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To think DH has a porn addiction?

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lamonad · 12/02/2025 18:37

DH has always watched porn but has been quite sporadic as far as I was aware.
Over the past few years my sex drive has been quite low for various reasons and so been having less sex than we used to.
I do try and I often get a few days/weeks where I'm totally up for it but then most of the time I don't feel like it. At the moment I'm 7 months pregnant, working full time and we already have a 4 year old, so I'm often exhausted when it comes to evenings. We last had sex a few weeks ago. I take nudes when I'm in the shower sometimes to either hint that I'm up for it that night and/or for his own pleasure to do with what he wishes (privately).

Now... I'm a bit concerned about his porn use. He's not open about it and we don't discuss it but I know that he does. I have previously seen it on his search history on his phone. And I do not have a problem with it. I get that men have their needs and when I'm not up for it he meets his own needs in his own time.
Recently I looked on his phone out of curiosity to see what he had done with my pictures/where he had saved them. One thing led to another and I looked at the search history on his phone (mainly to see what type of porn he was looking at) to find that he had watched it one morning, while I'm at work (I had an early start that day) and while he was supposed to be watching/getting our 4 year old ready for nursery and getting himself ready for work.
It really annoyed me.
AIBU? I think he does it in the bathroom/shower and I know for a fact he doesn't have a shower in the morning as he often doesn't have time to and prefers to shower in the evening anyway. So I can only assume he is "having a poo" when really he is not.
Who the eff is watching our 4 year old while he's doing this? Also I find it a bit odd and maybe obsessive for him to be thinking about it in the morning, while he should be preoccupied with getting himself and 4 year old ready for the day
AIBU? I don't know what to do, if anything? Or am I overreacting? (DH doesn't know I saw his search history btw and I haven't confronted him about it at all so he is none the wiser at the moment)

OP posts:
RainJacket · 12/02/2025 18:39

YANBU. He needs to quit the porn.

MsMonique · 12/02/2025 18:46

My ex was a porn addicted grubby little wanker. He started off with videos and dvd's. Then internet porn. Wanked all day and still pestered me after my work, but he couldn't "manage " because of all the wanking.
Revolting.
It might be normal for some, but some end up like my ex.

Disgusting if he's on there doing that when he's meant to be doing childcare.

Changeandchanges · 12/02/2025 18:57

Why do you want to be in a relationship with some one who watches women being violated and abused for his sexual gratification?

Mrsttcno1 · 12/02/2025 18:59

I appreciate everyone has their own views on porn in general, personally I don’t have a huge issue with adults watching it in general BUT waking up in the morning and it being what he prioritises over his child is crazy, and a sign it’s gone too far.

Same concept applies to any addiction for me. The odd glass of wine, fine, waking up in the morning and having a glass before you take your kids to school? Not fine.

I would absolutely be having a chat about this because either
a) he’s done it somewhere he could also keep an eye on your child, therefore she could have seen him
OR
b) he’s locked himself away somewhere to do it privately, so she hasn’t seen him, but she’s been left totally unattended so he can satisfy himself

Neither would be okay with me

lamonad · 12/02/2025 19:42

Yes I appreciate everyone has their own views on this. Looking at the type of porn he watches, it doesn't seem to be the grotesque type. Most recently it seems to be pregnant women so I guess he is "fantasising" about doing whatever with me around that time he watches it. Obviously it hasn't been pregnant women previously but recently it has.

I'm glad that others agree this is not acceptable for him to do. Looking at the search history he has done it twice in the morning in the last month so it isn't every single morning but still an issue.

I am pretty confident he would absolutely not do it in our child's presence without being locked away somewhere so yeah he's doing it without supervising our child.

I don't even know how I would approach this with him though. Like "so I've been looking at your phone and looked at your search history...."? Any suggestions? Do I be the one that watches our 4 year old in the mornings (not always feasible though due to work commitments at present and this seems to be when he is doing it - when I'm not in the house)

OP posts:
xyz111 · 12/02/2025 20:00

Changeandchanges · 12/02/2025 18:57

Why do you want to be in a relationship with some one who watches women being violated and abused for his sexual gratification?

I don't like porn, but there's plenty of women who agree to do it. Look at that woman sleeping with 1000 men!

Changeandchanges · 12/02/2025 20:27

xyz111 · 12/02/2025 20:00

I don't like porn, but there's plenty of women who agree to do it. Look at that woman sleeping with 1000 men!

Sorry but how do you know they " agree to do it"?

Moonlightstars · 12/02/2025 20:31

xyz111 · 12/02/2025 20:00

I don't like porn, but there's plenty of women who agree to do it. Look at that woman sleeping with 1000 men!

As I tell my kids you might be watching someone that enjoys it but if you watch a lot you're always certainly will be watching someone that has been forced into it and if it's just one person that's fucking disgusting.

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