A visitor to the site wanted to know about the correlation between porn and affairs. Although a correlation exists, there are still many unsettled questions among researchers.
One finding is that porn use has a negative correlation with marital satisfaction. This means that the more porn you consume, researchers found less marital satisfaction. It also disrupts relationships with both family and friends.
Porn is also a problem that impacts a wide range of people. Even among Christian, both men and women admit to struggles with pornography.
It’s also scary when you consider that the largest group of viewers of internet porn are children between ages 12 and 17.
Just during the time it takes you to read this, over $15,000 will be spent on pornography.
What’s not known is which came first, the marital dissatisfaction or the porn. Although there is a correlation between porn and affairs, it’s not clear that porn always causes affairs.
There’s also a wide range of opinions about porn.
Some spouses consider porn a form of infidelity. So for them, porn consumption is infidelity.
When you examine sexual addiction, the findings are mixed. Although it’s true that porn is a big part of sexual addictions, how they act out shows up very differently.
This is because sexual addiction shows up in a couple of different forms. One form is when the sex addict withdraws into their own inner world.
In those cases, the addict stays in the marriage, but withdraws from their marriage.
The other variation of the sex addict is outward focused. They actively search for satisfaction outside of their marriage.
Since all sex addictions don’t show up the same way, it makes any predictions about what they will or will not do uncertain.
What is clear is that porn is correlated with marital dissatisfaction. It poses a threat to your marriage, even when there hasn’t been an affair. When something threatens the intimacy in your marriage, it’s a concern.
If your marriage has been impacted, now is the time for taking action. The first action is opening up communication. In my 30 Days to a Better Marriage Program, you’ll be given the tools for opening up the lines of communication in your marriage.
If the two of you aren’t talking, you’re not being as intimate as you could be. Take action and order the program today.
Keeping It Real,
Jeff
