Is there *life* after porn
Married 6 1/2 years. Together almost 10.
I should’ve left at the first few times I caught it.
Last time I caught something major was September. Ever since then, he has given up drinking which was a huge part of the issue. With the drinking, it led to just this messed up state of mind that then led him to porn and apps (at least that’s what he says).
Him giving up drinking for this long is something I never thought I’d see.
But it’s just not enough to fix anything. Giving up drinking is for his benefit. Not to fix what he has broken.
I have truly finally hit the point where I just don’t think I want any intimacy anymore.
I would sit there and wait for scraps. Hoping he did watch porn and self pleasure that morning. And even then, the scraps may come once a week. Maybe.
Every morning I wake up and the fact that he’s not next to me always bring disappointment. It’s the norm since he always gets up that early to do things around the house, which I’m grateful for. But that is also plenty of time for him to do as he pleases.
I get flashbacks any time of the day, it brings me to tears. And what I hate is that he’ll ask what’s wrong and try to console me. I can’t heal with what broke me. I’m also tired of talking about it.
I don’t think I want to end my marriage just yet. But I also don’t know if I can get past this last time. It hurts so bad feeling like you have become a warm body for them to use when porn isn’t enough for that week.. of month.. or whatever.
I’m constantly craving for intimacy. A craving that doesn’t get satisfied. Even when we do, my mind just goes to everything he’s done and everything I’ve seen.
It’s just so heavy. Very heavy given that it’s something I carry to myself.
I don’t even know how to communicate my needs anymore. I haven’t initiated sex in years because I would always be rejected.
Now I feel like I can’t even try because I don’t know if he has satisfied himself for the day and I’ll get rejected again. Even worse, I get sex out of either pity or for him to keep up appearances.
I don’t even know why I’m here anymore. Everything else in our marriage is great. But because of the lies that has to be told to hide this addiction, you start to wonder if the rest is a lie too.
You ask if you’re just a warm body to be used. Or are you his beard. Or both.