He Chose P*rn Over Me

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This quote is from Courtney’s searing lament over the loss of her husband to p*rn.

In the opening contribution to “He Chose P*rn Over Me”, Courtney describes the collective agony of growing numbers of women living with habitually p*rn consuming men.

The 25 women in this book were collateral damage in their partner’s insatiable greed for p*rn. Their stories tell of the crushing of intimacy, respect, connection, love. P*rn colonised their union, their families and homes, seeped into every aspect of their lives, leaving women rejected and scarred.

Their partners chose to consume the abuse of women and children on their phones and laptops, seeming not to care when they lost their families as a result.

This confronting book dares to tell the truth about p*rnography – about the men who consume it and the women and children harmed by it. Women were subjected to what was essentially sexual terrorism in their own homes. The men, turbo-charged by p*rnography, were intoxicated by sexualised power.

The women who tell their distressing stories are now rebuilding their lives. They found a confidante in Melinda Tankard Reist who has supported them to share their experiences, in the hope that other women won’t have to live through the horrors they have.

“He Chose P*rn Over Me” is intended as a warning to young women: Why choose to walk into hell?

It is also a permission-giving book: women should not have to sacrifice their lives for a man who shows no desire to choose her over p*rn.

In her seventh book, writer, speaker and campaigner Melinda Tankard Reist brings us this unique collection of raw and vulnerable accounts. While their pain is at times visceral, the inner strength and spirit of the women who make this book also shines through. As does their care for other women, reflected in personal advice offered at the end of each chapter.