There are more benefits than just a few minutes of sexual gratification while watching porn and doing the dirty deed. Many people fear that watching too much porn may harm individuals by creating sexual dysfunction. Some argue that porn desensitizes us, due to the fact that pornography is essentially acting and doesn’t accurately represent sex in reality. While this theoretically makes sense, there isn’t much evidence to back up these claims.

Watching Porn is Actually Beneficial

Despite what many say about the negative effects of porn, there have been studies completed that prove watching pornography can be beneficial. A study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has shown that men who watch pornography actually get more erections; with this benefit being maintained with up to 25 hours per week of watching porn. This evidence clearly disapproves the argument that too much porn can cause sexual dysfunction, which is a common argument of anti-pornography groups. What about for women? Men aren’t the only ones who watch porn, women do too, even if they don’t want to admit it. It is expected at up to 45% of women watch porn, but studies are lacking in this population.

Many arguments against porn also say that the porn acts in these adult films make men more sexually aggressive; however studies have shown that viewers see both male and female participants in these videos equally dominant. This study also concluded that watching pornography does not increase sexual aggression or sexually transmitted disease. While both men and women watch porn, there was no correlation between watching porn and the number of sexual partners for men, with only a slight increase (negligible) in the number of sexual partners for women.

Increase Happiness and Satisfaction

Both men and women search for similar terms and similar sites like ThePornDude when watching porn videos; however women more often search for rough sex or female centric oral categories. According to the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, being honest about your sexual habits with your partner is healthy and increases relational satisfaction. Interestingly, watching and enjoying pornography together with your partner also increases happiness for couples. So next time you feel that the spark is gone, lay back and turn on some porn for you both to enjoy!

Reignite a Boring Sex Life

There is a positive correlation between the amount of hours spent watching pornography and the sexual desires of men. It was found that men who watched no porn score lower on an arousal matrix compared to men who watch porn. Men who watched more than 2 hours of porn per week actually had the highest level of arousal and had a stronger desire to masturbate or have sex with a partner. Watching porn may also introduce viewers to activities that they’ve never seen before, or have always wanted to do. This activity can then be taken from a porn film into the bedroom with a partner to spice up the sex life.

Creating Your Own Porn Videos

If imitating an exotic sex act from a porn video isn’t your thing, how about creating your own porn videos? This might not be for everyone, but there’s something about being filmed while having sex that arouses people. This is actually one of the leading reasons why adult film actresses and actors get into the industry (besides the money). Having an archive of your own sex videos may also spark arousal the next time you feel like pleasuring yourself. One big barrier to this however, is the fear of these personal videos being leaked on the internet for the public to see. An easy way to avoid this is creating videos where you do not film faces, or you can wear masks while filming.

Another unique method would be to blur out faces, or even create your own fake porn. Have you ever wondered what it would look like to watch yourself in a professional porn video? Or maybe dreamt about yourself having sex with another partner. With the new deepfake porn niche, you can create fake porn for your viewing pleasure. This method essential uses AI technology to swap your face onto a pornstar’s body! Although it takes a lot of computer power to make these, the results look pretty convincing. This niche is currently filled with fake celebrity porn videos, but there are also users who create videos of their wives for their personal pleasure.

Regardless of why you watch porn, it is safe to say that you can continue to watch freely without the fear that it is somehow harming you. Until there is real evidence to support negative claims, continuing with the porn watching, and explore niches you’ve never seen before.