am i controlling?
i find myself battling the line of wanting to fight and change the disgusting ways of this world, but also fighting to be controlling. in my relationship my boyfriend is on my side, we’ve gone through our struggles with porn and he’s changed. not that he ever enjoyed it, but it’s a very hard cycle to break when you’re exposed young as so many men go through. anyways, in my relationship i find myself constantly battling the media forced onto everyone and the line between wanting my boyfriend to stay away from it like i do, but not being controlling is very difficult for me. he says he doesn’t care to see it and it doesn’t affect him. but why would he not do everything he can to avoid it then? we argue over this a lot because he says i’m treating him like a child and trying to shelter him but it’s not that. it’s more that i feel absolutely sick to my stomach thinking about what content he might get suggested to him on any of these platforms.
for example “kick streaming” is known for nudity, and for people banned from twitch for such acts. yet he tells me he only uses it for one person and he knows that stuff is beyond stupid and weird. but why not avoid using platforms that push that or avoid following pages that post that nastiness? am i being naive, am i being controlling or am i right for feeling this way? i apologize in advance if i seem crazy. i just feel hopeless in this porn poisoned world we live in. it’s everywhere and impossible to escape, so why not do your part in avoiding it when you can? we are not meant to see other naked bodies on the daily let alone thirst trap content from thousands of random people online. you should not be scrolling social media and seeing that.
Posted Jun 15, 2025, 2:51 AM UTC