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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Run to Love, Run from Porn

Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The culture tells us that porn isn't a big deal. But the truth is, it's catastrophic to a relationship. Erin and Greg Smalley share why porn is bad for a marriage. Also, Jim Daly talks with Jerry Jenkins about how to protect your marriage from pornography. He also recounts how he fell in love with his wife.

 

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0:00.0

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0:03.3

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0:12.4

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0:14.7

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0:16.3

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0:23.3

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0:30.9

You know, culturally, there are so many lies concerning pornography.

0:39.9

You hear it's not a big deal.

0:42.0

Everybody does it.

0:43.8

You know what?

0:44.7

You deserve to be able to indulge that appetite.

0:48.4

But we have what God says about intimacy standing right in front of us,

0:52.5

and we have to take that into account.

0:54.8

I'm John Fuller, joined by Dr. Greg Smalley and his wife, Aaron. They lead the focus on the

0:59.3

family marriage team, and Aaron, I'm sure in the counseling office, you have couples who this is an

1:07.6

issue for. They're really struggling with it, and perhaps one spouse is really just fit to be tied. I don't want that in my home. But the offending spouse isn't ready to let go of it.

1:19.7

Most times by the time they're in the counseling office, they're recognizing, especially the one engaging with pornography, recognizing it's not working. It's not working for them

1:29.2

individually because it impacts our brains. And it has negative outcomes for the individual as well as

1:36.5

the relationship. And so it really is going, you know, this isn't working. It's not leading me to

1:42.1

what I want. I may be even struggling with

1:45.8

how to engage with my spouse because emotionally I've learned how to cope by engaging with

1:52.5

pornography instead of growing as an individual. The spouse that's on the other side is gone, I feel

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