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My boyfriend uses porn instead of pictures of me, why does it upset me so much?

So my boyfriend and I had a great sex life, almost every day, when apart we'd use snapchat and send pictures.

But he's recently started working in the public sector, does night shifts, different shift patterns every two days and everything has shifted.

We've been less intimate from his end, and he's stopped instigating snapchat sessions / pictures.

So I confronted him about it as I was feeling confused and he told me that he watches and uses porn.
I asked why he doesn't use my pictures and he said because they're far back in our shared media and that he doesn't feel comfortable having them on his phone.

I've told him that the shift in intimacy has made me feel insecure and anxious and he says it's nothing to do with me.

I guess I'm struggling with the fact that I am always up for that sort of intimacy, and whenever we're apart would love to exchange pictures and have snapchat sessions, but he does not want to anymore and uses porn instead?

When he shared that he watches porn he said he felt ashamed and embarrassed.

Please advise. I just feel very confused. I know he loves me but the intimacy stuff is making me feel consistently rejected and unwanted and like the porn is better.
Original post by Elle1510
So my boyfriend and I had a great sex life, almost every day, when apart we'd use snapchat and send pictures.
But he's recently started working in the public sector, does night shifts, different shift patterns every two days and everything has shifted.
We've been less intimate from his end, and he's stopped instigating snapchat sessions / pictures.
So I confronted him about it as I was feeling confused and he told me that he watches and uses porn.
I asked why he doesn't use my pictures and he said because they're far back in our shared media and that he doesn't feel comfortable having them on his phone.
I've told him that the shift in intimacy has made me feel insecure and anxious and he says it's nothing to do with me.
I guess I'm struggling with the fact that I am always up for that sort of intimacy, and whenever we're apart would love to exchange pictures and have snapchat sessions, but he does not want to anymore and uses porn instead?
When he shared that he watches porn he said he felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Please advise. I just feel very confused. I know he loves me but the intimacy stuff is making me feel consistently rejected and unwanted and like the porn is better.

I'm really sorry to hear about this. I know what it's like to be in a relationship where the other one doesn't want to engage... that level of rejection can be taken so personally and when we expect it and dont get it, it can feel like a very lonely and vulnerable place to be. I totally feel you on this one. I'm sorry but I'm not sure what to suggest... but i think having a little space between you sounds good to try and dial back the relationship a bit. That worked for me and my ex partner but in the end we found the sex was a crutch for hiding a whole load of other problems.

Youll find that sex just happens when things are right in the relationship.. you cant have sex without that other aspect been dealt with first.

Take care xx
Original post by username7231621
So my boyfriend and I had a great sex life, almost every day, when apart we'd use snapchat and send pictures.
But he's recently started working in the public sector, does night shifts, different shift patterns every two days and everything has shifted.
We've been less intimate from his end, and he's stopped instigating snapchat sessions / pictures.
So I confronted him about it as I was feeling confused and he told me that he watches and uses porn.
I asked why he doesn't use my pictures and he said because they're far back in our shared media and that he doesn't feel comfortable having them on his phone.
I've told him that the shift in intimacy has made me feel insecure and anxious and he says it's nothing to do with me.
I guess I'm struggling with the fact that I am always up for that sort of intimacy, and whenever we're apart would love to exchange pictures and have snapchat sessions, but he does not want to anymore and uses porn instead?
When he shared that he watches porn he said he felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Please advise. I just feel very confused. I know he loves me but the intimacy stuff is making me feel consistently rejected and unwanted and like the porn is better.

i personally would either takke his phopne away from him, or, download virus porn on his phone to crash it



Thanks, Kristan
Original post by username7231621
So my boyfriend and I had a great sex life, almost every day, when apart we'd use snapchat and send pictures.
But he's recently started working in the public sector, does night shifts, different shift patterns every two days and everything has shifted.
We've been less intimate from his end, and he's stopped instigating snapchat sessions / pictures.
So I confronted him about it as I was feeling confused and he told me that he watches and uses porn.
I asked why he doesn't use my pictures and he said because they're far back in our shared media and that he doesn't feel comfortable having them on his phone.
I've told him that the shift in intimacy has made me feel insecure and anxious and he says it's nothing to do with me.
I guess I'm struggling with the fact that I am always up for that sort of intimacy, and whenever we're apart would love to exchange pictures and have snapchat sessions, but he does not want to anymore and uses porn instead?
When he shared that he watches porn he said he felt ashamed and embarrassed.
Please advise. I just feel very confused. I know he loves me but the intimacy stuff is making me feel consistently rejected and unwanted and like the porn is better.


Have you generally been happy in this relationship? Perhaps what is happening is a sign of a larger issue and this is just a symptom of it.
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Watching porn online is very dangerous! A significant number of people these days run the risk of exposing themselves to indecent images by using unregulated pornographic sites.

The consequences can be significant!

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