Is ‘Soft Porn’ Ruining Real Intimacy? 🤯 What 7 Studies Reveal
50% of young adults admit ‘soft porn’ affects their relationships. Here’s what
neuroscience
says about your late-night scrolls…
What is ‘soft porn’?
– Provocative thirst trap
– Suggestive ASMR
– Romanticized ‘dark romance’ tropes
Studies show endless novelty (swiping, clips) dulls real-life arousal. Your brain gets hooked on easy hits, not connection.
Soft porn sells
fantasy bodies/romance
. Result? 68% of people feel
dissatisfied
with real partners (2023 APA study).
More stimulation ≠ better sex. Overexposure numbs pleasure receptors (NIH research).
Real intimacy = vulnerability, not perfection. Oxytocin (‘cuddle hormone’) beats dopamine spikes long-term.
(Rebuild Intimacy
1.
Sensate focus
(touch without sex goals)
2.
‘Awkward convos’
night
3.
Analog dates
(no screens!)
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