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When pornography becomes a coping mechanism during relationship difficulties

My partner started using porn during our relationship rough patch and now that we're doing better they've stopped, but I can't shake the feeling that it will happen again when things get hard. We've talked about it but I still feel like there's this backup plan that doesn't include me.

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Two people are working to rebuild trust around how they handle connection and disconnection.

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