Research shows that even individuals who are accepting of pornography tend to experience psychological distress when their own partners consume pornography.

According to a 2021 study, only 5.94% of porn-consuming respondents said that they watched porn because of a "lack of sexual satisfaction." In other words, the vast majority of porn consumers are watching porn for reasons other than their partner not being "enough."

Research has shown that those who don’t consume porn report higher relationship quality—on every measure— than those who viewed pornography alone.

Porn consumption is linked to poorer relationship quality.

Porn consumers tend to be less committed to their partners.

Research shows that people who consume porn tend to later experience lower relationship satisfaction.

One study that kept track of couples over time found that consuming porn was the second strongest predictor that a relationship would suffer.