I would not walk away from him right off the bat knowing that the odds were pretty decent that the next guy I was with would have herpes and either not know it or be lying about it. If I met one such person and they were honest right off the bat about having herpes, that would be really a thing to respect.

Look, from my perspective, I rarely meet people I would want to have a relationship with. But I've also heard they can come with side effects. Herpes-suppressant medications can be amazingly effective when they work, from what I've read. 1) Are they willing to let me take the lead in terms of how our sexual relationship progresses? And 2) How do they respond to treatment? would be: should cold sore sufferers be obligated to reveal the fact to potential partners? Now the recipient of their callous indifference has a case of genital herpes for which they will receive lifelong scorn and rejection. People who they did NOT inform of their condition because HSVI carries no stigma and they feel no compunction to share the information. It doesn't seem to be well known that HSVI can express itself genitally! An HSVI carrier can (and do) give their virus to people. Why poll a forum for an answer to a question for which the answer is rather biased.ДЄnd while we are at it. This thread is an example of the kind of idle meaness that is exhibited by non-HSV people (or HSVI people) towards HSVII positive people. What is not their right is to be offensive towards people that may have HSVII. I make sure I put at the beginning and end of every profile online: D/D free, thank you! Who are we. OK, so herpes is really, really bad news. But let's humour the rest of them for a minute. You know that, I know that, and a handful of other people in the world know that. There is WAY worse stuff that can happen to you.

Jibber crabst