Articles General Non-fiction David Sanford David Sanford is president of Sanford Communications, Inc., and author of the Living Faith Bible. English Site-wide Are you or your spouse attracted to pornography? If so, you're not alone. Pornography has become readily available in a variety of formats including online, print and video. Many consider it a harmless form of entertainment, but it's actually not at all benign. The rush experienced when first viewing pornography lures many into a pattern of addiction that becomes increasingly difficult to break away from. Like other addictions, this one comes with a hefty price tag, potentially costing your marriage, your self-worth, and your ability to function in healthy real-life relationships.

It's gone mainstream. It's quickly addictive. Pornography creates a strong physiological response in men and women. After the immediate rush of a first exposure to pornography, similar types of visual stimuli produce increasingly weaker physiological responses. This law of diminishing returns often prompts individuals to seek edgier and darker forms of pornography in an attempt to repeat their initial rush. It's never free. How much is your child's safety worth? How valuable is your marriage? How important is your reputation? And what about your self-worth? These are just a few of the devastating "hidden costs" of pornography. It hurts marriages. Viewing pornography with your spouse doesn't make it right. Pornography may seem to enhance your sexual pleasure at first, but it won't enhance your lovemaking. It actually cuts at the very heart of marital intimacy.