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Melinda's thorough and astute research and commentary demonstrates that we urgently need to view porn as the pervasive and destructive weapon it is, and work together to teach our children about safe, respectful and loving sexuality.\" --Anna McGahan, actor and playwright    \"It's impossible to count the number of victims produced by the allegedly 'victimless' activities in the sexual-exploitation industries. \"He Chose Porn Over Me\" documents the incredible pain and suffering - psychological and often physical - of women whose partners are compulsive pornography users. The stories collected by Melinda Tankard Reist are heart-breaking, both for the women who endured the abuse and for readers willing to look honestly at men's controlling and corrosive behaviour. But these stories also remind us of how women's courage and resilience provide a way out of abusive relationships.\" --Robert Jensen, emeritus professor, University of Texas at Austin, author of The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men    \"In \"He Chose Porn Over Me\" Melinda Tankard Reist has pulled back the curtain on the too-often secret and misunderstood lives of the partners who are impacted by men's porn use. She gives voice to these women who have had their hearts broken, trust shattered and lives turned upside down, enabling them to tell the stories they have kept silent about for so long. This book is an important documentation of the real relational and emotional harm caused to so many by compulsive sexual behaviours by men. I applaud Melinda and all the brave women who shared their stories.\" --Paul Lavergne, Psychotherapist, Sexual Recovery Therapist, Educator, Trainer, and Creator of The Damage Control Protocol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - Melinda Tankard Reist  He chose porn over me. - Courtney CatEarth    He used me like a blow-up doll. Florence   The pornography warped his mind. He believed all women wanted to have sex with him. - Sarah    I left my first husband because of porn. My second husband promised he didnt use it. He lied. - Catherine    They looked like his students. - Ceratonia    How can he say he loves me if he finds the women in porn more attractive? - Amalia    I longed for intimacy, but he could not have sex without imagining that I was a prostitute. - Annie    I lost touch with my integrity, I lost my bearings. - Sharni    I was being groomed to become a porn star in the bedroom. - Maggie    If you stay ... a glimpse into your future if you marry a porn addict. - Sarah McDugal   Youve burned down my house and everything in it. - Ginger    He tried to kill me. - Moriah    Porn, sex chat rooms, nude beaches ... but I was blamed for the end of our marriage. - Maya    The compromise to my integrity and my value as a woman felt too great to continue this life with him. - Carla    I am a broken woman ... 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