Rivka93

Thank you so much! I've spent the last week trying to not think about it, and on top of that I've been sick and pretty sure I have an outbreak now too. I made myself sick (literally) by worrying about if I gave it to him. I'm paranoid because the medication I'm on weakens the symptoms and sometimes when I think I don't have an outbreak, I actually do. Its been a week and I haven't heard from him so I'm assuming that he made his decision. I'm going to lay off of dating for a while and focus on school and my life. No need to get into this situation again when there isn't a need for it. Again, thank you for responding. I didn't think I would get a response so reading your comment made me feel a lot better.

I've had herpes for about 1 1/2 years. I recently met a guy I really liked. We went out on a few dates and fooled around a bit. I didn't tell him I had herpes until the next morning. I've only had to tell 3 guys I've had it and I've had all sorts of reactions from being treated like I had the plague to being laughed in my face. I was scared to tell him and there just didn't seem like there was a right time to tell him. He asked for some time to think about it and told me he wasn't mad or upset with me but I'm having a hard time forgiving myself for not telling him sooner. It's only been a few days but I have a strong feeling he's just not ready to date someone with herpes. At this point I just need some sort of advice from people that are in the same boat as me. Does this get better? Will I ever get to the point where I don't cry every time I have to tell someone?