The Danger of Pornography Addiction Within a Romantic Relationship

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The Danger of Pornography Addiction Within a Romantic Relationship
56% of divorce cases in the United States have reported the cause of divorce as one member of the couple having an unhealthy addiction for pornographic websites ("Pornography Statistics: Annual Report" 2014). The Merriam-Webster dictionary describes pornography as "movies, pictures, magazines, etc., that show or describe naked people or sex in a very open and direct way in order to cause sexual excitement." In a recent study of dating or married couples, 73% of males reported to using pornography at some level (ranging from low to high frequency use), while only 32% of females reported using pornography (Poulsen, Bubsy & Galovan, 2013 p. 73). Pornography has highly addictive qualities, which are often dismissed as "human nature," and is the leading cause of unhappiness leading to divorce in marriages. The ease of access to online pornography makes this worse because it is much more difficult to quit because of how easy it is to access it. If someone is addicted to drugs, they would need to find a supply if they were tempted to relapse. With an online pornography addiction, all someone needs is a computer to relapse into their pornography addiction. This form of addiction is not seen as an issue because of its dismissal as “human nature.” Online Pornography addiction negatively affects the addicted party's serious relationship or marriage, the addicted person's partner, and the addicted party themselves.
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56% of divorces in America, which translates to roughly 500,000 divorces each year, are caused by one party’s addiction to pornography. There are many consequences of pornography addiction that lead to divorce between couples. One of the main consequences of...

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Husbands and wives are both negatively affected by one person's pornography addiction and it causes many issues within the marriage and family. The addicted husbands often lose interest in their wives both sexually and emotionally. They can lose interest in their family and begin to remove themselves emotionally from the family. Women feel inferior and lose trust in their husbands when they discover the pornography addiction. God and the authors of the Bible warn Christians not to fall into the trap of adultery. God understands what happens to us emotionally when we become involved in these types of activity. Even though it is possible to recover from these temptations, it is a long and difficult process for both the husband and the wife. Society today is sexually obsessed but staying away from these temptations can only make a marriage stronger.

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