Curious as to how many porn addicts had an affair.
I am a destroyed wife whose husband had an affair due to being addicted to porn. Is that even a thing? I may be naive not to believe that, because I hear that it’s possible.
History: when we got together over 20 years ago, I knew he liked to watch porn. It didn’t bother me much at the time. Years went by and it started to bother me so I asked him to stop. He never did, just tried to hide it better, but I would find out and then we would fight about it.
Fast forward to 2018. I had a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy. As the years went on, it was around 2020 that I gave him full reign on watching porn, meaning I gave him permission to watch porn as much as he wanted so he could masterbate as often as needed since my libido was non-existent.
From Feb 2023-April 2024, he was having an affair with someone 20 years younger than him. They had A LOT of sex. Most mornings in a back alley by a dumpster. Other times in a hotel, that never lasted more than an hour.
According to him, he was watching porn multiple times a day, every day. He said he needed more than just masterbation and found someone willing to fulfill that need. Unfortunately, she didn’t want a sexual only relationship, as he told her that’s all he wanted, so then he lied and ended up faking a relationship with her just to keep the sex going. That’s according to him.
So, those who are addicts, has anyone done this? Did anyone go as far as fake a relationship just to get sex? Just wondering how far an addiction can take someone, or how far they would go to fulfill a sexual need.
FYI: He no longer watches porn, and he has changed in so many ways, for the better. He’s also in IC.