Is it normal for your lover to leave you over porn?

My ex GF—the person I was in a long-distance relationship with until yesterday—who hates porn and doesn't want people she dates watching it—presented me with an ultimatum: "Me or porn."

Since I figure it's unlikely I'll never view something as ubiquitous as porn again I told her that I couldn't guarantee I'd never watch it again. She then told me that by not guaranteeing that I'll stop watching it that I value porn more than her and that I'm supporting rape.

I told her, time and time again, that by watching it it doesn't mean I value it more than her nor does it mean that I'd cheat on her and added that, though I believe that there are lots of shady people in the porn industry, probably none of the porn I've seen would constitute as rape (if I would find out any of the porn I've seen was rape I'd definitely never watch it again and hope that the people involved in the making of the video would get punished to the extreme for it).

I'm going to miss her like crazy but to have lied to her by telling her "Porn?! Nope—I'll never watch that again!" would have made me feel guilty because I know it would've happened sometime. There are times when mental stimulation just isn't enough.

Quitting porn, I'm sure, wouldn't have been much of a problem if I wasn't in a long-distance relationship with her. But we were in one which means that sex with her just wasn't possible all the time.

:'(

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  • Unimportant

    Ultimatums are rarely good.

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  • slutzombie

    That is really weird and insecure of her anyway.

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  • Short4Words

    You guys never...you know... over Skype?

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  • disthing

    She claims it meant you valued porn over her, but what does it say about how much she valued you? She issued the ultimatum, she was willing to throw away the relationship because of porn.

    Anyway, it's a shame she wasn't upfront about her feelings before you entered the relationship i.e. she could have let you know how important to her it was that you didn't watch porn. Then you'd at least know what you were getting yourself into.

    All of my past girlfriends have been avid viewers of porn, so there's bound to be a more relaxed and secure girl out there for you, too. We're not in the 1950s anymore.

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  • ccjigsaw

    The way I see it she has her own values and you have yours. I can see why she felt that way when you let her go because you couldn't stop looking at porn, that's kind of a kick to the vagina lol It sounds like it was best you two broke up. Unlike most people I don't think it's weird for girls to feel bad about their boyfriend jerking off over other chicks. I do get that it's a long distance relationship though, so her demands would be hard to meet. The usual feeling is "Why does he need porn when he has me?" but you don't really have her now do you?? Anywho... definitely best you let each other go. Your morals and beliefs are much to different, and in no way do I mean offense, but if you really loved her I feel like you would have let go of porn to keep her. People have given up much more than porn for the sake of the one they love

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  • 69

    kudos for standing your ground and not wanting to lie. most men and women would've just gone "yeah honey okay i won't ever watch any porn ever again" to dismiss it. it's refreshing to see self-respect

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  • TheProph

    Your girlfriend (ex-girlfriend) sounds like a fucking idiot. Porn is absolutely not even remotely close to rape. It couldn't possibly be more different than rape. Those women actively seek those jobs, and are paid pretty well for what they do (excluding amateur porn). And amateur porn, is people just like you and your gf/ex-gf who decided to film it.

    There are snuff films of women being raped, but if that's not what you're watching, your girlfriend is just an idiot, I'm sorry.

    I'm guessing you're 16-20 years old, or rather, your girlfriend is, based on how she behaves. I had a girlfriend who got jealous of porn too, which is pathetic.

    If women don't want us watching porn, they need to have a lot more sex with us. They don't seem to realize that men are completely different from women, and think about sex probably 10x more than they do.

    With the exception of someone who just had someone die, or is physically sick, I can't imagine any man on earth not being in the mood for sex with a beautiful woman right now. Apply that to women, and I bet most would NOT be in the mood.

    This is why we watch porn, we need the release more than women do. A lot of women don't even masturbate at all.

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  • (s)aint

    You don't need a prude bitch like that.

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  • Paradiddle

    I watch porn. I'm also one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Impossible!, says the moral-driven people with negative opinions on porn. "You MUST be an evil, sad, fickle, disrespectful potential molester and my views are law!" "You'll begin to belittle women, have unrealistic ideas of what a women should do and only get off to extremes that isn't real! I know whats best for people!" Yeaaah no. Take away porn and bad people will still be bad and good people will remain good. Same with the dumb video game assumptions.

    Insecure is correct, even if porn didn't exist, other attractive females still do and you see them everyday. If a girl is afraid of porn, what will they do if you're hanging with your female friends? "Your friends or me. Deal with it." Seriously? Have some confidence, everyone knows porn is unrealistic and no one changes because of it. I'd be more worried over people who stay in relationships with an abuser or trouble maker than some mere videos.

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  • Phycokitty

    Thats stupid i watch porn in fact the other day my bf was over and we were fooling aroun (foreplay) and my daughter woke up i had to leave the rm to chek her so i opend my comp and popd in a movie to keep him stimulated till i returnd

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  • cȱɱpɩɛx

    This isn't what I thought it was going to be. I thought one of you had run off with a porn actor.

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  • GoraIntoDesiGals

    She's probably a feminazi.

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