You don't realise how weird and voyeuristic porn is until you're in a relationship
I have been a porn addict for the longest time. I've been trying to quit for many years but to no avail. I got in a relationship exactly 3 months back. It's a long distance one, but from the very beginning of the relationship, porn has lost its hold on me in a way ig. I don't find it interesting anymore. I tried watching it a few times but it felt off... Voyeuristic. It felt weird to watch someone have sex on screen with the thought that what if someone saw me have sex? It just felt really wrong. After we met and had sex, porn got even weirder because I've had the experience of being with such a wonderful person and I don't want to see it on a screen in front of me. The first hand experience is far better than whatever the fuck this is I would much rather spend time with my girlfriend than to watch porn.
Also, I've been careful about one thing and that is that my girlfriend isn't a "replacement" for porn. I've known for a while now about how terrible porn is especially for women, as a whole. The industry is exploitative and how a lot of porn is recorded rape. I don't support or encourage the use of porn in any capacity and this is the major reason I have been trying to quit.
I know a lot of folks struggle with porn addiction while being in a relationship, but that part has been weird to me for a very long time. I'm not trying to shame anyone, but this has become even weirder now that I'm in a loving relationship with a beautiful, kind, insanely cool baddie who loves me back.