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Some of the arguments against porn, such as that it gets in the way of "love" are kind of weak. Maybe love isn't as great as you thought it was if you think about it:
At least with porn what you see is what you get. And I'm sure that the vast majority of the sites/campaigns against porn are just Bible waving "You need to find Jesus" promoters in disguise.
I am pretty sure that porn is NOT an addiction like a drug, which is an analogy that is used in this thread. I can forget about porn completely if I'm having a good time. If you're on vacation and are thoroughly engaged in your experience for long periods, you sure aren't thinking "Man, I gotta get my dose of porn", which is what you certainly would be doing if you were a drug addict. Hypothetically, if porn was as limited in availability as addictive drugs, I doubt that porn addicts would go to the same lengths in order to obtain a porn DVD that drug addicts go to just to get a new fix. I am convinced that most porn use comes from plain boredom.
I first saw porn when I was young, in my early teens or maybe even before. Then several years passed where I wasn't exposed to porn, mainly because it wasn't nearly as available then (first half of the 90s) as it is now. Then one day I was suddenly exposed to it and I couldn't believe how powerfully graphic it was, and it was just the most dull hardcore porn imaginable in crappy VHS quality. By consciously trying to avoid porn, you're bound to get exposed to it sooner or later and snap. You think you're disciplined, but in the wise words of Stan Marsh:
You're way better off trying to control your porn consumption than trying to avoid it completely, which is bound to fail sooner or later. You shouldn't let porn dominate your life in any way - either by A. having the urge to constantly watch it or B. constantly thinking about how to avoid it, trying to set new records for periods you've been without it and feeling proud of yourself when you go without it for whatever amount of time.
I understand where you comiin from, but self control and addiction is not easy.