This type of porn addict has challenges in near relationships of the romantic or marriage type. They are closed off emotionally to their spouse or significant others.
They are too busy for the other person and blame them for problems in the relationship. They can also withhold love, praise, sexuality, and even sex or are disconnected during sex. They can also be controlling, angry, or silent in the relationship. They usually can’t accept they are wrong and their spouse or significant other feels like a roommate. If this sounds like you, you struggle with intimacy anorexia.
Here the porn addict is so attached to the other world of porn and fantasy that their intimacy with a real person who doesn’t worship you 24/7 is a challenge. The avoidance of the real and preference for the unreal are at the core of the avoidance porn addict.