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Is Pornography Cheating?

4,596 545 June 20, 2007 at 02:34 PM in Chat
So I'm listening to my local radio station and an interesting point has been brought up by the hosts when a listener has called in. The point is that his girlfriend has really grilled him thoroughly about finding pornography on his computer.

One host says that pornography is cheating while the other feels that it is not cheating. The caller views this as not cheating. My personal opinion is that it is not cheating as long as there is no physical contact.

This same question can be posed in the form of whether an "online" relationship is considered "real" or not. However, that is for a much different topic and a much different thread.

So the question I pose to you: Is Pornography Cheating?
Is Pornography Cheating?
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06-20-2007 at 04:57 PM.
06-20-2007 at 04:57 PM.
I watched a whole Dr. Drew thing on this and he says its perfectly healthy and men wach porn strictly for the physical part, not to have emotional ties or even know who the porn stars are.
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ahnil8er
06-20-2007 at 05:12 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:12 PM.
Quote from afx :
I watched a whole Dr. Drew thing on this and he says its perfectly healthy and men wach porn strictly for the physical part, not to have emotional ties or even know who the porn stars are.
I was about to get pissed off at you and was about to start making fun of you

but then i realized it said Dr. Drew, and not Dr. Phil
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06-20-2007 at 05:14 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:14 PM.
We need to more poll options

HELL NO

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fatwallet187
06-20-2007 at 05:19 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:19 PM.
Quote from Devedander :
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I mean having concentual sexual contact with a man would make me gay, but if I masturbate, technically I am giving a guy a handjob, but that doesn't make me gay... does it?

Then again I look at a lot of porn so I am not exactly an unbiased voice...
Rofl2 you queer
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SlickChik
06-20-2007 at 05:28 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:28 PM.
Quote from Maleficent :
If you hide it? Absolutely. If your mate knows about it and is okay with it, then no.


But if you hide it, it's a form of cheating. (lesser so than sleeping with someone obviously, but I would equate it to kissing someone else)
Iagree

Also, if it has been made perfectly clear before the relationship became serious that the woman (or maybe in some cases man?) does not want her partner looking at porn.....and he does anyways and just hides it....then yeah. Its not the worst kind of cheating....but boundries were put up before things got serious.

I think a lot depends on how the other partner views porn.....I don't think there is just one definition that work across all couples.
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ahnil8er
06-20-2007 at 05:30 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:30 PM.
Quote from SlickChik :
Iagree

Also, if it has been made perfectly clear before the relationship became serious that the woman (or maybe in some cases man?) does not want her partner looking at porn.....and he does anyways and just hides it....then yeah. Its not the worst kind of cheating....but boundries were put up before things got serious.

I think a lot depends on how the other partner views porn.....I don't think there is just one definition that work across all couples.
$100 says your DH looks at porn without you knowing.
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SlickChik
06-20-2007 at 05:34 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:34 PM.
Quote from ahnil8er :
$100 says your DH looks at porn without you knowing.
And you can bet $100 when I catch him that he will get an ass-kicking.

Don't be an ass and make this personal.
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06-20-2007 at 05:35 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:35 PM.
Quote from SlickChik :
And you can bet $100 when I catch him that he will get an ass-kicking.
whats his email? ive got a sweet, free site for him laugh out loud
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06-20-2007 at 05:36 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:36 PM.
Quote from SlickChik :
And you can bet $100 when I catch him that he will get an ass-kicking.

Don't be an ass and make this personal.
TTIWWOP!!! LMAO

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06-20-2007 at 05:48 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:48 PM.
If porn is cheating I'm the biggest stud on the planet.
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06-20-2007 at 05:50 PM.
06-20-2007 at 05:50 PM.
Quote from ahnil8er :
I was about to get pissed off at you and was about to start making fun of you

but then i realized it said Dr. Drew, and not Dr. Phil
dr.drew is same as dr phil, go for those hot twin women docs on showtime@! the berman sisters (1st i thought they were related to espn's chris berman but then i said nah!)

Quote from SlickChik :
Iagree

Also, if it has been made perfectly clear before the relationship became serious that the woman (or maybe in some cases man?) does not want her partner looking at porn.....and he does anyways and just hides it....then yeah. Its not the worst kind of cheating....but boundries were put up before things got serious.

I think a lot depends on how the other partner views porn.....I don't think there is just one definition that work across all couples.
i dunno how i;'d feel if my SO watched it without me, never happened yet
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06-20-2007 at 06:02 PM.
06-20-2007 at 06:02 PM.
Scratchchin I watch it occasionally as does my husband. I told one of my friends that it honestly doesn't bug me if he watches some (It's one of those things where I tell myself I should be bothered but I guess I'm just not)...and she was all over me "What? You don't care if he does? Omg! How can you not care?" I guess if he started not being interested in me because he was too busy watching it then yes...I'd care. Also I think if I caught him whacking off to some hot chick I'd feel really weird and odd...but I guess it's one of those if I don't see it it doesn't bother me..if that makes sense, lol.
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06-20-2007 at 06:04 PM.
06-20-2007 at 06:04 PM.
Quote from Autumn :
Scratchchin I watch it occasionally as does my husband. I told one of my friends that it honestly doesn't bug me if he watches some (It's one of those things where I tell myself I should be bothered but I guess I'm just not)...and she was all over me "What? You don't care if he does? Omg! How can you not care?" I guess if he started not being interested in me because he was too busy watching it then yes...I'd care. Also I think if I caught him whacking off to some hot chick I'd feel really weird and odd...but I guess it's one of those if I don't see it it doesn't bother me..if that makes sense, lol.
Better if it was some fugly chick? laugh out loud Sorry I couldn't resist Hide
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06-20-2007 at 06:06 PM.
06-20-2007 at 06:06 PM.
Quote from Autumn :
Scratchchin I watch it occasionally as does my husband. I told one of my friends that it honestly doesn't bug me if he watches some (It's one of those things where I tell myself I should be bothered but I guess I'm just not)...and she was all over me "What? You don't care if he does? Omg! How can you not care?" I guess if he started not being interested in me because he was too busy watching it then yes...I'd care. Also I think if I caught him whacking off to some hot chick I'd feel really weird and odd...but I guess it's one of those if I don't see it it doesn't bother me..if that makes sense, lol.
So do you have a sister? Stick Out Tongue
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06-20-2007 at 06:11 PM.
06-20-2007 at 06:11 PM.
Quote from schbusdrvr :
Better if it was some fugly chick? laugh out loud Sorry I couldn't resist Hide
TOTALLY better if it was a fugly chick laugh out loud

Quote from Jex :
So do you have a sister? Stick Out Tongue
Yes. Of course...she's 11 Stick Out Tongue
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