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Dating With Herpes – How to Overcome Rejection
The likelihood of rejection is very much real when you have genital herpes and are interested in dating someone that does not have herpes. The social taboos associated with the virus are too many to count. Herpes is demonized and the large majority of the population, even those with the virus – are mostly... »
Coping With Herpes Diagnosis Depression, Dating, Relationships & Myths Dispelled
A herpes diagnosis can send even the most well balanced individual into an emotional tailspin of depression. It is an incurable disease and although it isn’t deadly, and considered a mere annoyance to the medical community – carries a taboo throughout all of society. Chances are you feel incredibly lonely, isolated, dirty – and... »
Stuck in a Dead End Relationship Because of Herpes?
There is nothing more frustrating than feeling stuck in a dead end relationship. Perhaps you’re in it for the kids, or maybe you’re sticking around because you have grown comfortable with your partner.Those are the typical reasons for most people, but you – well, you aren’t “most people”. Your situation is entirely different. You... »
Dating With Herpes: Do I need to take Suppressive Therapy?
When you come to terms with your herpes diagnosis, you’ll really need to make a decision about what treatment options you will utilize. If you are single, and intend to date people without herpes – this is doubly important. As you know, there is no cure to the herpes simplex virus. Although the virus is... »
Cheating Ex Gave Me Herpes! How Long Could It Lay Dormant?
One of the first questions that comes to mind when you first learn that you have a sexually transmitted disease is usually “How did this happen?” Now the herpes simplex virus is a particularly strange disease because it can lay dormant for years at a time. When a couple are in a relationship and either... »
My Ex Didn’t Tell About Their Herpes! How Can I Date Again?
One of the most devastating things that can occur in a dating relationship – is finding out that your new boyfriend or girlfriend has given you a sexually transmitted disease. Perhaps you thought that you did everything “right”. You waited until you were in a monogamous relationship, you may have even gone to your... »
How to Make Dating with Herpes Less Stressful
Dating with herpes can be very stressful, and as you know – stress is the last thing you need because it can cause those outbreaks! Because of this, many single people with herpes have purposely reduced themselves to a life of celibacy and shy away from new relationships. Just because you’re infected with oral... »
Should You Tell Your Date that You Have Herpes?
So you’ve been single with herpes for a little while, none of your friends are aware of the fact that you have herpes – but insist that it’s time for you to get out and start dating again. Being the caring friends that they are, they set you up on a blind date. Now... »
Can You Get Herpes if You Wear a Condom and the Person Had No Outbreak?
Can you get herpes if you wear a condom and the person had no outbreak? If you are sexually intimate with a person who has herpes simplex II, or genital herpes there are a few things that you should know about herpes transmission. The herpes simplex viruses are transmitted through skin to skin contact. It is... »
How easy is it to get genital herpes?
Whether you have herpes yourself, know someone who does, or are interested in dating someone with the virus – you will be full of questions and concerns. This is totally normal, due to the way that the herpes simplex virus has been demonized, it is often difficult to find unbiased answers to those questions.... »