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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:37 PM
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Poll question: Which is better: porn, or relationships?
Edited on Wed Nov-07-07 03:41 PM by smoogatz
There's yet another porn debate in GD, and at least one of the posts was a well-intended complaint about how porn affects relationships. That got me thinking: is porn actually better than relationships? I mean, you never have to apologize to porn. Or help it move. Porn won't give you herpes, make you clean the cat-box or wake up in a bad mood. Porn never cheats on you (and if it did, who would care?), never wrecks your car and never tells you you're getting fat. Most importantly, porn never complains about how much you look at porn. It also occurred to me that if anybody ever invented porn that women really like, the human race would die off in a single generation. But that's another topic.

So, which is better—relationships, or porn?
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PassingFair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:38 PM
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1. The fact that you even ask the question shows how screwed up
porn makes you.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:42 PM
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2. Heh heh. You wrote "screwed"
:rofl:
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 04:08 PM
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22. C'mon--be serious.
Oh, wait--you are. Ack.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:42 PM
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3. porn also wont fuck you. nt
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:43 PM
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4. you have the wrong kind of porn
DVD's have pre-drilled holes...
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:44 PM
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8. That tells us more about you than about the DVD's
You might, for instance, have referred to 45's instead.

:shrug:
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 04:10 PM
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23. Must resist urge to lock thread...
Too much info...

Too much...
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:44 PM
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6. And sometimes neither will relationships.
Hence, porn.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:47 PM
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9. maybe there is something wrong with the lot of you who make this comparison
and in the comparison porn wins.

i have been dating women for ages and at no point would i pick porn over a real girl.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:49 PM
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12. Or maybe there's something wrong...
with people who've got a problem with porn.

:shrug:
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:50 PM
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14. dont have a problem wiht porn. have a problem with stupid comparisons.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:51 PM
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16. That's not what you said in GD.
Porn doesn't have a problem with comparisons.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:56 PM
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20. i said that i have a problem with the way the porn industry works not porn.,
dont twist my words.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:51 PM
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15. Depends on the girl.
Porn also doesn't keep sending you crazy email years after you break up. But that, too, is another story altogether.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:43 PM
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5. It's like comparing apples and porn.
They exist for different reasons, and there's no good reason you can't have both.
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La Lioness Priyanka Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:48 PM
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10. thats true too.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:44 PM
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7. People in relationships should make their own porn. It's fun.
And if your old fuck buddy ever gets famous, those old pics will be worth something.
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:48 PM
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11. porn is sinful and should be outlawed. nt.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:49 PM
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13. a good "relationship" is way better than any porn
IBTL
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:52 PM
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17. I think your
contribution to the discussion was very well put. I am the guilty one who started it. But you summed it up quite well. thank you.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:53 PM
Response to Reply #17
19. Well, it seemed obvious.
Still no response, btw.
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 04:00 PM
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21. exactly
hard to argue with a commonsense response.
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 03:52 PM
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18. I like realtionships
and you could throw some porn in to shake it up....


lost
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 04:13 PM
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24. I vote for relationships that involve porn.
:hi: :bounce: :toast:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:44 PM
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25. I can't believe this question is even being asked.
How fucking sad is that?
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IndianaJones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:44 PM
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26. so you think porn? nt.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:46 PM
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27. Not by a long shot.
Porn fulfills a very limited need.

Companions fulfill much more than that one need. Or they should, if you're doing it right.

What a sad little thread.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:56 PM
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29. And I was completely serious when I asked it.
Edited on Wed Nov-07-07 05:56 PM by smoogatz
Seriously.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:08 PM
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34. OH!
Nevermind!

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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:48 PM
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28. With porn, when you've finished, you ask "How was that for me?"
Kind of sad and lonely.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:57 PM
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30. Nah. You just roll over and go to sleep.
The whole bed to yourself. Heaven!
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 07:42 PM
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43. That's just like me. Always thinking of me. What about my needs, me?
:crazy:
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 05:59 PM
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31. And...porn can't cook breakfast.
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smoogatz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:02 PM
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33. Excellent point.
Score one for relationships!
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:02 PM
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32. I'd like a relationship, but until I get one I'm quite happy to have porn. n/t
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:09 PM
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35. I used to like porn...
but now that I'm more interested in finding a relationship, it's lost its appeal.

Weird.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:11 PM
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37. Porn doesn't affect my interest level in having a relationship one whit. n/t
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:20 PM
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38. Well I meant the opposite in my case.
When I didn't care about being in a relationship, I liked porn.

Now that I want one, I have no interest in porn.

:shrug:
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:11 PM
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36. porn won't pick me up if my car dies
or take me to the airport.

On the other hand (heh!), my spouse and porn have an understanding, so it's all good.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:26 PM
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39. I love porn but
the real thing is better! :evilgrin:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:28 PM
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40. Agreed!
:toast:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:39 PM
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42. OMG!
Another thing we have in common! What is this world coming too?!?!??!? :P ;) :) :hi:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 07:47 PM
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44. I's scared!!
:scared:

:P

:rofl:

:hi:
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 06:38 PM
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41. A relationship would be a welcome break from porn right about now.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 07:53 PM
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45. equally bad
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coffee_strong Donating Member (91 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 08:19 PM
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46. porn won't
be there with you on your deathbed. porn won't give you something to get out of bed for. porn won't make you feel alive and loved.

i choose real life relationship with great sex,and i already have it!
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 08:21 PM
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47. Test me and we can find out together.
:D
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nomorenomore08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-07-07 08:56 PM
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48. Did anyone actually have to think before answering?
Nothing against porn, I think it's a legitimate outlet for those who aren't getting any, but images on a screen can never hope to compare to a flesh-and-blood human being, even if she or he may not look like a porn star.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-08-07 04:42 AM
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49. Porn is mostly boring as hell
Last time I actually started to do a crossword because it couldn't hold my interest for even a few moments.
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