On the offensive to protect marriages from assault of porn

The Virginian Pilot ^ | 1/14/06 | Jacey Eckhart

[Gordongekko909]

Society is driven by two things: 1) money and 2) sex hormones.

Therefore, when virtual reality becomes cheaper than dating, society is doomed.

[wagglebee]

This was also written about Navy families who often have to undergo separations of six months, which does make a difference.

[Gordongekko909]

The only time, from what I understand, that porn actually causes problems in a relationship is if it replaces the other person. So if a soldier is on deployment, away from his family, and he needs to blow off some... uh... steam, then "taking matters into his own hands" isn't any worse than his wife back home doing the same. Beats the hell out of cheating.

[Cobra64]

Nice try. Military men and women have a hard road to go. Marriage is about two people being together not separated by thousands of miles. If it take pornography and masturbation to keep them faithful to each other so be it. I don't think there is one answer to help marriage.

I agree. If a person is away from his/her spouse, what to do? Bite fingernails and read obituaries?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

How big a problem is porn in the military, per the Chaplain? I'd say the situation he described is just one out of a few dozen. Isolated incidents. Doesn't even crack the 1% barrier.

Yet another stupid "expose" by ABC News trying to weaken and water down the military some more.

[mugs99]

"I can’t stop thinking about that woman in the bookstore"
Still has a crush on her after all these years!

This is a great commentary on ways to protect marriage
If porn is a threat to your marriage, you don't have much of a marriage to begin with.
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[Celtjew Libertarian]

the couple that watches pr0n together, umm, does other stuff together. And stays together.

Hear! Hear! and Amen!

[Hildy]

OK, I'm am going to be burned for this...but I think women overreact to their men watching porn. Unless it's of an obsessive nature, I see nothing wrong with it. And there's alot of women who agree with me. The more women screech with horror about it, the more men want to view it. Why don't women get it. Men are sexual creatures. Unless they want to satisfy their men every single time the men want it, then they should shut up and give their man a little freedom, for God's sake. Flame away...I'm ready to rumble.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Will you marry me?

[Hildy]

LOL!

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

I've read the book. I've got three boys and we are at that stage of life. There is a whole series of books "Every young man's battle", "Every man's battle", how to raise and prepare a young man, etc. I learned a lot from these books, as did my husband. He is currently doing the study with my oldest. It does make a difference.

[Hildy]

Why do women want to emasculate men so much? Can you answer me that?

[NavyCanDo]

Thanks for the Post. As I expected there are a few follow-up post with opposing “porn is no big deal” opinions, but take it from someone who has "been there done that", porn can grow into a big problem in marriages, for destroying a guys self esteem, and for costing a person thousands of dollars over time which it did me. With God's help I think I have finally escaped its clutches, and it wasn’t easy with on the onset of the World Wide Web where it’s easy access to about anything.

[Gordongekko909]

Heh. I used to do precisely that with one of my exes. We'd head on down to the video store, and pick out porn movies to rent. Actually, she'd pick them out. She has very specific tastes.

Just in case anyone was wondering, the breakup was totally amicable and had nothing to do with porn.

[madprof98]

When my wife and I married, our porn collections merged with the rest of our collections. Both of us continue to enjoy porn. . . Our marriage is based . . . on shared values . . .

Sounds like Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.

[Hildy]

You're insane...what a vicious and stupid thing to say. You sound a bit repressed...maybe you should do something about that.

[Cobra64]

Thank you. Some women do understand men.

BTW, do you have a 900 number? (just kidding)

[Hildy]

Some women do understand men.

Well, the happy ones do.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

We hide the bodies better. </sarcasm>

[Goodgirlinred]

Well, gee, Hildy. I am not going to flame you. I think porn is disgusting and a married man shouldn't need it. I mean, um, you get my drift.