True Love: The Best Real Porn Couples

With Valentine's Day approaching, our thoughts are turning to romance – and what's more romantic than a porn couple that gets busy both on and off set? Though some of our favorite XXX combinations only stay together for the length of the scene, we're always enthralled by the real life chemistry produced by those who choose to continue the bumping and grinding long after the production has wrapped. So as we get ready to celebrate the joys of being in love (or at least the joys of spending too much money on chocolate, cards, and mediocre dinner reservations), let's tip our cap to some of the finest real life couples (or, in some cases, former couples) in porn.

[Above: James Deen and Joanna Angel.]

James Deen and Joanna Angel Though they've been broken up for quite some time now, the punk porn princess and XXX boy next door spent many a year making sweet love both on and off camera – the former to the enjoyment of many, many fans. In one of our favorite Joanna/James scenes, we're given a voyeuristic view into a scene of sweet sex between the two, who act as if they aren't even aware of the camera's peeping eyes. Though it's probably not exactly like what off camera sex was like for this couple, it's a pretty sweet scene to take in.

Recommended Scene: XOXO Joanna Angel

Skin Diamond and Asphyxia Noir Like James and Joanna, Skin and Asphyxia are no longer a pair – and like James and Joanna, they gave the porn world extensive documentation of their love for one another before finally calling it quits. The sapphic altporn darlings offered fans a wide array of scenes ranging from super hardcore BDSM to more gentle, loving fare. But one of our favorites has to be their scene in Girlfriends Films "Lesbian Sex 3," specifically because it pairs their lovemaking with an interview in which the two recount how they got together in the first place. It's rare for a porn scene interview to be as compelling as the porn scene itself, but Skin and Asphyxia's adorable romance manages to accomplish that feat. And then, of course, they bang it out and that's pretty damn amazing too.

Recommended Scene: Lesbian Sex 3

Asa Akira and Toni Ribas Yes, super hot chemistry is one of the things that makes real life porn couples so fun to watch. But just as compelling is the way that performers who know and trust each other are much more likely to take their scenes to limits far beyond where they'd go with someone they'd only known for the past twenty minutes. You may not think that a no holds (or holes) barred performer like Asa Akira is hold anything back, but her scenes with real life husband Toni Ribas have often upped the ante, with Asa more willing to engage in riskier (and super sexy) behavior like creampies when her husband's the one in the picture with her. 

Recommended Scenes: Performers of the Year 2011, Internal Damnation 5

Lily LaBeau and Danny Wylde When Cindy Gallop launched "real world sex" site Make Love Not Porn, one of the most popular (and most profiled) videos offered a glimpse at the off set sex of these two stunning stars. Though Danny and Lily have since split up and left porn, there are plenty of places to relive their magic - whether in the form of structured porn scenes, like their threesome with Bobbi Starr in "Occupy My Ass," or the more intimate offerings of MLNP. (Also, in a weird twist, Danny is now paired off with (also retired) Asphyxia Noir, who has appeared with him in his more recent MLNP videos. We're not totally sure what to make of that, but we're definitely glad to see love thriving among former adult stars!)

Suggested Scenes: Make Love Not Porn, Occupy My Ass

Kayden Kross and Manuel Ferrara As award winning and legendary porn performers, Kayden and Manuel aren't particularly shy about making their sex lives a matter of public record – and, as this Modern Love column can attest, they're not shy about discussing their love for one another publicly, either. Though we're not exactly sure which scene it was that led to Kayden and Manuel falling for each other, there's a good chance it was Digital Playground's "The Smiths," and though that's not the best scene these two have done together, it's fun to watch if you know there's more going on than what the camera can convey. For a more hot and heavy Kayden/Manuel experience, we recommend turning to some of the scenes from after they actually got together: thankfully, as two prolific porn performers, they've offered many, many options for fans to peruse. (And, with any luck, will continue to offer us many, many more as their relationship thrives throughout the years.)

Recommended Scene: Raw 16