Regressing women to be looked at as sexual objects is a prime example of Dehumanization due to Pornography. Men who regularly consume pornography at high rates demonstrate a marked increase in their tolerance of abnormal sexual interactions and behaviors—namely toward aggression, promiscuity, and violence. Humans express affection through a myriad of actions, including verbal affirmations and physical touch.

Rothman, Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, stated in 2021 that "the professional public health community is not behind the recent push to declare pornography a public health crisis". Men who use pornography more frequently report less desire for their partner, and for sex in general. Couples who are honest about their pornography consumption report greater satisfaction than couples dealing with their concealed pornography use. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation tried several times to have California's Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health's Appeals Board force companies in the pornography industry to treat actors and actresses as employees subject to occupational safety and health regulation. If the individual is within an environment that is inherently more sexual or, in this case, consumes more pornographic material, then they would partake in that activity more frequently.

Pornography's impact on relationship satisfaction comes under scrutiny, as findings range from negative correlations, to positive effects. A study on problematic Internet pornography viewing used the criteria of viewing Internet pornography more than three times a week during some weeks, and viewing causing difficulty in general life functioning. Further, both genders report significant support for female-centric pornography, though men express similar levels of arousal to both "focuses" of pornography.

A study on affection substitution has shown that "pornography consumption is positively related to affection deprivation, depression, and loneliness and inversely related to experienced affection, relational satisfaction, and closeness.Commonly reported problems include erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, anorgasmia, and a lack of sexual desire. Pornography may be part of compulsive sexual behavior with negative consequences to one's physical, mental, social, or financial well-being. A controlled study describes the relationship between given behaviors or environmental conditions and health effects in a laboratory setting in which conditions other than those under study are effectively held constant across groups of participants receiving various levels of the experimental condition(s). In women, there is a more positive correlation between pornography consumption and sexual satisfaction. In 2004-2008 a study was done by the American Public Health Association regarding STDs in adult film industry companies from California.

In the context of pornography consumption, the sexual strategies theory comes in to play especially for men. Due to such positive relations, individuals who consume pornography not only use it to satisfy their sexual arousal but also to reduce loneliness and create a coping mechanism against social disconnection. As such, being addicted to porn can deprive us of long-lasting and deep companionship, and the benefits of a higher quality of sex when it’s bolstered by an emotional connection. Celebrate Recovery is a Christian inter-denominational twelve-step program with about 35,000 available groups and is open to any person who is struggling with life's bad habits, hurts, and hang-ups. Beyond relationship findings, more affectionate people also report better overall health, including more self-esteem, less anxiety, less fear of intimacy, and greater satisfaction with their lives and their relationships.S. adults by Mecham, Lewis-Western and Wood evaluated the relationship between pornography and unethical behavior in the workplace. Individuals who report more frequent use of pornography within a relationship also report low levels of satisfaction in their relationships.