Ok-Permission-2687 t1_j1r35cm wrote on December 26, 2022 at 6:57 PM

Reply to comment by HotSupermarket3682 in TIFU by thinking I have to practice with a pro before having sex with my girlfriend by [deleted]

HSV-2 is apparently pretty common. I think 1/4 chances?

To OP: I dated a woman who had it. We had been on 3-4 dates and I could tell she was hiding something. So she finally told me she had the virus, this was before having sex, and I thanked her for being honest.

If this story is true, it will take a lot of courage to tell people, but that is your burden to bear. You will definitely come across people who don’t want to continue dating you, but you will also find some that will.

That woman I met is now married and seems as happy as I can assume over social media.

Good luck. Have courage. Keep looking.

MizElaneous t1_j1rw6vt wrote on December 26, 2022 at 10:35 PM

One of my best friends got it from a boyfriend who suspected he had it (other former partners told him), but since he didn't have symptoms, he didn't get tested so he had plausible deniability. She is happily married now, and has a 7 year old daughter with her husband. She still gets outbreaks but her husband has never contracted it.