What makes him do it? Why do I put up with it?

his sex life is killing me

What makes him do it? I dont think I will ever know what exactly drives him to the extremes he goes through. I have attempted to understand it but I dont think I ever will. I am not sure I even want to really know why. I guess the real question I should ask myself is why do I continue to allow this man to hurt me ? He has been off work this week due to the weather and has had 4 uninterupted days of 8 hours a day of a non stop pornucopia. Tonights computer history shows that he visited more than 100 pages of porn pics that range from "Dominant Mothers and their submissive sons" to "big tits" and so on....Oh, and lets not forget "Sexy Grannys". Even after I get home from work, his ass stays glued to his best girl( computer chair) until he thinks I have had all I can take, then he reluctantly leaves her to come spend a few moments with me. Now this I suppose wouldnt bother me as much if it werent for the fact that inspite of his "need" to visit these sites EVERYSINGLEFUKINDAY, he almost never wants to have sex. OK, there is no mystery here. He is a masturbation freak. He has been madly in love with his hand since he was a boy and that love affair has continued to this day. Now I know that you are reading this and thinking, "why the hell do you put up with this?" I guess I should start at the begining. I was born the oldest of a set of twins, my Mothers first of three sets of identical twins. I didnt remember my Father because my Mother left him after the death of my youngest twin siblings, two brothers. My mother moved in with her Mother and Father and I have very fond but few memories of grandfather. I do remember however, my grandmother nagging my grandfather about the bills and such. Since I was only maybe, 5? It didnt make much sense to me then. My grandfather was a firefighter and the pay was very low so the struggle for existance was sustantial. The "Brothers" of his company helped out quite a bit when they found out that we had all moved in. My mothers brother" Uncle Sonny" still lived at home then and after he married, the household grew by one more, his wife. I dont recall much of that time but I do remember how kind my Uncle and Grandfather were. Unfortunately, this would be the few good male role models I would encounter in my life. We moved the "clan" to Florida and my sister and I began kindergarten so I guess 5 years old then. My grandfather had passed on shortly before then. I will go into that experience at a later time. My mother relied heavily upon My relatives for support in those days. My grandmother was very cruel to us. She would make us stand for hours, now mind you, we were almost babies, My younger twin siblings, sisters, were two years younger than I. I have so much to tell. I've kept this bottled up all my life. At first it was for me, because remembering was so painful, then it was for my Mother, to protect her from some truths and shield her from the pain she partly caused. I will try not to get too far ahead with this. It is just so good to be able to share in this forum, a safe place where no one can see my tears as I recall these events. For someone else to finally know what really happened to me and to tell it to someone else in this world, I hope will free me in many ways from the horrifying facts. I need to go slowly so I can share each event that my mind has allowed me to remember. I hope that all who read this will lend their support and not be critical in any way. I will write everyday until my story is finished. What I will say at this moment is this. I have learned that women who are abused in early years, develope ideas and almost always end up in abusive relationships. I have seen this in my own relationships time and time again. Thus, I am here, to share with total strangers, my humiliation and defeats, in hopes of a cleansing. When I come back tommorow, I will share more about the very early years. The good memories and the bad, and then progress from there. To those who are taking the time to read, I thank you and ask you to please be supportive. This is going to be very hard for me but it must be done. To my siblings who read, know that I love you and this is for me, not to hurt anyone. I am hurting enough already for all of us. I know that when all is said, I will have the answer to my own question, "Why does he do it, and Why do I do put up with it?"
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Honey, would I be right in suggesting that you put up with such crass and neglectful behaviour because you don't feel that you deserve anything better? My mother married my abusive father because she thought that he could see what she was really worth, and she thought that men that found her wonderful and attractive were crazy. It sounds silly, but because of abuse she had a very skewed self image.

There are some kinds of men out there that have a built in low-self-esteem radar, and can sense women that don't know their own worth at ten miles. There are three things that I want you to think about:

1. You deserve better. You are a beautiful, talented, wonderful person who deserves to be loved and cherished. Tell yuorself that in the mirror every day.

2. Talking about it here will help you get it off your chest and provide you with community and support. This doesn't always solve the problem, however, so maybe seeing a counsellor might help you to become more whole and attract non-abusive men. They have strategies and stuff, they're usually pretty helpful.

3. Leave him. I know it's hard to be alone, but it doesn't sound like he would support you in becoming a stronger person and one that won't stand for being abused/neglected. If you really want to change your life, you need to be able to build your esteem, and from the sounds of things he will only drag you down. Besides, you deserve better than a man that doesn't want to have sex with you. you don't have to put up with it at all.

You don't.
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Thanks muchly Melinda for the reassuring words. I know you are right, I have always known. Its just always been hard for me to accept the things I cannot change,have the courage to change the things I can and sometimes I lack the wisdom to know the difference. I am hoping with all of my heart that by putting it down here, something I can see, that it will become clear to me.
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I hope that things will become clear to you too and that this will help you grow stronger.

I know from experience that people telling you how great you are doesn't change the way you feel about yourself. I really hope that you will come to see how much more valuable you are, you're worth more than this guy! I'm glad you're taking the time out to think about you here. I for one am here for you.
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Why do You put up with it is the only question you should care about.
I will repeat my earlier advice, Kick his ass to the curb! Throw the chair with.