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    Hi, I've been with my boyfriend for about 2 years. I knew he watched it in the beginning of our relationship, and i was fine with it, I watched it too. But then when i'd use his computer, I'd go to use google, and see he searched for specific porn stars, and that really hurts, because he told me he used porn just to whack off really fast. But what i saw is that he spent a looong time everyday, watching lots of video's at a time and searching all sorts of discusting things in the google search. I confronted him about it, and he said he's stop searching for specific women. After that, i saw he was still doing it, but he denied everything and said it must have been from before. Eventually i thought really deep about it, and decided that its really messed up to stare at another naked person, get turned on and actually touch yourself while enthralled with some other person. So i told him that i was never going to watch porn again, and that its discusting. He agreed and said he'd never watch it again too. I didn't tell him not to, he did it on his own. So eventually i made him promise he woudn't watch it, and said if he did, he's a liar, and im going to leave him. He said thats fine, but then it turns out he had already been watching it. I gave him another chance (im stupid) and he promised that he really doesn't want to look at other girls and he promises that he'll never do it again. So i said alright we can start over, but if you do it again, were done. I didn't trust him, but i tried. I checked his computer once in a while (even if he deletes it, i can still find it) and he was clean. But then just a few days ago, i wrote him a message and sent it to him on facebook (we live together, its just easier to write out a message sometimes, then actually say it) and told him about how i promise to not act as suspicious anymore, as long as he keeps his promises, i'll keep mine. Cause the past few days we hadn't been getting along, cause he kept going to his friends house every single day after work, and hardly spending any time with me. When he read my message, he started crying and said that he watched porn this morning, and that he did it cause he was thinking about breaking up with me cause we had been fighting. But come on, 2 years in a relationship and you'd break up with someone over an arguement that lasted like 2 days? And it disturbs me, cause its like he was thinking, finally, i can start watching porn again cause won't have her. He promised, once again, that he'd never do it again and he wants to be with me forever. I decided we could try to start over, again (im REALLY stupid) But now, im so full of fear about a lot of things. Like that he's gonna watch porn again, or break up with me over stupid things. He's a great guy besides those things, i know i made him sound horrible, but besides that, we have a great sex life and usually never fight. So i just need some advice, about what is going on with him, or if anyone else has had this happen, and what i can do. He says hes not addicted, since he did go months without watching it, but why would he go right back to it? I really don't like the idea of other girls turning on my boyfriend. I already have anxiety disorder. Ahhh lol
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    If he was willing to go to a psychologist to try behavior modification, he may yet be OK. Otherwise, he sounds too likely to continue lying. Sorry.
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    "He's a great guy otherwise"...

    Re-assess your whole relationship. You knew 2 years ago he watched porn and that was fine, so he must have told you or you busted him and talked about it, and accepted it

    The problem is, is that since establishing "what" type of women he masterbates to, it's disturbed you, " Am I pretty enough? I know we have a good sex life, so I am good enough in bed, does he prefer larger breasts? " The problem is, you are now doubting yourself why? You are who you are, the inner and outer beauty.. He went out with you because he liked "you" and all that you are, however, having said that, whilst you should not doubt yourself nor ever again, you do have to doubt him, as once a lier always a lier...

    This is his fantasy world that he does not want to give up. And, it's an addiction, so he has an addiction problem.

    Ask yourself. What else is he addicted to? How is his savings pattern? Can you see ahead of time, one, two years, does he love his work and work hard? Does he help you around the house, pitch in, financially and or physically? Does he hold you when you feel hurt?

    Are you actually perfectly matched and with the right person? You don't need to walk on egg shells throughout your life when you are with the "right" partner... You know you can argue and nothing will happen from it because of the real love you have for each other...

    Re-assess sweet.

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    I've been in your shoes... and have walked that walk. First being okay with it, then not being okay with it... then starting fights over it, going back and forth over stories of it not being important only to see it again and again.. the walk outs or threats to walk out over it... all of it. But then I had to face the fact that I can keep saying stop it, he can keep saying he will, I can keep finding it, I can keep saying im done, only to come back because I do know where my heart is, I do know what a good man I have... and I'm sure those are feelings you've experienced as well.

    I've learned, hun, to just let it go. To take a deep breath and quit digging for it. So long as he is making me feel special, wanted and sexually desirable to him, so long as he is satisfying me, so long as he gives me the proper attention etc.. I'm not going to fight that phantom ghost of is he or isn't he, why is he if he is, what does this say about how he thinks of me, etc... ugh its too tiring.

    Like CW said, re assess the relationship, decide if you are really happy, and if you are maybe you will have to learn to compromise and let go of the ultimatims and let him be who he is and make his own choices so long as they don't interfere with your relationship. If he is not the one for you, then its not worth trying to learn to live with something that hurts you.

    You aren't going to make a person stop doing something they dont see a problem with. If the only reason to stop is that you don't like it, so long as they can find a way to justify it shouldnt hurt you... they can carry on without guilt thinking 'she's being crazy controlling'. If he isn't having sex with you, if you are feeling unwanted or left out... and he can see that pattern hurting the relationship he may then realize that its an issue and tone it down or stop all together.

    But if your relationship is working sexually, he prob see's no reason to quit other than to pacify you. No one likes being told what to do, especially if they don't think it should hurt you. It only breeds resentment.

    You can keep drawing that line in the sand and keep reaching the same results or you can decide which battles to wage over what. In the larger scheme of your overall happiness together, if you didnt know he was looking at this... would you think there was a problem?

    If not, then it might be time to take that deep breath and let it go for a while and see how things pan out. Doesn't mean you have to support it, watch it, just means... maybe quit digging for a while, quit bringing it up and most importantly.. quit letting it prey on your mind and worrying over it. See how things work then.
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