappy relationships are more likely to result in porn use.
TheWraith
Jun 2012
#3
"a relationship"? That would depend upon which one. I would guess that the number of
patrice
Jun 2012
#4
Who gets to define "negative" and "positive"? & Since we are talking about RELATIONSHIP here
patrice
Jun 2012
#8
Why does everyone believe women are the ones "hunting for evidence" of porn use?
riderinthestorm
Jun 2012
#17
I voted "mostly neutral" because its communication and expectations that matter, not porn.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2012
#33