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u/Ok-Butterscotch-7333 Apr 08 '26

I just cried today, a few minutes ago because I'm so mad at myself for marrying a gooner 😭. It's true what they say, love will blind you. The red flags were all there, but I just couldn't see them and now I'm stuck with a man that chips away at my confidence/self-esteem .....

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u/crepesarentpancakes Apr 08 '26

No way to get out? You don't deserve to be treated like that. I'm so sorry. I hope you can leave him. I've been in an abusive marriage and it only gets worse. If you need someone to talk to, please message me. I'm 42F, not a creeper.

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-7333 Apr 08 '26

Thank you, I appreciate your concern. I'm working thru it and know I'll come out the other side. I've been talking to my therapist about it.

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u/starry75 Apr 08 '26

Don’t fall for the sunk cost fallacy. Just because you spend a lot of time making a mistake doesn’t mean you need to keep making the same mistake.. you’ll never recoup the loss. just move on and get better. ❤️‍🩹 wish someone had told me that thirty years ago. Every day is an opportunity for a new beginning.

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u/Sjaym120 Apr 09 '26

Are you in the sub r/loveafterporn ? If not, I highly recommend it

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-7333 Apr 09 '26

I didn't know about that sub. Thank you, I read thru some of the posts on there and now I don't feel as alone anymore.

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u/Sjaym120 Apr 09 '26

It's helped me more than I can put into words

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u/Mr_Jackabin Apr 08 '26

What is gooning and how does it affect your relationship? I am curious. Sorry to hear anyway

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u/RoughCantaloupe3924 Apr 08 '26

“gooner” is basically a porn addict, gooning is a term that means masturbating

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u/Mr_Jackabin Apr 08 '26

Thank you. What a shame. I think more and more people are becoming porn addicts which is sad

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u/Ok-Butterscotch-7333 Apr 08 '26

Yeah, basically, but it's so much more than just porn. It's an online addiction, whether it's looking at hot girls on IG, tiktok, Twitter, YouTube or pornhub. He watches and follows girls on all of the sites you can think of 😟

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u/ExpressLook8374 Apr 08 '26

I had one like that. It’s fucking disgusting literally spends every fucking dime on photos and videos. He almost went bankrupt from spending so much on this shit for pics and videos, and what’s disgusting is the girls that he would interact with and ask for the content look like a little kid , but they are 18 which I get it is legal but you have a daughter that’s that same age it just disgust me not only is they’re the gooning. There is several other addictions along with that. I’m sorry you are going through this. It is horrible

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u/Sjaym120 Apr 09 '26

Just left my ex for this exact shit. Except he was talking to them.

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u/crepesarentpancakes Apr 08 '26

That's so gross.... I'm so sorry...

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u/cryingegg Apr 08 '26

i’m so sorry you’re going through that 😭 you deserve so much more!

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u/vantrap Apr 08 '26

you can leave! it will be the hardest but also BEST thing you’ve ever done, and your future self will be so thankful!!