Our Marriage Testimony: Painful Sex, Pornography, and Near Divorce

A Christian marriage testimony of painful sex, pornography addiction, and near-divorce. Aaron and Jennifer Smith share their full story, from meeting at a teen Bible study and Aaron surrendering his life to God alone in his car at 17 to a brutal first four years of marriage. Though doctors found nothing wrong, they could not have pain-free sex, which amplified Aaron's pornography addiction and pushed them toward divorce. They tell how a marriage ministry small group, a Garden of Gethsemane moment where Aaron chose to love Jennifer unconditionally ('not my will but yours'), and a surprising discovery changed everything: after Aaron researched the parabens in Jennifer's face wash and she stopped using it, they were able to have pain-free sex within a week. Jennifer shares more of the story in her book The Unveiled Wife.