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Old 09-18-2013, 06:09 PM
 
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My girlfriend and I were discussing porn and women who object to it. She was reading this post on BabyCenter. My question to the men out there, do you think that as a grown man, women should be able to tell you what you can or can not get off to or what you can or can not watch when they're not around?

To me, for example, this is the equivalent to me trying to tell her what she's allowed to think about when she getting off or me banning her from reading books or watching movies that I deem too sexual for her...
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:15 PM
 
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If your girlfriend doesn't like your porn habit of course she can tell you what she thinks. Does that mean you have to listen?

I don't know why you would even bother dating someone if you don't see eye to eye on this.
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:18 PM
 
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I found it more disturbing to see comments about men not being able to look at their pregnant wives, as if they were some disgusting being rather than carrying a child they made together.

But to answer your question, I think coming across it, something being done in secret, may be her real issue, but she thinks it's the porn and feeling ugly in comparison.
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:28 PM
 
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I watch porn rarely. I don't think my gf woukd actually be to cool about it. I don't blame her. In our year and a half or so she has almost never turned me down for any type of sex any way I want. Sometimes I seriously feel like watching porn but I do find it a bit disrespectful to her... "I know youre more than willing to do WHATEVER I want WHENEVER, but I'd rather get myself off fantasizing about another woman"

I'm a guy and sometimes I just want to watch porn, but I understand why she wouldn't like it...

Now if she was turning me down for sex as some girls have in the past. I have zero issue getting up and going in the bathroom to watch porn. I've had girls ask what I did and I was honest. Told them its fine if they don't want to but don't expect me to suffer because of it.

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Old 09-18-2013, 06:28 PM
 
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People have opinions. those evil things...
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:29 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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My question to the men out there, do you think that as a grown man, women should be able to tell you what you can or can not get off to or what you can or can not watch when they're not around?
I think some women might feel intimidated that their man is getting off watching another women get off; it can be a sensitive topic for your partner.

I personally, don't think your partner has the right to tell you what you can, and can not watch (she doesn't own you) BUT I would respect my partner and watch casting couch in private or in my man cave,
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:33 PM
 
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Also, nobody needs sex. Your gf is merely being herself.
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Old 09-18-2013, 07:22 PM
 
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I think some women might feel intimidated that their man is getting off watching another women get off; it can be a sensitive topic for your partner.

I personally, don't think your partner has the right to tell you what you can, and can not watch (she doesn't own you) BUT I would respect my partner and watch casting couch in private or in my man cave,
I don't know if its about "telling your partner what to do" but somewhat about respect. Only way I'd feel ok watching it is if I was getting shot down by her. If she's more then willing then why go fantasize about another woman alone? Not like I don't mentally but that's a bit diff

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Old 09-18-2013, 07:38 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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My girlfriend and I were discussing porn and women who object to it. She was reading this post on BabyCenter. My question to the men out there, do you think that as a grown man, women should be able to tell you what you can or can not get off to or what you can or can not watch when they're not around?

To me, for example, this is the equivalent to me trying to tell her what she's allowed to think about when she getting off or me banning her from reading books or watching movies that I deem too sexual for her...
All men look at porn.

Yes, I know some people are going to deny this. Some people, mostly women, are going to claim they know, for a fact, that their husband/lover/brother/male friend/father/cousin/grandfather/priest, etc. does not look at porn.

Yeah, right.

Sorry, but they look at porn, too. You just don't know it.

Which bring me to the only way to solve this problem. All men are going to look at porn, no matter what. Some women are going to object to their men looking at porn, no matter what. The only solution is for the man to pretend he doesn't look at porn out of respect for her feelings. That means never doing it when she's around, and covering his tracks when he looks at porn in her absence. The woman's job is to pretend to believe him when he says he doesn't look at porn. That means not snooping or otherwise trying to dig up evidence.

It is the only way...
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Old 09-18-2013, 08:07 PM
 
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or....you could get your balls out of her purse, do as you please and be honest about it if she asks. If you want to talk about respect, most women would definitely respect a man like that a whole lot more, than a future doormat doing things the way she wants them done. Despite what they will tell you, that is.
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