Anonymous wrote:So much ignorance here.
HSV1 is essentially an oral cold sore. More than 50% of the US population has it because it is very contagious.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would not.
If you catch it and things don't work out with him, your dating pool effectively shrinks down to zero. You absolutely cannot sleep with anyone without telling them, and most men will reject you.
Plus, if you want kids, you're now exposing them to it and the stigma they'll face.
If this was an incredible guy, 1 in a million, you're absolutely positive you'll get married snd live happily ever after, I'd say give it a shot and take things extremely slow.
But a man who "really likes you"? Come on. You can do better.
This has to be trolling. MOST people in the US have it -- at least more than half.
Anonymous wrote:I would not.
If you catch it and things don't work out with him, your dating pool effectively shrinks down to zero. You absolutely cannot sleep with anyone without telling them, and most men will reject you.
Plus, if you want kids, you're now exposing them to it and the stigma they'll face.
If this was an incredible guy, 1 in a million, you're absolutely positive you'll get married snd live happily ever after, I'd say give it a shot and take things extremely slow.
But a man who "really likes you"? Come on. You can do better.
Anonymous wrote:I would not.
If you catch it and things don't work out with him, your dating pool effectively shrinks down to zero. You absolutely cannot sleep with anyone without telling them, and most men will reject you.
Plus, if you want kids, you're now exposing them to it and the stigma they'll face.
If this was an incredible guy, 1 in a million, you're absolutely positive you'll get married snd live happily ever after, I'd say give it a shot and take things extremely slow.
But a man who "really likes you"? Come on. You can do better.
Anonymous wrote:Wondering because a man that says he really likes me wants to date me and I have real affection for him but concerned because I never had or know someone that has hsv 1 or 2. So idk how often he breaks out but I feel it's weird to ask. He says he had it since he was a child and women he's been with have not cared and hes had casual sex before but I never have and I'm a little older than him but only had one prior relationship and the guy was practically a virgin too when we were early 30s. So how to bring it up to someone or talk it out or protect myself? Yeah I know it's common on here but I'm not familiar with in it and IDK anyone who has it.