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RaquelWelch · 23/12/2024 13:21

Am I being unreasonable?

I know (most) men watch porn but I have this issue. My OH has a thing for big breasts. Now my breasts are definitely not big. We have been together for a long time, we have children. I am fit for my age and I have good breasts, but not big!

A number of years ago he had an affair and the lady he had an affair with had big (extremely big, fake) breasts and blonde hair. The affair was about sex, not love and I think, she used him as much as he used her.

I have seen search history on his phone, for porn sites, a long time ago, but after the affair, and the searches were for "big breasts, blonde hair". I obviously mentioned this to him and he assured me I was perfect, I had perfect breasts, he loved me etc. I have very recently seen the same searches on his phone and it makes me feel awful.

Now, I know porn can be fantasy and fantasy can be very different to every day, but I am dark haired with small breasts and his searches are always for blonde hair and big breasts.

It just makes me question what he says to me when he says he loves me and loves my body and my breasts and I am perfect. I guess with everything that has happened he has made me insecure and I hate that. I don't think he is having an affair but I just think that his previous affair was his fantasy and that is not me.

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TwilightCat · 23/12/2024 14:08

Why are men allowed to treat women like such crap? If things were reversed and you were constantly searching for 9” Italian stallions to pleasure yourself to, would he be ok with this? Why is your suffering self esteem and anxiety acceptable because ‘men have fantasies and porn is normal’? More like, men want what they want and if a woman takes issue with it, she’s the problem for being ‘insecure’.

SmileEachDay · 23/12/2024 14:04

He gets off on watching women who are potentially trafficked, abused or otherwise harmed.

Lampan · 23/12/2024 14:00

Aside from why you are still with him after his affair, is he your ideal perfect type looks-wise?

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 23/12/2024 13:58

Why did you stay with him after the affair?

Cosycover · 23/12/2024 13:57

Imo porn is just fantasy.

But the affair is worrying. I don't think you should have stayed with him.

arethereanyleftatall · 23/12/2024 13:30

Wow. This is so so wrong op. Please seek counselling help.

Why is your questioning worrying about whether or not a body part which you have no control over is good enough or not, rather than the fact that your husband is a misogynistic lying selfish twat who objectifies women and what you can do to protect your children from that?

Builtlikeafliplop · 23/12/2024 13:25

Has it honestly been worth staying with him, with all this self doubt, insecurity and anxiety? What sort of a life is it when you’re constantly feeling less than his fantasy. It’s no way to live.

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