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Question:
I've been masturbating to pornography for years I've noticed that when I meet a woman I like and attempt to have intercourse with her that I loos interest soon. As a result, I loose my erection my partners have wondered if I was even attracted to them. I think the problem is that I have masturbaed to such raunchy images that I now need them to climax. I find strait forward, generic sex with a partner I like sort of dull. However, I must admit that these two partners I am thinking of were women whose looks were the least of the traits that attracted me, it was their brains and their good hearts. At one point I wondered if maybe I just wasn't attracted to them, but I know of men who have had sex with women they thought were very unattractive and climaxed easily. So, I wonder why I am unable to complete sex with women who I truly respect and, in some ways, love. I don't just think it's the physical problem(because I would have continued dating these women because of how much I like them), I am suspecting that the pornography is playing a major role. What is opinion?

Answer:
by Robert Birch:
(06/09/2004)
It seems that you already know the answer to your question. If you have become "addicted" to masturbating to visual images, it will be difficult to respond with a real live partner (who is probably not quite a centerfold candidate). It is important that your find a professional who specializes in working with sexual compulsions/addictions.

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