Is Internet Pornography Like Cheating?

[BelizeanBrownSugar]

According to Nielsen Net ratings, 17.5 million users visited Internet pornography sites from their homes in one month. It's a growing trend that has many people worrying about their relationships. So is it normal, or is it cheating? Here's what Dr. Phil McGraw has to say:

If you're looking at Internet pornography, you need to determine if you have a problem. Ask yourself these two questions:

Would you do it with your partner standing right there?

Are you turning outside your relationship to meet a need that should be met within the relationship?

Your answers to those questions should give you an idea of whether you have a problem. You should also consider how your behavior affects the people around you. You might say that looking at pornography online is harmless, but it could have a negative emotional effect on the people you love.

Conversely, you may be hurt because your mate is looking at pornography online. You have good reason to be upset! That sort of behavior is disrespectful to the relationship that the two of created. Talk to your partner. Explain that the pornography has to go—no ifs, ands or buts. Don't accept excuses like "Everybody looks at porn" or "It's just the Internet." That attitude speaks volumes about the health of your relationship. Your partner has to choose what's more important: pornography or the relationship.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? cheating or not?

[BelizeanPoet]

Personally, I do not view this as cheating one bit (ONLY MY OPINION). I’d rather that than to have my man having an affair with another woman that can spur far more problems than him viewing porn on the internet. I think it’s the same as him jerking off over a playboy magazine, harmless and self satisfying to him. Most people think that men think about sex far more than women and if he feels the need to take a peek on the internet than to run my body to the ground I have no objections whatsoever.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

[Melody]

"Most people think that men think about sex far more than women and if he feels the need to take a peek on the internet than to run my body to the ground I have no objections whatsoever." [glow=red,2,300] you are so silly! But that could be true, when you are tired of sex, but when the sex is good, I can never get enough. Don't get me started, I miss having sex. [/glow]

Porno is nasty and I get sick to my stomach seeing the stuff. I guess it is a guy thing. I guess it is okay for them to look at porno, but they shouldn't jack off to it. That is being lazy and stingy! ;D

I'd imagine that some women would get upset if their man was looking at women from another race or women that had big titties and whatnot.

[dre]

Is it cheating? It depends on the couple. If the other think its cheating then it is. And you can't convince them its not. Everyone moral convictions are different. But if you are asking me, my girl don't like it when I look at porno, so for me, when I do it, it's like cheating.

Shoo, I felt I had cheated on her Wednesday night in the chat room with CHAOTIC! ;D

[BelizeanBrownSugar]

lol, you are too funny dre!!!
I agree with you though, it’s cheating depending of the couple. The opinion of one of the partners and actions of the other depending on that opinion.