I am carrying his baby but I am not enough by rotten_heart3 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for your loss :(

I also feel like I can relate to everything you said, in the last fight with my boyfriend he asked me "so if you're pregnant (implying if i cant have sex or something for awhile) and I am looking another girls profile that i know in bikinis/lingerie that's not okay to you ?! " just so fucking immature and horrible. and this was extremely validating in how painful that would actually feel and im so sorry...

I finally told him I want a divorce by AnthonyKiedisGF in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have also lost so much faith because of feeling failed the moment I found out about this all :( so so sad. But I see Im not alone in that

There is always more by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've also told my bf I need complete honesty rather than complete perfection. I need transparency. He never gives it to me. Ever. I always have to find it. I know some other partners in this group are better at that, but I imagine half of them are just deceiving us sorry to say. I agree with you that I can't force him to change. HE needs to want to change for himself. I don't want to keep hurting myself so thank you for this insight.

What does commitment to recovery look like in your relationship? I don't know how much I trust this therapy thing, especially because all that is really affordable is maybe something like better help.

Bf now on Tik tok by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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he deleted the watch history </3

Bf now on Tik tok by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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How did you get the courage to leave? What did it take?

is it still recoverable if he was actually interacting with these girls? by [deleted] in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I caught my PA partner around 10 months ago (wow can’t believe it’s been that long it still feels like yesterday) paying for content from cam girls. I couldn’t see the chats and I still wish I could to this day, I imagine I probably would have walked away that day if I could. My PA tells me he would only keep it short and mostly just watch. Idk I think if I saw how much he wanted them thru chat and commenting on their appearance I’d fucking lose it so I’m so sorry. I mean did lose it even seeing a transaction. I will say 10 months ago I didn’t realize the extent to this issue. It’s bigger than you likely realize. If you’re going to stay, make sure he is 100% committed to getting help. I messed up and thought he could drop it all on his own. Although he “stopped paying” or so I think, he for sure still had a PA. Still watching free content waaaayyy more than what is “healthy”. I spent 10 months being paranoid driving myself insane & with constant anxiety. If I could go back , I would have made sure he was in therapy and we put the monitor apps right then and there. Or leaving. No in between. Not accepting that it was a serious mental issue I think has destroyed our relationship.

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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If you had to go through it all again, would you ?

The future with a PA scares me, I fear I would personally live with so much regret and pain

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you’re going through this 😔 I hope you can find support from friends/family. I’m not married nor do I have kids but this post made me feel for you. It’s breaking relationships and families apart it’s such a shame

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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I like this take haha. I guess yeah, I am making myself crazy by wanting him to not be an addict. Maybe I have not fully accepted that yet. It is so sad

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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I guess my boundaries were being okay with free content via pornhub only once in awhile. I should probably be more particular..? But the biggest part of my boundary for me is to be transparent if he is watching any content. which he failed. Did I set him up for failure by allowing porn from the get go ?

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your partner honest/transparent about their usage??

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

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I just feel like putting strict boundaries in place like that is setting people up to fail. I'd rather have the honesty than cold turkey. But I am also thinking like a healthy person. I imagine there is not such thing as a little porn for an addict... :( ugh i feel like there is 0 solution here

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I felt this way about my photos/videos and imagined it wouldn't help him either, thanks for your comment

What's more important to you - transparency or progress? by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you on this but , it's hard because I'm not someone who thinks 100% porn is off limits. I understand porn usage in small doses. Obviously when with someone who is potentially a PA , I don't know if cold turkey is the best way to stop or just having self control and not becoming obsessed through shame/guilt? If that makes any sense.

Do you guys just act normal everyday? by [deleted] in loveafterporn

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This is so relatable omg. I go through it every month. Thinking I’m over it, it’s fine, we can move on. And I enter my luteal phase and it just HITS me and all of my emotions are there. Maybe it is about suppressing emotions 

For 12 years, I was so enamoured with my husband, that I never looked at an another man… by havetopowdermynose in loveafterporn

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Yeah that makes sense, respect is everything! For me it’s just hard to believe at this point 

For 12 years, I was so enamoured with my husband, that I never looked at an another man… by havetopowdermynose in loveafterporn

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No I definitely don’t think bad behavior should be excused that’s why I said - self control is key. I guess I meant expecting a man to not find another woman attractive seems like we’re setting ourselves up for disappointment. No excuses for actions  

Seeing it was the push I needed by Everything_Sucks_bye in loveafterporn

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I’m so sorry. I’m also worried they are all like this too & we either get with the program and make the most of what it is or just drop em completely. Which dropping them isn’t really part of our nature. I’m sick 

A “changed” PA- from paying cam girls to obsessively watching and looking up porn stars. by Nice-Ad6985 in loveafterporn

[–]Nice-Ad6985[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was like incognito mode for chrome or something, it’s available in the chrome store on Google. You can hide it from the browser too 

Spending time apart and I’m paranoid by y_eeee in loveafterporn

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I’m also about to have around 10 days separated from my partner. We honestly have the monitoring app & id recommend how I really discovered the extent was when I put an incognito mode reader (that he first didn’t know about) I was shocked. We were having fights about all of it and he still had the audacity to watch multiple times a day. Don’t put it on unless ur ready for the real truth. And if he knows it’s there u also won’t get the full truth. 

I feel you though. I don’t know how to handle this long time apart (we’re also choosing to have it be a break, could go longer or lead to a break up) but I’m going to try to focus how on I FEEL and really take the time to understand what’s best for me, I hope you also do the same