Walked in on my boyfriend watching porn..
After returning home from a weekend spent with my family about a 3 hour drive away, I walked in on my boyfriend watching porn and masturbating. I was completely shocked. He's never watched porn or has even seemed to consider the idea of it. I do know that he had a bad weekend, he struggles with depression and for some reason it hit him hard. He was fine before I left but started feeling extremely lonely and abandoned as the weekend progressed. I knew this and decided to head straight to his place when I got back to try and comfort him.
I'm not okay with porn. From what I've seen, it ruins relationships. The image I came home to is also not how I want to see my boyfriend. I want to talk to him about it, but I know it's such a sensitive subject and he was at such a low point that night that I feel like if I bring it up he'll feel more embarrassed and ashamed of himself and he'll just close himself off even more.
I guess my problem is I'm not sure how to approach this issue. It's hard to talk to him because if I bring up issues that I have he just immediately feels so ashamed and beats himself up even more, which isn't what I want. Has anyone been in a relationship with someone who goes through these waves of depression and anxiety? How do you comfort them? How do you help them?
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