Pornography Harms Marriage & Family

WRAP WEEK:  Pornography Harms Marriage & Family Talking Points & Resources to Aid in the Fight.

Quick Facts: **American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that "an obsessive interest in Internet pornography" was a significant factor in 56 percent of their divorce cases.  **A 2004 study published in Social Science Quarterly found that pornography use increases the marital infidelity rate by more than 300%. **Many partners feel that pornography is a devastating betrayal and describe pornography as just as painful or more painful than what we describe as a traditional affair/infidelity. **More than 50% of those engaged in “sexual Internet interactions” had lost interest in sexual intercourse. One-third of their partners had lost interest as well.  **Addiction to pornography has led to: 40% of “sex addicts” lost their spouses; 58% suffer considerable financial losses; one-third lose their jobs  **Severe clinical depression was reported twice as frequently among Internet pornography users compared to non-users. (These points are taken from articles on our site www.PornHarmsResearch.com) Personal Experiences: "I'm anxious about writing this. Anxious that although I know rationally there is no way you can know who I am, I am still afraid. In one sense you will know me. I'm the woman behind you in the supermarket queue or sitting opposite you on the train. Middle-aged, middle-class, educated, professional. Ordinary. Yet there is something in my life I will hide from you, no matter how close we are..." - Excerpt from Big Porn, Inc. Read more here. "My husband is addicted to pornography and has been for almost ten years now. In the past four years he spent $100,000 on pornography and lied about it for years..." - Read more here "I mourn the loss of a friendship and love that wasn’t what I thought it was. I mourn the intimate moments we never shared…the moments where I was real and authentic, and my husband wasn’t. While our relationship hadn’t been great in years, I will miss the ignorant bliss I experienced before the discovery of his porn addiction. I lost a part of myself when that discovery came out, and I gave up a part of myself when I made the decision to take him back..." - Read more here. SHARE YOUR STORY ANONYMOUSLY BY EMAILING TO GRASSROOTS@PORNHARMS.COM