When Porn Enters the Marriage

When Porn Enters the Marriage is a compassionate survival guide for partners living with the hidden pain of porn addiction, betrayal trauma and broken trust. Written from lived experience under the pen name Emma Vermeer, this book gives words to what many partners are told to minimize: the lying, secrecy, rejection, emotional distance, sexual wound, relapse fear and loneliness of carrying family life while the addicted partner disappears into screens. This is not a book that says “just leave,” and it is not a book that says “stay no matter what.” It is a practical guide for finding clarity, safety and dignity in a painful situation. Inside, you will find support for understanding addiction without excusing harm, setting boundaries that actually work, creating a recovery system, handling relapse without losing yourself, rebuilding intimacy slowly, and deciding whether staying is safe or leaving is necessary. For the partner who knows something is deeply wrong, this book says: you are not crazy, not weak and not alone.

Pagina's: 352, Editie: Eerste editie, Paperback, Bookmundo