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  1. Tired Of Being Lied To

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    Hi,

    I'm the wife of a porn addict. Im here to try to get some help - my husband won't admit he has a problem because to admit it would mean admitting he's lieing, I found out a while ago about this and since then he's apparently clean- BUT I know he's NOT.

    I can't help him if he won't admit it. Only last night he was "angry" (over a very trivial thing) and this led to PMO. He doesn't know I know but I do.

    It makes me so sad because I feel he's happy to lie over EVERYTHING.

    I'm desperate to save what we have (when things are good they're amazing) but if I try to get him to admit it, I'm controlling, a freak, I'M obsessed, I'm mental, I'm crazy ... just about everything he can think of to stop the conversation. He threatens to leave ultimately and I have to apologise and stop. We have 2 little boys.

    I'm at my wits end :(
     
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  2. Shazy

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    Why don’t you watch porn with him .. if he is hidding ask to that u want to watch porn .. & from that learn what he is enjoying .. & then you start practising that .. his interest in porn will lose eventually
     
  3. Here2learn17

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    Honestly this seems like a poor temporary solution to a permanent problem at best.

    My advice would be to write him a carefully written well thought out letter letting him know exactly why and how this hurts you and exactly why and how it’s harmful for your family and to him. Ultimately it’s not up to you to fix him because you can’t, even if you wanted to. If you let your thoughts, cares, and concerns be known in a clear way and give him some suggestions of how to seek help then that’s about all you can do. If he refuses to change you might be better off in the long run to leave. Raising children in an unhealthy relationship does more harm than good.

    Obviously couples counseling and individual counseling is always a good idea and could save the relationship. I would also check out the book “out of the shadows” me and my SO found it very helpful and eye opening. If he doesn’t want to read it just read for yourself.

    Thanks for posting and good luck!
     
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  4. Hello. Welcome to forum. We have Partner Support forum on here in case you might wanna lurk there or ask for some advice or support. Denial, aggression and threats are common thing addicts do. If he always threatens to leave to avoid issue you will never fix this, if you are desperate that he will. You need to call his bluff on that. But of course it's hard to do if you are not willing to to separate. I am not an expert on those things so maybe the best for you would be to consult with psychotherapist. Just for advice what to do, they have experience with addicts so maybe they will be able to suggest you how to deal with your husband.
     
  5. Tired Of Being Lied To

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    Thank you everyone so much for your posts.

    In reply to the person who said to watch it with him, I did try this and we'd watch it maybe once a week together and it was fun but this was before I'd realised that there's a real problem. I even said that he can do it alone and even with porn as long as he TELLS me - I can cope with that. It's not the porn but the lies that destroy me. He just tells me he doesn't need to tell me because he "never does it alone" which I'm certain is a lie. I'm shaking as I type this, it hurts my soul.

    It's so horrible- every time he comes home from work I wonder whether we'll have sex or if he's already been satisfied by his virtual girls. It's heartbreaking actually.

    I'll look for the partner support that you suggested, Thank you all so much again, you're all a little light in such a dark time for me.
     
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  6. Shazy

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    I would still advice to you to open up .. the way you are opening up here .. try to connect him .. I am sure he will open up to you .. but he should sense .. if there is a mistake by him .. you are ready to here & forgive him .. he should sense that feeling from .. it is very important .. after all we are all humans .. we have desires .. we make & commit mistakes .. what important is .. he should have hope that I have to correct myself for someone .. someone is there .. who will love or won’t leave me for mistakes .. what i feel there is a little gap between your relation .. you have to work on that gap ..
     
  7. Shazy

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    And you have to stop overthinking .. if you want to have sex .. just jump on him .. or ask for it without any predictions that is he satisfied or willing to do or not ..
    what you are writing here, he would have sensed all that .. like lot of things going in your head already ..!! If he sense that it would be more difficult for him to open up .. he is ur husband .. just fuck him when u feel like .. & Make realise that it’s your right .. not by pressure .. but by opening up in lovable manner
     
  8. Nadamotain

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  9. Nadamotain

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    My wife went through the same thing. There is a forum for you here. Suggest this site. He might look at it when you aren't looking. Stay as positive as possible - addiction likes itself and lives on fear. Be strong there is strength here.
     
  10. This is absolutely not the way to deal with his PA. You don't help an alcoholic by saying, "Hey, let's go to the bar and get drunk together." It will not bring about his losing interest in P. And, if he always lies about it, that makes it difficult or nearly impossible to try to do anything to help him. When they're completely in denial, it's like banging your head on a wall. Until he actually sees his behavioral choices as harmful, there's little to be done other than continuing to try to get him to see the big picture.

    If she's wondering whether or not he'll want to have sex with her or if he's already PMO'd, that's not over thinking anything. That's the reality of life with a PA because, all too often, they choose to feed the addiction and don't really give a shit about excluding you. And, most likely she's tried the "just jump on him" approach (as many of us have), and it ends with a painful rejection and the feeling of regret for putting yourself in that vulnerable spot (again). This is such a tough place to be...having your heart continuously broken by the one you love most, and all the while, they can't/won't get their head out of their ass long enough to see all the destruction they're causing around them.

    I'm sorry you're going through this. :(
     

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