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Marriage 14 Aug 2014 00:28 #237373

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I wonder if this addiction causes strain to your marriage or shalom bayit problems

even if your wife didnt find out

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 00:59 #237377

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you wonder?

it sure does; in many ways.
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Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 08:55 #237399

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in what ways ?

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 12:23 #237402

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many different ways depends on the couple but for sure does mess things up to some level by every addict or not even an addict just someone acting out,

if a guy isn't living real life how could he have a real marriage when the whole idea of marriage is living life together with someone else and sharing etc.

we don't always realize how this addiction is really killing us on so many different levels in life , but after being clean for some time we can start to look back and see how out of touch we are when we give in to our problem,

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Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 14:02 #237406

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dd thank you for the insight an addict "isn't living a real life"
how true i didn't realize that. that is probably why my wife doesn't love me, i guess.

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 14:55 #237408

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Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 15:54 #237415

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in my humble opinion,
it is a kind of stealing,
because the wife doesn't get the attention she needs,
kinda like "emotion adultery"
i love you all

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 19:39 #237432

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Yes i can see that thank you

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 20:51 #237444

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One does not focus on the wife.
Lust takes over one's life.
The kids are second or third fiddle.
The bedroom is an x-rated stage or screen.
the wife is an actress.
Intimacy is all about me/us.
If the addiction involves other women or multiple women, the wife places second or third...all the time.

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Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 22:44 #237458

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thank you for your reply cordnoy.my addiction is looking women not porn .
but looking makes you do bad things and i could fall for porn. Hashem saved me from being involved with other women .

Re: Marriage 14 Aug 2014 23:42 #237461

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Substitute in my post
street for screen or stage
the rest remains the same

was it my imagination /thoughts, or was the street worse today than yesterday?
sheesh....
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Re: Marriage 15 Aug 2014 01:17 #237469

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WELCOME! It definitely causese marriage problems. Read the shalom bayis thread (there's a link in my signature) for an extreme case, but the balabayis section is full of stories from people who's marriage dramatically improved when they stopped acting out.

Acting out is about lust. Lust is selfish. Selfishness destroyes marriages.

Hang around. You'll learn a lot.

I know I did.
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Re: Marriage 20 Aug 2014 23:50 #237686

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got it ! thank you , gibbor

Re: Marriage 21 Aug 2014 00:33 #237687

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oh...and by the way....'not lustin' is a catalyst for a healthy productive marriage....just sayin'....

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Re: Marriage 21 Aug 2014 00:51 #237689

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Yes now i see it more clearly , i definitely agree with that.

even if she doesnt exactly know my addictions , she has lost all respect for me

i am in the greatest of pains and dont know what to do. she believes i used her all along

its a very sad story.
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