In this study, authors Kirby, Baucom and Peterman found that negative intimacy attributions — such as
blaming intimacy issues on your partner — along with more negative communication styles decreased the amount of marital satisfaction experienced among a sample of 84 couples, four additional men and 12 additional women.
Not exact matches
Blaming porn for your
intimacy issues is a copout.
And while it's easy to
blame external factors, the truth is that
intimacy issues, in men and women alike, existed long before porn was widely and readily available.
Reconnecting with your partner involves both people to be open to accepting responsibility for their actions, not to decide who to
blame, but as a first step to overcoming the
issues that might be blocking
intimacy and connection.