Research studies tell us that pornographic images can have a powerful impact on a man’s visual system. Watching porn brings about a sudden rush of dopamine – the feel-good hormone – and then lights up the brain regions connected to motivation, which causes men to seek sexual release, according to Men's Health. Experts even go on to say that porn can actually ‘rewire’ men’s brains in the same way, as drug addicts’ brains are when they get their fix.
Worryingly enough porn viewing can have an adverse effect on your relationship with your partner as well. Most male porn viewers tend to forget the fact that sex in real life is a lot different from a movie with perfect-looking actors and nice lighting. This leads them to harbour unrealistic expectations from their partner and become increasingly dissatisfied in their sexual relationship.
Here are the top unrealistic expectations about sex that men start having from watching porn:
She isn’t enjoying that much if she isn’t screaming
Porn actresses are paid to make the act look like one orgasm-shattering experience. It’s all part of the performance. Although it is true that women sometimes moan and sigh when they are overwhelmed with pleasure, most studies go on to claim that a woman screaming too loud might be just faking it to stroke her man’s ego.
Porn is not about the pleasure of actresses but the pleasure of the viewer, who happens to be male in most cases.
The woman always has to have a supermodel-like body
Again women in porn are actresses that have an entire team of make-up artists and hairdressers at their beck and call. They have to look drop-dead gorgeous onscreen to attract viewers. Most of these women undergo several cosmetic surgeries to be the best in the business. The average woman on the other hand should not be expected to have a completely waxed and bleached body with her makeup on point in the bedroom. Expectations like that from women are not just unnatural but also downright unfair.
If it’s not new then it’s boring
Porn viewers tend to get bored watching the same type of sex onscreen and search for kinkier forms of sexual acts to get more excited. In porn, women seem agreeable to most forms of sex that may be painful or even repulsive to your female partner. Enjoying sex should not be about competing with images seen onscreen. A communicative, caring and understanding partner is what makes sex enjoyable and not risqué bedroom techniques.
