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Husband admitted watching gay porn - someone talk to me

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Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 11:47

Not really sure where to start.

A week ago I found out my husband had subscribed to a women we know on only fans. I was so upset, I’m usually quite an angry feisty person but instead I was just upset and in disbelief - I actually laughed about it at one point.
Husband came home from work and we spoke about it, we haven’t argued but he was so embarrassed and was using my social media to access hers. I told him he has cheated on me. He said he had only paid for the subscription once and he has been addicted to porn so at the time couldn’t see anything wrong with it.
When we were discussing it he was so embarrassed he said he could clearly see what he had done wrong. We went to sleep that night not really speaking as I was upset that he’d paid and made an account.

The next morning I said I want to go through his bank statements to confirm he hasn’t done anything else. He agreed, was sat on his phone in bed. Came downstairs after 10 mins and confessed he’d paid for a ticket show of a cam girl. He was then upset as he thought our relationship was over.

When I got home from work I looked through the bank statements and in the last 5 years of our 10+ year relationship/marriage, there was only one payment to a cam girl (last year) and another subscription to an only fans page (Feb) only one month payment.
We were talking about everything and he’s since admitted to watching shemale porn and gay porn. He says this happened a couple of years ago when he was curious but that he hasn’t done that recently. He’s only told me in the interests of being open and honest about everything. He’s since told me he’s straight and he has not looked at any sort of porn since I’ve found out, his priority is me and kids (we have 2).

The problem is part of me is worried about trusting him with porn use, he says he feels it’s an addiction where he can’t watch it at all because the obsession for him gets out of hand. I also worry that maybe he’s secretly gay or bi, I’ve told him that if he’s honest I wouldn’t kick him out the house or anything. But he’s adamant he’s straight. But he consistently watched gay and shemale porn for at least a good year or 2.

I guess I’m just feeling a little lost and need some advise. We’ve always had good sex, up until the last month before I found out which is what made me suspicious. I have cried and told him how much it hurt that he chose porn over me in the last month. But he hasn’t watched it in and week and is now waking up with morning wood again - something that hasn’t happened in years. I just don’t know what to make of it all.

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Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 11:48

I didn’t expect to write so much, but didn’t want to drip feed.

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DinosaurDiana · 18/06/2021 11:50

I wouldn’t stay married to him, he has betrayed you and he won’t stop.
I would be on the phone to a solicitor right now and I’d be asking him to move out and give you some space.

Tiger2018 · 18/06/2021 11:56

Op this must of been such a shock. Please don't make any decisions right now, this information needs to be processed first.

I would also recommend you both taking a look at this book - A Billion Wicked Thoughts

It really helped me understand what porn is/what it does but also WHY. Why are straight men/women accessing what they are accessing...

AnastasiaBeverleyHills · 18/06/2021 12:06

Watching gay porn doesn't mean he is gay, however I would suggest he speaks to an addiction counsellor. Deceit it part and parcel of addiction unfortunately, but people do get through it.

Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 12:35

I’m not making any decisions at the moment. We have young children and I don’t want them affected by any of this. He said he wouldn’t speak to a counsellor as he’s embarrassed.

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Flippanty · 18/06/2021 12:40

The gay porn is the least of your worries. He has massively crossed a boundary by involving people you know and cam-girls in his wanking sessions. I agree with you that this is cheating.

Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 12:42

@Flippanty I agree - I’ve used it as a title to try get as many opinions as possible. I guess I just feel like I don’t know him anymore. But I obviously still absolutely love him to pieces.

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QuentinBunbury · 18/06/2021 12:45

I've been in a similar position and to me claiming cam girls/only fans is massively minimising because he was paying to interact with the women and get specific services. Its cyber prostitution basically and a huge betrayal. But also comes with a massive level of shame and embarrassment to talk about as some people assume "all men watch porn" or that there's something wrong with your sex life and minimise it.
You aren't being unreasonable. Be kind to yourself and take your time deciding what you want to happen

Blankspace101 · 18/06/2021 12:46

I can’t believe you went through 5 years of bank statements!

If he has an addiction to porn it’s quite common for them to start looking at more niche things like gay or trans porn. The reason for this is they are no longer getting a thrill from the porn they have already consumed.

QuentinBunbury · 18/06/2021 12:46

claiming cam girls/only fans is...porn
Sorry. Should preview my posts!

justanotherneighinparadise · 18/06/2021 12:49

Do you know my worry? He’s upping the anti. He’s searching for more wide ranging porn than your standard man/woman sex and some of these people get sucked into child porn eventually, such is their addiction.

For that reason I think I’d want out.

QuentinBunbury · 18/06/2021 12:49

Also....are all your finances shared or does he have personal money? My ex used shared finances occasionally basically when he'd overspent his personal credit so it could be that you don't have the full picture. But my ex also lied through his teeth about his spending so I still don't have an accurate view. But he spent thousands from joint savings over several years so it was a significant problem.

TheVanguardSix · 18/06/2021 12:53

It's not addiction though. My brother is an addict. My husband is a recovering addict. I hate when people use this term to excuse shitty behaviour. There is an addictive quality to porn but that doesn't mean your husband gets to use the 'I AM AN ADDICT' get out of jail free card. Focussing on him being an addict makes it easier, more palatable, as if it's something the poor lamb cannot help. Bless, he's an addict, he needs help.
Sorry. I'm not biting. And you shouldn't either.
Your husband is a man who is not living a life of truth.
How's your sex life, OP, in all honesty? Have you been shelved yet or are you on the way to being shelved by a man who wants to fuck anything but his own wife? Sorry to be blunt and harsh, but men like your husband are such wet blankets. He's too embarrassed to confront the very thing that is tearing his family apart. If he were a better person, he'd be fighting for his marriage and pulling out all the stops. He wasn't embarrassed to use YOUR social media to access other women, was he?

TheVanguardSix · 18/06/2021 12:56

And you both know the woman on Only Fans... I mean, the mind boggles.
You love him to pieces but who is he, OP? Who is he now, after all of this?

YouShouldLeave · 18/06/2021 12:56

Why do they always claim to be addicts when they get caught?

QuentinBunbury · 18/06/2021 13:00

There is an addictive quality to porn but that doesn't mean your husband gets to use the 'I AM AN ADDICT' get out of jail free card.
I agree with this.
Also if it was any other addiction you'd be supported to leave and people would understand more (e.g. if he was alcoholic). With porn it's a weird double bind of he can't help it he's an addict and you shouldn't judge him because all men watch porn.

If he's addicted, what's he doing to break the addiction? I don't mean giving up for a couple of weeks. I mean actively accepting no porn ever, like any other kind of addict needs to do.

I hate the effect that Internet sex services are having on society and relationships Sad

Morgan12 · 18/06/2021 13:10

How do you know the woman from onlyfans?

That would be it for me tbh.

Thatsmycupoftea · 18/06/2021 13:12

@justanotherneighinparadise

Do you know my worry? He’s upping the anti. He’s searching for more wide ranging porn than your standard man/woman sex and some of these people get sucked into child porn eventually, such is their addiction.

For that reason I think I’d want out.

Sorry please don't use the term child porn. Its child abuse.

Not trying to derail your thread op.

Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 13:15

The women from only fans is a girl I used to be friends with, before she got into all of that.
In terms of what he’s doing to not look at porn anymore he’s contacted our broadband company who have said they cannot put blocks on websites - he showed me the emails so I know this isn’t a lie. And he’s going to buy an app which means I can monitor his phone. We don’t have a laptop so he hasn’t been using that. He’s also stopped walking around the house with his phone i.e taking it upstairs or to the toilet like he was previously.

I’m just a bit lost by it all.
@TheVanguardSix you say he’s a wet blanket but that’s how I feel about myself. I’ve read loads of posts on here where I’m thinking LTB but I don’t feel like I can make that decision yet.

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mindutopia · 18/06/2021 13:15

Honestly, the gay porn bit wouldn't worry me too much. I mean, I've watched gay porn and I'm not gay. Or even find gay sex particularly interesting. I was just curious.

But cam girls and someone you know on only fans is not okay.

Marie2815 · 18/06/2021 13:16

Sorry to be the odd one out but I don't think it's a big deal about the gay porn thing. People can have fantasies about things that they would have no interest in in real life. Paying for the other stuff is a bit bad but it's only a couple of times in 5 years and now you know about it maybe you can discuss it and be open about it. Sounds like he has been really decent about it since you found out too.

Lotsolove · 18/06/2021 13:25

OP, what is ‘ shemale porn’?

misssunshine4040 · 18/06/2021 13:28

@TheVanguardSix

It's not addiction though. My brother is an addict. My husband is a recovering addict. I hate when people use this term to excuse shitty behaviour. There is an addictive quality to porn but that doesn't mean your husband gets to use the 'I AM AN ADDICT' get out of jail free card. Focussing on him being an addict makes it easier, more palatable, as if it's something the poor lamb cannot help. Bless, he's an addict, he needs help. Sorry. I'm not biting. And you shouldn't either. Your husband is a man who is not living a life of truth. How's your sex life, OP, in all honesty? Have you been shelved yet or are you on the way to being shelved by a man who wants to fuck anything but his own wife? Sorry to be blunt and harsh, but men like your husband are such wet blankets. He's too embarrassed to confront the very thing that is tearing his family apart. If he were a better person, he'd be fighting for his marriage and pulling out all the stops. He wasn't embarrassed to use YOUR social media to access other women, was he?
Absolutely this, it's a choice isn't it. The word addict presumes he's got no control over his actions. He knows what he's doing and why and he doesn't think the consequences are worth stopping for.
Wife2018 · 18/06/2021 13:53

It’s a women - so breast aug surgery, face full of make up, long hair/wig, but with a penis… I think that’s the best way to describe what it is?

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LittleTiger007 · 18/06/2021 14:01

He will speak to a counsellor if he values his marriage. I would insist that this is necessary for the sake of the relationship which you want to survive this crisis. If he feels the same he will do it.

My best friends husband was given this ultimatum. He didn’t. They broke up. They are both miserable and their family is broken. It is so short sighted to not get the help when it’s needed. Sit him down and tell him that the relationship is worth fighting for and you need him to fight.

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