So, I never thought I'd get herpes. I'm pretty careful and I live in a small town in Missouri so people talk a lot about anyone with it. I had been dating my boyfriend for a couple months when I had my first OB. It's was the morning after sex and I was freaking out. He took a look and told me it was razor burn. I showed up at PP immediately without an appointment to get tested for herpes. They didn't do a blood test, instead he did a visual exam and told me "I've seen a lot of herpes, that's not herpes." Knowing that was bullshit, I went to another testing facility and got a blood test. HSV 2. It was confusing and disappointing. I'm still not sure if I got it from my boyfriend or from another guy before I was in an exclusive relationship. After researching the condition, I just really don't care? It doesn't effect my life, really at all. It might be easier because I'm in a relationship but I don't think dating is going to an issue for me either. If a guy can't date me because of herpes, he couldn't survive a relationship with me anyway tbh lol It's been three months after my diagnoses and I feel like I should be freaking out, but I'm not. I guess this post is just to even talk about, because I don't really talk about it with anyone. Also, anyone that just got diagnosed, it's really okay. I've come to the conclusion it's really just a soical stigma.