He isn't jealous.
He was never actually the jealous type. I always attributed this to the fact that we had a relationship built on total trust and that he didn't look at people on the street with lustful intent; consequently, it never crossed his mind that the same might happen to me (this mindset is cultural in my country—when we see someone who is excessively jealous, we tend to think, "That guy is definitely cheating on his wife"). Going back to the PA [porn addiction] issue: he didn't know about that cultural view and actually found it amusing when I shared that thought. But he was never jealous of me, nor did he try to control where I went or what I wore. Now, post-D-Day, I’m more active at the gym and more engaged in my own activities, and he is clean (as far as I know and monitor). Yet, for the first time, this bothered me. How could a man who was obsessed with sexualization never once say, "Those gym shorts are too revealing—be careful," or anything of the sort? He isn't afraid of cameras, either; he claims those leaked videos are staged and intentional. We were even caught on a street camera once while being intimate (we were in our car; there was no sex involved, and we certainly didn't intend to expose ourselves), and his only concern was calming me down and assuring me the footage would be automatically deleted; he made me feel safe. He is a good man who always prioritizes making me feel secure; he never refused anything—even regarding the addiction—and never hid anything from me (except for the addiction itself). It’s just that now, I view his actions through a different lens! Now, I see everything through the perspective of the ADDICTION.
Posted Sep 11, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC