Should a man without herpes continue dating a woman with herpes?

Answer 1

To be honest herpes is blown way out of proportion and lack of education scares people even more. Most people who have herpes dont have more than a couple outbreaks a year, some have one or none. Protection and precautions should be taken and diet can help lessen outbreaks. The differences in herpes simplexes are basically where it prefers to manifest itself. It is possible to have simplex 1 in an area where simplex 2 prefers and vise versa. Think to yourself if you have ever known someone that got herpes on their lips.....How often did lesions present? I would venture to guess VERY rarely.......To me this situation would be a no brainer but if you already have one foot out the door you might be better off to end it in interest of saving yourself from having to go through what she is right now.....Its gotta be hard to present what would be a dealbraker for so many miseducated people. The CDC says that approximately 20-25% of people have HSV2 antibodies, but most of them do not have noticeable symptoms. Blood testing for herpes is not recommended, so most people do not know they are infected. If a woman tells a man that she is infected, it means that she is educated about managing the disease, and an honest person as well. I would rather date someone who is conscientious enough to get tested and to tell me about it rather than play Russian Roulette with people who don't know or care. But if you are the type of person who would be anxious about it, then save yourself the trouble. Also, the contagion factor depends greatly on how long she has had herpes, and how severe her symptoms are.