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My Husband's Internet Porn Addiction Almost Ruined Our Marriage (News)
Online pornography is having a devastating effect on the sex lives and relationships of more and more of us. One couple tells John Costello how they beat this problem

Caroline was horrified. She felt betrayed. David had promised her it would never happen again, but their home computer provided the irrefutable evidence -- her husband of three years had been viewing internet porn.

"I remember the absolute feeling of betrayal and shock," recalls Caroline.

"I really had believed him when he'd told me months before that it was no big deal and he wouldn't do it again. I wanted to believe him and gave him the benefit of the doubt. But the second time really hit me. I was devastated.

"It was almost as if I'd discovered he was having an affair. I felt stupid and alone. Stupid for believing his lies and I kept asking myself how I could let myself be taken in like that."

Caroline's horrific experience is becoming increasingly common, with internet porn addiction becoming one of the fastest growing addictions in Ireland, according to the country's Centre For Sexual Addictions (CSA).

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Author: John Costello, Irish Independent   20100726   Category: News
Date Published: 20100726
Tags: Addiction, Marriage, Men, Women, Relationships, Internet, Psychological
URL: http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/my-husbands-internet-porn-addiction-almost-ruined-our-marriage-2272346.html