[Had my first bad disclosure]

Thanks guys,

 

I think you're right casi, it probably was about buying me a steak. I also like the idea of being upfront on my dating profile but as I'm a youth worker it could end up being screen shot and plastered over our organisations Facebook/Twitter/instagram pages. I will have a think but have already started making jokes about it to people I chat online to already.

[The Pain of Being Rejected]

It sucks being rejected for a cold sore! I've been dating for a while and usually disclose after the first date and so far only one man has rejected me for herpes. I don't feel my way is for everyone but it stops the agonising over how to tell and how to avoid sex.

[Had my first bad disclosure]

Thanks abby. He said he couldn't trust me as I kept this a secret.. But I hardly think the day after a first date is a secret! I'll get over it but usually I get the complete opposite with men saying thank you for being so honest and it doesn't change how I see you.

[Had my first bad disclosure]

Hi, new to this forum. I'm almost 30 and have had type 2 for all of my twenties. I usually disclose pretty quick over text and I've never had anything but a positive reaction to it so I'm really thrown. I know logically it's not me it's the herpes being rejected but I've taken it really personally. He was also quite pissed off I didn't tell him before we had a first date, I told him the day after, and now I'm questioning whether I should just spit it out ASAP to stop going through this again. Any thoughts on telling potential partners before you know whether you want them to be a potential partner or not?