I’ll have to Google this, I’m surprised there are specific studies out there about watching it together as a couple. Thanks for the insight
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Roughly 100 people die a day on average from automobile accidents in the US and many more are injured.
Ban automobiles. Back to horse and buggy for everyone.
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That may be true, but I could argue that viewing porn is a largely selfish act, even done as a couple. What’s the argument for it? It makes sex life better? I’d say that for the most part, anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise.
You are right about the body of research though. It’s a vastly understudied field, and a lot of the effects of widespread porn consumption is just reaching its peak now.
Definitely. I’ve researched it before, just not based on a couple viewing it together. There’s basically one study out there that was big enough to reference in most articles regrading the effects of porn on the brain. And the result didn’t seem that concrete and it only involved men.
I never said anything about church or God. This is much further reaching than coupled using together. The porn industry is rife with physical, mental and emotional abuse, as well as sex trafficking. You might think you’re participating without supporting, but you’re wrong. Its the same with any industry. You use, you support.
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Theres more studies out there. Its underresearched though, yes. Porn addiction is something a lot of the world refuses to recognize still.
I completely agree
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While I totally get and appreciate this statement I can’t help but feel like there is something about the substance too. It IS everywhere. It is in TV and movies like no big deal. It is in the restaurants. It’s at the parties. It’s in the bowling alleys and pool halls. Heck, in some places it is in the movie theatres. Maybe it never forced me to pick up my very first drink but when I did I never thought about it because it just seemed so normal, like it was what we are all supposed to do. Today, maybe it doesn’t force me to continue to drink, but it is so normalized I feel like I SHOULD be able to do it and handle it.
BUT, it didn’t make me the alcoholic. I did that all on my own. And I fight that all on my own (well, with support). But still the drink is everywhere and it is normalized (and romanticized) and it is hard to fight. But it isn’t the alcohol’s fault.
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What kind of fucking name is that for a thread?
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Hahaha. It took me a minute to get that. Well played sir
Thank you, sir.
Luck is not a recovery plan. Luck will not keep you sober. Luck is hitting $100 on a scratch off.
If you are relying on luck then all you will get is a worked that rhymes with luck. If you want to get sober it takes hard work and a higher power.
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I swore for years “never again”, but took no initiative toward sobriety. It never worked. I would relapse the next day.
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You can wander into addiction, but you can’t wander out.
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I was just thinking about the old Tolkien quote, “Not all who wander are lost,” and the romanticization of the lone wolf. Now it just sounds like drunk crazy talk, going it alone and stumbling blindly through things.
Wandering can be fine for a little while. When that doesn’t work, get a map and ask for directions.
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Me too! Kept saying tomorrow! Tomorrow never came!
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Who was Gandalf talking about there?