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Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_it3ohq4 wrote

Would you want to sexually spend the rest of your life with someone you'll have to wear a condom with because they have genital herpes and you don't?

You love this person but the genital herpes is almost a deal-breaker for you. But you really love this person.

What do you do?

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JourneymanHunt OP t1_it3pje8 wrote

Well considering over 1/8th of folks in the US have is (~13%), it not uncommon and it's not the "devil" that it's made to seem in the health books. Yes, it can be serious if left untreated, but it's a very manageable thing. It's virtually impossible for someone with no sores (which is most of the time) to give it to someone else.

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It's not the "wear a condom for life," it's, "there'll be a small risk, but since we have good communication, we'll be honest with each other."

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But personally, if I loved someone and wanted to spend my life with them, I'd just say "F it," and get it with them and jauntily skip down HPV Lane together into the sunset.

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