He loves me for me and i couldn’t be happier
I was talking to this sweet guy when i got diagnosed. I didn’t know him well enough so i just decided to tell him. I wasn’t sure if i would ever find anyone that would accept me. I started to…
It is possible for someone to love you enough to look past HSV
I had been ‘talking’ to a guy for a few months when I found out I had GHSV-1, we weren’t dating or anything, in fact he was deployed overseas at the time and he and I knew one another from…
We were together for 4 years and I never passed it to him
The first person I had sex with after my diagnoses was just over a year after I got it. I had told him about my herpes and that I didn’t really have many OBs. We started out using condoms, but…
I refuse to let HSV stop the many plans I have laid out before me
I’m dating this AMAZING guy. First guy I’ve been involved with since I contracted HSV and he loves me for who I am. When I told him I had HSV I was crying hysterically and he looked at me like…
You know what? 4/5 have been totally cool with it…
I was diagnosed with HSV1 & 2 in Mid-March after having my suspicions since December 2010. Throughout the whole ordeal I had a gf whom I loved and loved me, which made coping easier. She recently decided that she wasn’t…
Found out that many guys won’t mind
I’m a female and I felt like I’d be alone cause I had herpes and would be less desirable. Found out that many guys won’t mind if you’re honest and if they like you it shouldn’t be a problem. Comment…
Relationships & Dating with Herpes
Many people who find out they’re HSV+ feel like their dating and/or sex life is over. This initial reaction is common, yet exceedingly inaccurate. It’s not a grounded belief. It’s pure emotion speaking, generated from the experience of shock—nothing more. Feelings…
Shameless Success Story – Happily in Love
I joined 2 years ago when I was unexpectedly given this "gift" from a boyfriend who did not take any responsibility for it, and quickly said goodbye to him. I dealt with feeling angry, feeling disgusting, feeling heartbroken, feeling absolutely…