Early in my blogging career, mere days, in fact, Tom from Three Spelling Mistakes posted his intent to go porn-free for 30 days. I was a fresh, wide-eyed blogger full of hope and eager to please, so I said I’d join him. Tom made it for the full 30 days, but I only lasted five; you can read the gory details here.
Now I've gone 6 days without porn, and it hasn't really been much of a challenge so far. It wasn't a conscious decision, at least at first; I was browsing through my usual subreddits last Thursday morning and decided to pass by the NSFW ones. Later I decided to keep ignoring them, and that lasted through the weekend. I kept hoping the wife and I would have sex since it was our first weekend with the niece gone, but it just never worked out.
Now it’s more of a of “let’s see how long I can go without porn” kind of thing, and also a bit of “let’s see how long I can go without jerking off.” I’m not exactly putting a goal on it (though 30 is a nice, round number), and I won’t consider it as failing if and when I do look at porn/jerk off (both will almost certainly happen at the same time.) I’m just curious about how long it’ll take before I give in.
I thought last night would be tough, because once I got home from the gym I had a good two hours before the wife would get home. Having the house to myself plus having lots of time on my hand usually means my only decision is how kinky I want to get with myself. But it was easier than I thought; I was on the internet long enough to check the non-porn Reddit links, then I went back to reading the Discworld series (which I've only recently discovered.) The wife will be at a game again tonight, so we’ll see how tempted I get tonight. Not a lot, I’m thinking.
And maybe it’s not much of a challenge right now, because I’m really not feeling any need to LAP/JO (look at porn/jerk off.) I’m horny in the sense that I desire relations with the wife, but I’m not walking around with a perpetual hard-on. It’s more like my horniness is on a mental level at the moment instead of a physical one.
On an unrelated (I think) note, I've also all but given up on Facebook. I used to constantly check on my phone for any updates; along with all the other things I’d do, checking FB was right on the top of the list. For the past couple weeks, I barely check it once a day, and then it’s for two or three minutes top before I close it out because I’m not interested. (Seriously, I’m tired of either reading other peoples’ stupid political opinions or writing about my own stupid political opinions.)
Edit: Does seeing Mila Jojovich's nipples through a see-through nightie in her obligatory near-nude opening sequence of a Resident Evil movie count as porn? Well, I got laid tonight before going to the gym (the wife had time before she had to leave for the game) so I don't think it counts as porn.
Now I've gone 6 days without porn, and it hasn't really been much of a challenge so far. It wasn't a conscious decision, at least at first; I was browsing through my usual subreddits last Thursday morning and decided to pass by the NSFW ones. Later I decided to keep ignoring them, and that lasted through the weekend. I kept hoping the wife and I would have sex since it was our first weekend with the niece gone, but it just never worked out.
Now it’s more of a of “let’s see how long I can go without porn” kind of thing, and also a bit of “let’s see how long I can go without jerking off.” I’m not exactly putting a goal on it (though 30 is a nice, round number), and I won’t consider it as failing if and when I do look at porn/jerk off (both will almost certainly happen at the same time.) I’m just curious about how long it’ll take before I give in.
I thought last night would be tough, because once I got home from the gym I had a good two hours before the wife would get home. Having the house to myself plus having lots of time on my hand usually means my only decision is how kinky I want to get with myself. But it was easier than I thought; I was on the internet long enough to check the non-porn Reddit links, then I went back to reading the Discworld series (which I've only recently discovered.) The wife will be at a game again tonight, so we’ll see how tempted I get tonight. Not a lot, I’m thinking.
And maybe it’s not much of a challenge right now, because I’m really not feeling any need to LAP/JO (look at porn/jerk off.) I’m horny in the sense that I desire relations with the wife, but I’m not walking around with a perpetual hard-on. It’s more like my horniness is on a mental level at the moment instead of a physical one.
On an unrelated (I think) note, I've also all but given up on Facebook. I used to constantly check on my phone for any updates; along with all the other things I’d do, checking FB was right on the top of the list. For the past couple weeks, I barely check it once a day, and then it’s for two or three minutes top before I close it out because I’m not interested. (Seriously, I’m tired of either reading other peoples’ stupid political opinions or writing about my own stupid political opinions.)
Edit: Does seeing Mila Jojovich's nipples through a see-through nightie in her obligatory near-nude opening sequence of a Resident Evil movie count as porn? Well, I got laid tonight before going to the gym (the wife had time before she had to leave for the game) so I don't think it counts as porn.
We all get a pass when Ms. Mila is available. You can never pass her up. Good work.
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