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Him watching porn is a side to him I don't know and I don't like it!

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Question - (8 May 2010) 17 Answers - (Newest, 18 May 2010)
A female United Kingdom age 36-40, anonymous writes:

Basically, I have the best boyfriend, soon to be fiancee but I hate him wanking to porn. I have never been bothered in past relationships but I think because we are so close I hate the fact he hides it from me. I feel it's a side to him I don't know at all and it upsets me. I didn't expect him to give it up but he said on his own that he would use his 'imagination' so it wouldn't upset me...after that I realised his history was deleted and asked him about it. He swore on my life he hadn't watched it but he had which upset me... Anyway after that I wrote him a letter to say why exactly it upset me and asked if we could watch it together and we have, twice which we both liked and I was under the impression we could watch it together so it wouldn't upset me. Well I found out that he had been individually deleting the web pages which I didn't realise you could do. I feel really betrayed now as he knew I knew what he'd be up to if he cleared the history and did that instead, lying to me. He is too shy to watch it with me it seems, won't talk to me about what he likes and I feel he lies to me. I feel like what's the point (even though he is perfect in every other way). I don't know if I'm over-acting but i can't help this upsetting me. I feel so depressed and spent last night crying. He says I'm over-reacting.. Also.. I wonder what is so bad that he must delete it each time. I saw that one day it was just 'facebook' so clearly something on there was so bad he had to delete it. It plays on my mind so much (my last boyfriend emailed loads of girls saying how sexy they were etc and now i feel i can't trust and all guys are the same. I wonder if I'd be better off alone...

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A female reader, pinktopaz United States +, writes (18 May 2010):

"I haven't said he can't watch it and obviously that isn't my decision to make but I am voicing how much it upset me as clearly that is something I cannot control."

You have no control...this is why you're upset. Also why you can't let this go and have followed up to argue 6 times! You're not always right and not everyone is going to agree with you. Work on not being a control freak and maybe you won't care about him watching porn anymore.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (17 May 2010):

"I feel it's a side to him I don't know at all and it upsets me."

This actually sums up the dilemma.

I wouldn't say you don't know about it at all. You know how it works, and why he does it. You can patch the rest together pretty good.

If you don't let him have anything for himself, where he can feel relaxed and take a break from things, then he'll end up feeling choked.

He may be able to compromise about the porn, but then he'll need some other outlet where he's by himself.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (17 May 2010):

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Surely if he was 'cursing his luck' about what a 'difficult' gf he has then he wouldn't have put a deposit on a ring for me?!?! I haven't even asked for one/looked at any before you go saying I probably made him!. hmmmmmm.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (17 May 2010):

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No- it's called compromising. I haven't said he can't watch it and obviously that isn't my decision to make but I am voicing how much it upset me as clearly that is something I cannot control. He does not 'view me as the police' which I find pretty funny. Clearly you haven't been with someone that you care about a great deal and vice versa. The issue is the hiding- if you're going to hide stuff from your potential life partner what exactly does that have to say?!?! I think asking him to watch it with me instead/most of the time is being pretty reasonable compared to some women! Do you not see I am trying to make us both happy? And we use the same laptop- it's pretty clear to see if the history has been deleted!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (17 May 2010):

Well, you are making your bf unhappy with all this drama over porn, which most/all blokes watch anyway. He must be cursing his luck to have a difficult gf like you. Remember, the day he starts seeing you as police rather than his cute gf, its game over for the couple. You're moving towards it quite rapidly.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (17 May 2010):

Hey I am a UK male too and I empathize with your bf. He's just a normal bloke and you are really drubbing him the wrong way. You are over-reacting and your bf will remember all this detective work you are doing; nobody is perfect; if you rag him further on this, he will get even with you on something else where you are on back foot. Stop looking at his computer's history. Its called "snooping". Not positive. Give him some space if you want a happy relationship.

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A female reader, Miamine United Kingdom +, writes (12 May 2010):

Miamine agony auntHe is too shy to watch it with me it seems, won't talk to me about what he likes and I feel he lies to me. I feel like what's the point (even though he is perfect in every other way)

He's shy and embarrassed to watch pornography with you. Is this enough reason to call of your wedding and dump the guy for someone else less perfect?

Remember, the next guy you meet might be exactly the same. A large percentage of men like watching pornography on their own.

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A reader, anonymous, writes (11 May 2010):

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Did I say that I took the website and showed it to him? Ummm NO. I said that he knew about it. I don't know why you are having a go as I have clearly said I want to be ok with this so I don't need someone like you nagging at me!! I have made the first step, hence we have watched it twice now! He is too embarrassed to suggest it though it seems...

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A reader, anonymous, writes (11 May 2010):

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I didn't watch it behind his back though, I always told him.. he doesn't care at all. I'm not doing it now as that would be double standards but surely if it upsets me he should compromise!

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A reader, anonymous, writes (10 May 2010):

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At the end of the day, I really want my boyfriend to be happy. I want to be ok with this but I'm not. I know deep down it's not a big deal and he just does it for a bit of entertainment but I seriously can't get over it. I think because he doesn't talk about it like previous boyfriends I obsess over when he may have done it. I know it's pathetic and I want to change but can't help feeling like this.

He said from now on he will watch it with me and will not delete the history anymore but I'm sure it will continue as it is. There isn't any way of knowing and as he has done it all before behind my back I don't know what will make him change. Anon (first comment), how do you know your husband has stopped, surely he is still doing it!!!?

I really don't know how to get my mind frame back to normal! I feel this is making me snappy and 'off' with him and I don't want to feel (or him to think) I've turned into a nasty person...ARGH!

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A reader, anonymous, writes (9 May 2010):

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I used to watch porn quite a lot but I stay at his now (with his parents atm)!! and I feel like if i'm horny we should just do it together. I don't get why he can't just watch it with me because I am usually there before he goes to work. It feels like as soon as I'm out, he'll do it.. not the nicest feeling in the world. Anyways... I kind of came to terms with it and then asked why he didn't watch it on the laptop and on his phone instead (when he said about individually deleting the history). That just made me feel really betrayed and I feel like he is dishonest now. I am also down that he can't talk to me about what he likes online and is too shy to watch it with me! It's just the fact that it's all behind my back (well that's how I feel). I also imagine the worst because I have no idea what he watches. To those saying get over it...do you not think I would if I could? Yeah.. I love feeling like this and having it on my brain all the time!!! I do wish I could 'get over it'. With previous boyfriends I really didn't care at all but at the same time didn't love them either. I feel like this is the only thing we have confrontations about and I feel like it's ruining the relationship. Because it's all behind my back I don't think I would feel any worse if I was cheated on! That's just how I feel about it...but I don't want to feel like this. PS pinktopaz that other question wasn't me..not going to post 2 questions about this!

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A female reader, person12345 United States +, writes (9 May 2010):

person12345 agony auntIt sounds like the real issue here isn't the porn, it's the lying. Which seems to be the big issue for a lot of people. I think you need to sit down and tell him how much it hurts you when you lie about it and that you'd be much more accepting of the porn if he was up front about it. I mean, you saw how much fun it is to watch, you like it, make sure he knows you'd be OK with it and won't totally freak out if he watches, but that when he lies to you about it, it really destroys your trust in him and makes it difficult for you to want to marry him. I think if he was more up front about it and stopped lying it would be easier for you to accept. Unfortunately a LOT of men lie about porn. It doesn't make it OK because all men do it. They are cowards about telling their girl because they're so worried about getting yelled at that they lie.What they don't realize is that lying is MUCH worse than looking. I wish more men would just stop being cowards and talk about it...

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A female reader, fxyangel_09 United States +, writes (9 May 2010):

im going through pretty much the exact same thing that you are. it hurts really bad. but stand up for yourself. thats what im doing. i dont care if its normal or not. if your boyfriend knows that it hurts you but continues to do it then there is something wrong.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (8 May 2010):

all guys watch/look at porn when your sex life begins to suffer as a result of his behaviour then you will have something to worry about

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A female reader, pinktopaz United States +, writes (8 May 2010):

You really need to get over it. Hmmm why would he lie to you and delete the history??? Probably because of the way you react. Do you think he really wants to hear you cry and whine over something that is not a big deal?

Guys watch porn...they look at porn mags and they look at other women in magazines wearing skimpy clothing. Does it mean that they like/love you any less or think that you're any less attractive? No!

You need to realize that what your ex-boyfriend did in the past is HIS mistake. There's no need to punish your new boyfriend for someone else's mistakes. So don't compare yourself to these other girls in porn...they aren't "real" people to the guys watching them. They're objects. He's not with them nor is he going to be. He's looking at fake chicks having sex...big deal.

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A female reader, Emaz help United Kingdom +, writes (8 May 2010):

Emaz help agony aunti found out my bf was watching porn on MY laptop behind my back. I haven't confronted him but it did annoy and surprise me, it makes you think that you're not enough for them doesn't it? But in reality (even if we don't like it) it's just natural to do that, if they're feeling a bit frisky and we're not around or haven't the energy for sex then this is their easiest option. It's natural, all men do it....even if they do deny it. Explain to him that when he wants to watch it then you would like to join him and maybe give him a helping hand ;)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (8 May 2010):

I felt the same way before I got married. It hurt me badly. He told me that it was normal and that he wouldn't stop - I had to accept it. I talked to friends and a counselor. They also said that it was normal and that all guys do it. So we got married. It still hurt. Eventually I decided that I didn't care if it was normal and decided to leave. This horrible situation led him to see that it really was hurting me. I has completely stopped. It is ok to not be ok with something that is common. You must stand up for yourself. But it is just so hard!

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