“How Porn Affects Husband & Wife” The Dr. Joe Show Podcast
The short answer
Porn can have a devastating effect on a marriage, for husband and wife alike. In this episode, a couple share how hard childhoods led to pornography and affairs in their marriage, until its future looked dim. They overcame it, and Dr. Joe interviews them about what happened and answers listener questions about their own relationships.
Key takeaways
- Hard childhoods can carry into a marriage and lead to complications like pornography and affairs.
- Even when the future of a marriage looks dim after porn and affairs, a couple can overcome it.
- Sexually explicit material is easy to find, cheap, and anonymous, and millions of men and women visit those sites every day.
- Some people claim porn makes their marriage better, but the couple in this episode share the devastating effect it had on theirs.
In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam and Dr. Kimberly Beam Holmes dig into ““How Porn Affects Husband & Wife” The Dr. Joe Show.” Press play above to hear the full conversation.

In this program a couple tell their poignant story. Both had difficult childhoods that led to complications in their marriage, including pornography and affairs. The future seemed dim for their marriage. However, they overcame.
Hear their story. Ask them questions. Interact with Dr. Joe Beam as he interviews them and also responds to your questions about your own relationship.
Sexually Explicit Materials (SEM), often simply called, is widely available, affordable, and can be accessed anonymously. Both men and women by the millions visit Internet SEM sites every day. Some say it makes their marriage better. Some don’t. This couple will share with you the devastating effect it had on their marriage.
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Common questions
Can porn ruin a marriage?
It can do deep damage. For the couple in this episode, hard childhoods led to pornography and affairs, and for a time the future of their marriage looked dim.
Can a marriage recover from porn and affairs?
This couple’s did. Even though the future of their marriage looked dim, they overcame it, and they share their story with Dr. Joe in this episode.
Does watching porn make a marriage better?
Some people say sexually explicit material makes their marriage better, and some don’t. Millions of men and women visit these sites every day, and the couple in this episode share the devastating effect it had on theirs.