Dear Abby: After Discovering My Husband’s Porn Habit, I Now Feel Bad About Myself
The wife struggles with feelings of inadequacy and trust after discovering her husband's habitual online pornography use, which he claims helps relieve stress.
- About eight months ago, the letter writer stumbled on her husband watching online porn, disrupting a marriage that had seemed fine until then.
- Her husband later admitted habitual online viewing as a stress reliever and promised to stop, while the column notes millions of men watch porn consumed online for pleasure.
- Feeling ashamed, she reports her small-breasted body-image concerns and trust issues about whether he has stopped viewing porn, which deepen her distress and reluctance to be seen naked.
- Dear Abby recommended asking a doctor for a referral to a psychologist to help stop obsessing and regain perspective, noting the writer's lack of self-esteem as central to the problem.
- The Dear Abby column notes it is written by Abigail Van Buren ; readers can contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069, and order a teen booklet for $8 t via P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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Dear Abby: What he's watching online makes her feel inadequate
DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagued by feelings of not being enough for him, mainly before or during sex but also at random times of the day and night.I am a small-breasted woman, and I can't stop thinking that he has seen beautiful bodies that are much more of a turn-on than mine.…
Dear Abby: I’m plagued by feelings of inadequacy since learning my husband watches porn
DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagued by feelings of not being enough for him, mainly before or during sex but also at random times of the day and night.
Dear Abby: After discovering my husband’s porn habit, I now feel bad about myself
DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagued by feelings of not being enough for him, mainly before or during sex but also at random times of the day and night.
Dear Abby: Feeling inadequate after catching hubby with porn
Dear Abby: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagued by feelings of not being enough for him, mainly before or during sex but also at random times of the day and night. I am a small-breasted woman, and I can’t stop thinking that he has seen beautiful bodies that are much more of a turn-on than mine…
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