Partners watching porn?

[lauraUK1000]

One of my girl friends was recently quite upset that she found out her boyfriend has been watching porn regularly for a long time and all the time they have been together. I'm surprised that she is surprised by this, but me and my husband do watch porn separately and together so it is not a big deal for this.

Do other couples today generally watch porn or know each other does or not?

I think this has been covered extensively on previous threads. The general consensus is that some couples do and some couples don't.

I think that the easy accessibility of porn online or via an app will probably mean that more couples watch it, either together or separately. But equally, some might not be turned on by it simply because of the sheer saturation of porn on the Internet.

I think it really depends on the couple.
Pornhub reckon that 30% of women regularly watch porn. That figure stacks up amongst my female friends and I am one of those 30%. My other half also watches it. We however dont watch that often together.
but for some its an absolute deal breaker

I would also guess it depends on the couple and how generally open about sex related things anyway. I would think age may play a part now as porn is so prevalent and available on the internet with sexual content even on Instagram and similar.

I expect most men and plenty of females do also, I know / suspect many of my friends do. Both me and my husband started watching porn in our later teens and still do now.

I know my dh has a look when he’s working away sometimes.
Doesn’t bother me because he told me when I asked
Never at home though as we have such strict internet safety because of dc it would be impossible anyway !!

My husband and I had a good sex life but we both masturbated separately on our own. We agreed that we would not tell each other what we got up to when we masturbated on our own. I assume he looked at porn. I went into his room once when he was not there. He had left his screen up with porn on it. I am completely fine about it. We agreed that our solo sexual activities should remain private.

Doesn’t bother me. I know he does.

I once read an article that said they tried to test the effects of watching porn on the male brain. They however had to stop the study because they needed a group of men who watched porn and a control group of men who didn't watch porn, so they could compare the two.
They found zero men who didn't watch porn.
The study could have continued with only female test subjects, but that wasn't the point. They shut it down and concluded that all men watch porn at some point in their lives.

This study has impacted me a lot, because I've actually never expected any man I've dated to not watch porn because of me. And I've noticed that because of my accepting attitude, my partners have always felt comfortable telling me about what, when, how often they watch it. However most couples I know don't tell each other. There's still a lot of shame and taboo on the subject.

@Girlmom35 depends on how strong the relationship is…it can enhance the intimacy between the couple only if both are comfortable that watcthing in private is healthy but I understood it may not be for everyone taste, but plus the fact it does not take precedence over actual intimacy between the partners

When I met my wife she claimed to never have watched porn before and quite enjoyed us watching it together and still does to help us get in the mood.

@Postman007 like I say, it can be healthy part of a couple’s relationship…of course your wife may have been hesitant at first but I’m sure it continues to spice up your sex life, enjoy✊🏿

We both like to watch porn regularly and it is no issue between us. We've discussed it and usually watch on own and both usually masturbate while watching.

@girlfromyorkshire no harm in watching and enjoying together or alone! It can be soooo enhancing n stimulating and can intensify your relationship
p.s be careful abt extreme stuff though!✊🏿

My husband has been watching porn since his teens and I know about him watching and don't mind. For last few years he has been definitely been watching it less as he decided he actually wanted to do this for himself.