Pumpkins at Midnight: A Woman's Guide to Love, Dating, and Marriage in the Age of Porn

by Adam M. Moore, Wendy M. Morkel

In today's screen-saturated world, too many people are learning to objectify other humans before they have a fighting chance to understand how relationships work. This is even more true when those screens portray the unrealistic version of sexuality that pornography peddles. Longing for strong, equal life partnerships, many women are seeking practical advice on how to keep pornography's lies from invading their relationships. Pumpkins at Midnight: A Woman's Guide to Love, Dating, and Marriage in the Age of Porn gives women an empowering and panic-free approach to a topic that may otherwise feel overwhelming: talking about and confronting pornography as a team.




This research-based book teaches readers a revolutionary approach to addressing pornography. Rather than relying on magical thinking that a years-long porn habit will just disappear, readers learn the exact steps to have a structured, compassionate conversation about pornography. They also gain confidence in the power of emphasizing honesty and accountability over behavior management, which helps couples build mature and healthy relationships from the get-go. What's more, the authors teach five proven techniques to work as a team to overcome compulsive porn use.

272 pages, Paperback

Published April 5, 2022

Reviews

[Hannah Howe]

Very insightful and hopeful. I think it’s a great read for anyone in a serious relationship or marriage that may be struggling with the effects of pornography. I felt like it was very empowering as a woman to read that I can choose to live a happy fulfilling life and not have to feel compared to unrealistic and demeaning photos and videos. It has great insight on how to handle hard conversations.

[Lindsey R.B.]

EXCELLENT resource. The writing is hokey at points, but on the whole, the book is very well-researched, practical, and helpful. Great examples of how to navigate varying levels of porn use in a relationship, whether dating or married. I’m so, so grateful this was written. I’ll be recommending this a lot!

[Lauren Treadwell]

Very informative! Pornography is a problem that I have been very naive to and only heard referenced…I was unaware that it was so prevalent among so many men and women. I think every young adult in the dating world should read this!