Would you be upset if your partner lied to you about watching porn?

Contributor: Stagger13 Stagger13
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Originally posted by Velocity
My sisters boyfriend lied to her about liking porn a few months ago, and now he's saying he's been watching it for a long time.

Would you be upset?

I personally would be, because he lied about something so little.
Lying is never a good thing.
01/20/2013
Contributor: InnocentIchigo InnocentIchigo
Quote:
Originally posted by Velocity
My sisters boyfriend lied to her about liking porn a few months ago, and now he's saying he's been watching it for a long time.

Would you be upset?

I personally would be, because he lied about something so little.
I'd be mad that he lied in the first place. Personally I wouldn't mind if my partner watched porn as long as it wouldn't replace me. Only then would it become a problem.
01/20/2013
Contributor: anonymous1298304 anonymous1298304
the lie would be the issue with me , not the porn. there would b need to understand why the person lied, and see if that issue could be resolved.
01/20/2013
Contributor: null null
yes, I would be annoyed that he told me he WAS watching porn and actually wasn't.
01/20/2013
Contributor: karenm karenm
Yes, I agree that it would be the lying at all (especially for months) that would bother me the most.
01/21/2013
Contributor: xscorpiox xscorpiox
no i wouldnt
01/22/2013
Contributor: IvyFayette IvyFayette
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Originally posted by K101
Bless her heart! Hell yes I'd be upset! Porn is absolutely hated by my partner and I. I have a big problem with it, not an addiction problem, a problem as in I f'n despise it. I hate that it contributes to so many hurting people. ... more
I agree with everything you said. I've been hurt by people watching porn and will not tolerate my boyfriend watching it. I do not find it to be part of a monogamous relationship because I feel like you should have the need to look at other people when in a relationship. It's even worse that he lied about it to her. She can either express how she feels about it and tell him to accept her feelings and respect her wishes or hit the road, or tell him to get lost for lying about it. My boyfriend are currently in a situation like this. He admitted to me yesterday that he tried to watch porn back in October, though he stopped after a few minutes when he realized how upset with him I would be because he knows my rule is "Watch porn, watch me leave." I didn't leave him because I was not willing to throw a year relationship away over one mistake but he was warned if it happens again, I'm gone. He is also in the "dog house" for quite awhile for keeping a secret for so long. Tell your sister to open up communication with him and decide from there after she hears him out.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Gdom Gdom
Sure, I'd be upset, but because of the lie, not the porn. While a single lie isn't an absolute dealbreaker, I flatly reject the category of "ethically permissible lies." If you watch porn, your partner tells you that they'd break up with a porn-watcher, and then your partner asks you whether you watch porn, you can either admit it and deal with the consequences (if that means breaking up with someone that can't accept a part of your sexual life, then so be it) or you can expressly decline to answer and let them take that however they will. Even if deception is the easiest option and even if everyone would be happier in the short and long term, that happiness isn't worth anything if it's built on a foundation of lies.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Septimus Septimus
I don't care if he likes porn or not. I like porn, so it would be hypocritical of me to be mad at him for it. But lying is not okay, it would seriously piss me off if I found out that my partner lied to me about something.
01/22/2013
Contributor: Aisling Aisling
I wish I could say I wouldn't be upset but I probably would. Mostly just a little insulted/hurt by him hiding it from me, and I'd wonder why he felt the need to hide it in the first place.
01/23/2013
Contributor: falalena falalena
Quote:
Originally posted by Velocity
My sisters boyfriend lied to her about liking porn a few months ago, and now he's saying he's been watching it for a long time.

Would you be upset?

I personally would be, because he lied about something so little.
i would be upset. i wouldnt understand why they are lying because it is not a big deal, and if they are lying about such a little thing then what is stopping them from lying about a bigger issue.
01/23/2013
Contributor: KinkyNicki92 KinkyNicki92
The fact that i was lied to would be what pissed me off not the fact that he actually watched porn..
01/23/2013
Contributor: srexom srexom
curios but not upset.
01/23/2013