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Telling Your Partner
How Hard Is It to Disclose Herpes?
Navigating the Challenges of Disclosure
Afraid to Ask About a Partner's STD Results, But Willing to Sleep with Them?
Navigating the Challenges of Discussing Sexual Health
Disclosing Herpes Over Text
Pros, Cons, and Suggestions
Disclosing Herpes to a Partner: Tips for a Positive Conversation
How to Talk About Your Diagnosis with Confidence and Honesty
How to Tell Your Partner About Herpes with Confidence
A Guide to Having Honest and Fearless Conversations
The Day I Got Diagnosed with Genital Herpes Was the Worst Day of My Life: Oh Sh*T Anniversary pt.5
What Life with Herpes Looks like for 13 Years - Oh Sh*T Anniversary Pt.5
The Secret Society: An Online Support Group for Herpes Community
Finding out you have herpes can be a difficult and isolating experience. When Alexandra, the founder of The Secret Society was first diagnosed, she felt alone and without support. That's why she created The Secret Society, an online support group for people living with herpes.
The Secret Society is a place where people from all over the world come together to find support, make friends, and talk about their herpes journey. It's a safe space where people can be open and honest without fe…
Herpes Disclosure: After You’ve Slept with Them
This topic brings up so many emotions. If you just slept with someone and they then later told you that they have herpes, I’m sure you are angry and confused. And if you have herpes and just slept with someone and didn’t tell them, I bet you have a lump in you stomach.
First, I want to talk about why it’s important to disclose. At the end of the day you are sharing the most intimate part of yourself with someone else. That does not just mean emotionally, that also means physically. You are p…
Can You Have Unprotected Sex If You Have Herpes?
Yes, of course you can. But before you hit the sheets with your partner let’s talk about some details first.
One of the biggest fears or thoughts are about having sex when you’ve been diagnosed with herpes is that you’ll have to use a condom for the rest of your life.
The other day I was listening to a podcast and the woman called on and said that she was interested in a guy but he has genital herpes. She naturally was concerned and proceeding very cautiously. I mean, I totally get it. One …