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  1. I had my annual physical late last week with my primary care physician (my gyne discovered I had HSV2 in August). He was totally normal in our discussion before the exam until I told him about my diagnosis, then, for the first time in 18 years, told me not to take my clothes off and put on the gown, that "there was no need." I thought, wow, just wow.
  2. Thank you @CityofAngels, I appreciate your answer and am glad to see that you walk the talk. Really, I wonder if those that run or even walk for the hills when they hear the word herpes are even doing half of what you're doing, if they are truly concerned about the risk. I wonder that if someone doesn't tell them they have this, they just assume they don't. Not the informed assumption to make as we all know on this board. Thanks again, you've really helped increase my understanding with your posts.
  3. I have a question for @CityofAngels: I understand that your sexual health is very important to you -- nothing wrong with that at all -- and that you have ceased a relationship with a woman due to her H+ status. I may have missed this in the string, but have you been tested for H? And equally important, for every future partner, will you inquire about their H status and ask them if they've been tested (because the majority don't know they have it) and if they haven't will you require them to be tested so you can know for sure that you're not at risk? I am not trying to put you on the spot, but I am very interested in your viewpoint as I'm sure everyone is who has faced rejection by someone who does not want to risk getting it.
  4. CofA says: To me, my sexual health is more important than my relationship with a woman. It just is. Love and relationships are secondary . . . Honestly, as an H+ woman I found @CityofAngels viewpoint very helpful. I just went through a disclosure with a man whom I dated for six weeks, we had a strong connection and liked each other very much. When I disclosed recently, it was unfortunately a dealbreaker. This was very hard for me due to the connection and intense feelings we shared, and difficult for me to understand because of that. Was it that easy for him to turn his feelings off? But CofA's comments helped me to see that there are differing viewpoints, and even though we may not understand them, they are not wrong at all, just simply different, and right for them. And I have to have respect for that.
  5. @wcsdancer2010 so happy to hear that your guy took a month, mine is going on week two after disclosure, he texts a couple times a week to check in but no details on his "process." I'm expecting that he'll hit the road but will be glad if he surprises me and doesn't.
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