The How and the Why of Porn

[HotDamn_]

I want to be quite clear: I'm not asking about the content of the pornographic material itself, but rather its format or support lets say.

I'll try to expose briefly my story relating to this after so you'll understand my questions better, but here they are:

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)
2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didnt?)
3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?
Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

So now i'll answer each and you'll know what i mean better:
1. [ material prohibited per our forum guidelines] I think it just popped on some TV channel and we didnt change it right away because we were curious as to what it was.
2. I'd say my feeling towards it was pretty much always the same: for me, its a calm and intimate moment with myself. I have listened to some with my wife over the years and have discussed what we liked and didnt like. So it was fun to see how it stimulated us and encouraged us to talk openly about sex without actually doing it. Also, i've turned from videos on internet to "porn comics" at some point and am looking into audio material nowadays. Also i love to read about anything on the Lit forum and Stories pages.
3. For me its a 2-3 times a week activity, so around 2.5 hours a week spent enjoying myself by myself. I dont want that to change but could do without being married and all
4. Kinds: comics for the usually really creative stories and Lit when i can be more concentrated, same reason. I also like Hentai for the same reason!
Categories: amateur go a long way for me, and some channels i like are Blacked and Pure taboo on Pornhub! Love the quality of the content on these channels!
Ok can't wait to hear you guys about this! I know porn has other threads but i'd just like to rejuvenate the topic a little!

 

[scposteel]

1. For me personally, I recall seeing some playboys strewn about when I [ material prohibited per our forum guidelines] that I got into the hardcore stuff. My dad had a lot of magazines, hiding in plain site in his office. Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, Club International and more. I found myself drawn towards Hustler and one called Orgy which was about group sex. One in particular I really enjoyed only had two spreads, but it was the first one that really got me going. It was three women, a blonde, brunette, and red head in a barn with a guy. I got off many times to that one, and I wish I still had it (I've scoured the Internet trying to find it). Another one I really enjoyed was one in which it was a rockstar and a fan. It was definitely an 80's vibe and was a fun one to stroke to.

2. As I grew older I got into porn videos as well as hentai. I also started reading erotica. My tastes expanded in these to include Asian women, bbw, and more.

3. Today porn is a small part of my life. If I want to masturbate I'll watch a video, maybe take a little time with it. I usually don't do more than one session at a time, though I will on occasion stroke with someone else.

4. As for the porn I like today, well besides the different varieties in women, I tend to lean more towards group sex, public play, outdoors etc. I've enjoyed massage parlor stuff as well. Really though it boils down to what I'm in the mood for

 

[ZfrkS62]

1) In the before time, in the long long ago, I think I stumbled on a magazine buried in the woods near my house. A gift from the Woodland Porn Fairies (a mythical race driven to extinction by the Internet). I remember the rush of knowing I want supposed to be looking at it, but enjoying the reactions my body had to it without understanding why at the time. I had been aware that such things existed, but to actually have it in my possession was something that I couldn't believe. Yes, I had been through very basic sex ed at this point, and knew where things were supposed to go, but what I had in my hands contradicted what little I knew.

2) in the years following this discovery, the Internet was becoming more and more prevalent. I figured out by then that Playboy was every level, and if you wanted to see something more detailed, you needed Hustler or Penthouse. I would occasionally get busted by clicking links that ended up in my email and dragging the computer to a crawl with everything that came with it (this was before I figured out what spam and click bait was). In the early 2000s when file sharing became a thing, I was finding some really, really interesting stuff to download. Some of these wouldn't pop back up again for another 10 years. There weren't any real reliable sites at this point though.

3) porn is an occasional thing anymore. Something I'll resort to if I need some quick inspiration for to blow a quick load, but I end up spending more time scrolling through material than I do actually watching something and jerking off, combined. About as bad as trying to find something on Netflix to watch while eating dinner. No, I don't care to change it.

4) I used to love Tumblr for stumbling on things, but since they went PG I've been flipping through 4chan. I used to live xhamster but their ads are worse than YouTube's now and loathe it. I've actually been curious about the hands free orgasms and am amazed at some of those videos. I've ended up experimenting with it a little bit, but haven't achieved anything to talk about yet.

 

[Katch123]

1) I found a penthouse in the basement, I was [ material prohibited per our forum guidelines]
2) My reading improved even if I didn't know what an orgasim and cum was lol.
3) Porn taught me the abc's of sex. Thank you to whoever stashed that copy of OUI in the bushes. I deflowered every photo in it.
4) The older I've become the more I've been interested in Taboo categories.Things a little darker. Porn is just an means to an end when a partner isn't available. Everyone has a comfort zone.

 

[live4thebj]

I lived before the days of the internet. So I grew up trying to find my dads VHS tapes and note I found them. Then eventually after many years upgraded to DVDs. Then eventually to the internet. Is Vivid videos even in business anymore?

 

[jaF0]

https://forum.literotica.com/threads/for-those-who-start-first-time-threads.1581356/

 

[GD88]

1. Softcore porn on Showtime was my first time watching porn. Not saying at what age because it won't be in accordance with guidelines

2. I think by mid-00s I had switched from Showtime to watching downloaded porn videos on my laptop.

3. Place of porn in my life: Back in my younger days, it was definitely something I jacked off to a lot. An additional role that it played for me was that it helped me figure out what I want when I did have the chance to have sex. These days it's a place to "get ideas" and what I jack off to when the wife's out of town on a business trip.

4. I think my interests and categories have remained constant throughout the years I like watching lesbians and MILF porn mostly. But I'm noticing these days that having an attractive woman or two being made love to or making love to each other is no longer enough. I find that I am looking for certain "dynamics" these days, if that makes sense. So say I'm watching a MILF porn. What I'm looking for these days are scenes where it's the MILF that's being seduced rather than the other way around. And the turn-on for me is the struggle within the MILF between "I should be responsible and respectable" and "God, I really want this".

 

[magicalmoments]

I remember my first contact was with fairly standard girlie, nudy, mags, all tits and bums and pubic hair airbrushed out of it. My next step after that was discovering naturism magazines, Health and Efficiency I think they were called in a local book sellers. I remember the shop assistants letting us browse them for a few minutes then telling us to scat.
I dont remember seeing any real porn until I was an adult. I remember I sent away for a book on sexual positions, it had about 100 photos of a naked couple fucking in different positions. No genitalia to be seen. It was around this time I also became aware of penthouse forum magazines and others of that type. I also discovered pornographic pulp fiction, some victorian stuff like "The Pearl" and "Walter my Secret Life", but mostly the "thrusting male hardness" and "heaving bosoms" type. Still they were enough to get me off.
I would have been in my late 20's before I saw real porn, 16mm films. I was absolutely entranced, hooked. Although compared to even the most amateur stuff you can see online today it was rubbish really. Then shortly after that the VHS porn explosion happened followed by DVD's, followed by the internet.
These days I tend to watch amatuer stuff, especially male exhibitionism with female interaction or Massage/waxing sessions with happy endings, especially if they are done in a way that leaves me feeling they are "real" as opposed to actors performing a role.
Porn has never really played a big part in my life although I've always enjoyed it.

 

[CuttingEdge]

I have come full circle with porn.

When I was younger (before the internet) I learned that while I might not be able to instantly see the stuff that I liked such as short skirts, stockings and heels on a lady, I could write stories about it. That took me on a career of writing erotica for Penthouse Letters for years, and then for start-up internet sites that needed written erotic content. Ultimately it brought me to Literotica in its earliest years.

Then I got into more of imagery and videos as it grew in number online, but of late, I realize how much time that consumed of my life, and frankly how silly video type porn is. I am literally lusting after a nice woman, who is getting screwed by another man. In the bigger scheme of things, that is pretty lame, so I no longer watch porn, and have been trying to spend more time writing non-erotic novels.

I do jump on here from time to time, but really have been trying to not watch porn and spend more time writing. That may mean writing some erotic short stories just for fun though.

 

[StrongMaster7]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)

I recall my friend next door had one of his dad's Playboy magazines. I remember seeing naked tits for the first time. He quickly returned it to where his dad kept it.

2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didnt?)

After that first sight of a Playboy, I was always on the lookout for such mags. I 'borrowed' mags from other of my friends' dad's stash. Soon I was jerking off and I used those mags every day. I actually did read them as well as look at the pics. Penthouse Forum fueled my fantasies for years. Of course, once VHS porn was a thing, I rented those, then DVDs. Finally, the internet brought it to me. My interests are many and varied now.

3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?

I use porn every day when I jerk off. My wife only gives me sex once every week or two and I need it every day. I'm thankful for porn and masturbation. I'd go nuts without them.

Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

big tits, lactation, femdom, pegging, bdsm, mature women, lesbian strapons, interracial, pee

 

[sterculius]

I first learned of porn by watching my friend's father's collection of 8mm, black and white stag films.

 

[HoldYouDown]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)
Very first was with a discarded magazine in the woods near school. Later encounters were similar. First video was with a buddy, we were cleaning his mom's boyfriend's house (nobody else was home) and we found it and watched a bit.

2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didnt?)
Yes. When I was a young adult my friends and I would rent porns. Since they were videos they usually had a story and production value or whatever. As the internet developed I started watching more cheap/amateur and homemade porn, which I prefer.

3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?
It's just something to use when I want. Sometimes it's a hassle and my imagination is better. Other times it's a tool that helps. My gf and I sometimes put it on while we fuck, and I have done that with exes too. I've also recorded myself (no face) and shared videos with girlfriends over the years when asked.

Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?
Amateur/homemade. Masturbation; Threesome (MFF / MFM); orgy; bukkake; cum walks; nude public dares; CFNM; caught masturbating.

Why do I like these? I guess I like knowing that the people aren't actors (if possible) and doing it for the pleasure and deviousness. I like watching people masturbate and often look at people in public and imagine what they look like rubbing one out. Threesomes and orgies are just fun. Cum is amazing. Etc.

 

[CuttingEdge]

Our church works with those that want less porn in their lives and has a program for it, and it is interesting. Years ago it was 100% men that wanted help getting off porn addiction, but now the program is evenly split: 50 men and 50% women.

 

[sister jenny]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)

Found my dad’s porn dvd’s and started watching them when no one was home. Told my friend about it and we started watching them together. Lots of Sarah Young, Jenna Jameson, Christy Mack and Sasha Grey


2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didnt?)

Went over to internet porn after awhile and its pretty much the only porn I consume now. Well and the stories here.

3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?

I watch a lot of porn (everyday) and I am cool with that. I assume at some point it will be less.
Hubby likes to watch with me too, but I watch a lot alone.

4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

Lesb, anal, deep throat, threesomes
But I’ll watch anything.

 

[CuttingEdge]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)
2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didnt?)
3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?
Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

My parents went on a dinner date and decided we no longer needed a babysitter since we had a VCR and popcorn. Unfortunately, they never previewed the movie "Stripes" and in it there is some nudity. Nothing bad, but for a seven year old, it was a lot to see.

I have done a lot of impure things, and on another thread took a purity test and had numbers that rivaled many on here to my surprise. I would have done worse percentage wise, but some questions were on crimes like stealing and drug usage, and I have never been in any trouble with the law. That just means sexually I have done a lot more than even people on here. Yikes!

Today i do not watch porn at all. I do come on this site, but my replies mostly are on questions like this. There are a few particulars I like, like stockings and nylons, so I might click on those picture threads, but mostly its question-generated content on here.

I do not look up porn now, but when I did, it was mostly in seeing lady's naked in public. I just admire their brazen attitudes and sheer confidence on doing that. Watching how the public reacted was interesting to me, as well as their own fear/excitement about it as well. No matter their body shape or fears or excitement; I was just impressed that they would go through with public nudity.

 

[bi_cpl_with_crossdresser]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? I had a friend and even when he was younger he had quite to porn collection. VHS and magazines and his parents didn't really seem to care that he did.
2. Did your experience change over the years? I started off collecting magazines like Penthouse and Hustler. Later on, I would rent and watch videos with the wife until porn on the internet became a big thing
3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change? I spend maybe a couple of hours per week watching porn. I don't see that as a problem as I still get all the tasks done I need to before indulging.
4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why? In the past, it was pure straight porn or lesbians. That moved to bisexual and then trans and now more often than not I watch gay porn. Actual real-life crossdressers getting fucked still gets me though.

 

[nedthebundler]

This pre-dates the Internet by more than a few decades.

I found some magazines in the attic of my Grandparent's house.

I still recall one titled "Special in Photography" that was a FMF scene and can still see one picture in my mind of one Woman licking the Cum off the other's torso as it was being laid down.

I wasn't cognizant enough to know what sex was but those pictures still caused me to feel something that I didn't understand, yet felt good. Those magazines later disappeared from the attic.

I also used to borrow some of my oldest Brother's porn novels he kept under his dresser and read them in the bathroom. By then, I knew what masturbation was.

Oddly enough, I was too shy around Girls to ever use anything I "learned" in those books and magazines.

Porn wasn't a part of married life until after a few years because we would have to rent a VHS machine to watch them. It has been a few years since we've watched one together.

 

[HornyOlderStroker]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn?
A friend gave me a Playboy (or Penthouse?) centrefold. At the time I acted like I thought it was dumb, but I kept it and "enjoyed" it many times. I had a couple of buddies with whom I'd enjoy looking at pictures and magazines, and we'd usually end up masturbating together as we looked at them. It didn't take me long to discover "text-based" porn and I began to enjoy this more as it gave more scope to my imagination, although I always enjoyed pictorial porn whenever I had the opportunity. Whether visual or text-based, it was always best enjoyed as a stimulant and accompaniment to an extended and leisurely session of masturbation. The longer I took, the better it felt.

2. Did your experience change over the years?
As I got older, I would gravitate to Penthouse Forum-type publications and other forms of written erotica. I found that women were more likely to enjoy this than the visual variety. I even tried my hand at writing dirty stories. Then along came VHS, and I discovered that women could be as curious as guys about watching porn. I remember the first time I watched the Playboy channel in a hotel--very mild by today's standards, but I was fascinated, horny, and hard! It didn't take very long at all after I got my first internet collection to discover how to access the wonderland of on-line pornography, and for a while I was a complete and uninhibited on-line porn slut. I would check out anything. Today I continue to enjoy written porn (I love Lit!), still occasionally writing my own stories, and amateur porn.

3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?
Sometimes I go on porn binges on days off when I am alone, and then kind of regret that I've wasted a whole day. More often, I'll enjoy an hour or two in the morning on a day off before the day gets started. It makes a nice release. I'll look at porn maybe a couple of times a week on average.

4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?
My go-to is generally written material, usually Lit. Often I'll start with a couple of hot stories (usually mature, groups, swinging; sometime hairy pussy, dirty talk, or pee), and when the stories have got me good and randy, I'll find a corresponding vid to get me off. I definitely prefer amateur/real people vids, usually with older people just having a good time! I find my tastes in porn very much correspond with my early sexual experiences; the things that first turn us on will probably always turn us on.

 

[Wylie3]

Penthouse was first then came VHS tapes and Private magazine. When things are quiet porn is a good time waster. Well crafted erotic stories which years ago you could get in paperback form now Lit has taken over and some of the art work is fantastic. For vids tend to look at the older Private ones otherwise it's what the mood requires at the time.

 

[Beholders_Eye]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)
2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didn't?
3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?
Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

The sexual part of most of my life was very naive and/or vanilla until the internet. Did not have early experiences until marriage.

In adult life (70's-80's) had glimpses of porn, went to an adult movie once, was not impressed. I think the first time the hook got put in was when I wandered into a porn store and there was a cover on a magazine; it showed a woman with a cock in her mouth, with cum dribbling out. Has no idea that kind thing was done. Never part of my marriages.
Bits and pieces until Usenet. Then Tumblr. The attraction to porn has gradually grown since then.

Actually I prefer the word erotica to 'porn'; for me there is a difference in quality and arousal.

My saying is that "Porn is hamburger, Erotica is Prime Rib". YMMV of course.

My preference in erotica are, in order: still pictures, written stories, GIF's, short video clips, and almost never film action.

Erotica today occupies a major part of my life. Daily. Literotica of course. The Lit stories. I get most of my imagery from reblogme dot com, which has been stable for a couple of years now. I am single, retired, and live alone; there are lots of binges. And yet I think of myself as quite selective about what I see or read. Maybe 5% of it is worth my time. That is why I use the archive pages of reblog sites to scan the thumbnails with my eye to ignore the unwanted 95%.

 

[SheCumsFirst77]

1. What was your first experience relating to porn? (How did it happen?)

My first experience was with magazines. I was young, helping a friend clean out a barn and we came across a box of his dad's adult magazines.


2. Did your experience change over the years (if repeated) and why? (Changes in interests, content preference, format tried, what worked for you and what didn't?

Now it's digital, still pictures, gifs, video clips. No longer magazines. My preferences are gifs, pictures, audio and written. The videos are mostly too cheesy, too scripted.


3. What place porn occupies in your life and do you want that to change?

Honesty, now, it's a big part, almost every night. Literally. When I was married she was less than interested. The moment I said I do she wouldn't. We didn't even consumate the marriage till a week or so later. After that, porn was my only outlet. That still hasn't changed.


Lastly, 4. What are the different kinds (or categories) of porn you particularly like and why?

Straight, WM.

Positions, Facesitting: When I did get sex, there was nothing better than a woman sitting on my face, using my tongue and lips. Screaming and trying to drown me when she orgasmed.

Tittyfuck: That's just my thing. I love boobs. I love fucking boobs and cumming between them. I've always been a boob guy.