I bet a large majority of the men who engage in internet porn and other forms of fantasy sex do so because they are unable to sustain an errection for sex with their partner.

Also anything taboo increases desire. Brain thermography has demonstrated that doing something illicit or fighting any emotion actually increases it's intensity.

That accounts for the intensity of an illicit affair and how those relationships rarely work over the long term. If the affair moves to a morally acceptable form such as marriage or open dating or if the pre-existing relationships end, the compelling emotion misinterpreted as "love" will dissipate.

The moment an individual stops struggling against an emotion, the intensity declines and what was considered 'love' no longer compells them toward what was perceived as the 'love' or 'lust' object.

I think that applies to internet porn. There is probably the excitement of a taboo that is misinterpreted as the compulsion of lust or love.

Just some thoughts.
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[ February 19, 2006, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: smilinize ]