Women who feel shame due to their own porn habits are three times as likely as guilt-ridden men to feel neglected by their lovers. Perhaps this can have something to do with the underlying reason for porn use. Most men look at porn to facilitate masturbation, which is usually just a supplement to sex. It might be that women blame themselves for the poverty of their couple's sex life and feel like they are aggravating the problem by spending their sexual energy on alternative outlets. It would appear that societal double-standards are at play here.
Women feel guiltier than men about their private as well as couple's use of pornography.
In addition, the patterns were similar when we looked at the guilt feelings related to the couple's use of pornography. It is clear that there are major differences between the sexes in terms of what is socially acceptable. However, it is difficult to say who is to blame for the negative consequences for personal and couple harmony. Perhaps this is social conditioning, and many women have a deeply entrenched feeling that they shouldn't engage in such lewd activity. We may logically discard such stereotypes, but a hint of doubt may stay behind to haunt us.