Don’t worry dating life is overr
If you’ve recently found out that you have genital herpes, it’s easy to assume that your dating life is over. This is a normal, common reaction. Finding out you have a sexually transmitted infection isn’t an enjoyable experience, and it’s completely normal to assume that catching herpes will mean the end of your sexual and romantic life.
The reality, however, is that genital herpes isn’t as big of a deal as you think.
Genital herpes doesn’t affect everyone the same way
Many people with genital HSV-1 or HSV-2 have frequent outbreaks of the virus. However, many people only occasionally deal with outbreaks, and some people with the virus never get any genital herpes outbreaks at all. Our guide to what you can expect from your herpes outbreak frequency goes through every question you might have about it.
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Genital herpes is easy to treat
Modern antiviral medication like valacyclovir can suppress the herpes virus, helping you quickly treat herpes outbreaks, recover faster and reduce your risk of transmitting the virus to other people.
If you have herpes, don’t worry that your love life is over. While there’s no cure for herpes , herpes treatment is simple and can shorten or prevent outbreaks, so you can still have a love life. ou can have great sex, find love, and also cut down on the chance of passing herpes along to your partner. Just keep these few things in mind:
- Be aware of social stigmas. Even though sexual politics have progressed, there are often still social stigmas attached to genital herpes. These stigmas can cause you shame, stress, anxiety, or depression. Addressing the negative connotations and your own feelings associated with genital herpes can help you move forward and lead a normal life. Seeing a counselor, doctor, or be around other people with herpes can help you deal with your feelings.
- Ease your concerns about transmission. There’s actually a very low rate of transmission if you avoid sex during outbreaks. That that low rate becomes 30% lower if you use condoms. And much lower if you use Valtrex as suppressive therapy and condoms.
- Suppressive therapy medications, like Valtrex, can lessen your chances of getting an outbreak or transmitting the virus. They won’t make it impossible, but combined with barrier methods, it’s much less likely. (Related: what is your chance of spreading herpes)
- The right person won’t view it as a deal-breaker. Once you do tell them, if they want to be with you and accept you completely, you can work through it.
- You do not have to be ‘perfect’ for your partner. Otherwise that partner will be looking a very, very long time to find a match. Everyone has ‘something,’ and since one in six Americans between 14-49 have HSV-2, odds are very high that your next partner is in the same boat.
- Herpes can also help us to choose more wisely when it comes to partners and relationships. Now you will be smart and safe about your sexual choices and partners for the rest of your life – and once you get past the undue shame that herpes can bring, you will realize that this is a very empowering thing
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Learn How to Date with Herpes
Yes, you can still date, and quite successfully too! This is all about confidence, self-respect, and honesty. Once you have come to terms with the diagnosis, it will be easier to inform and reassure potential partners about it without scaring them away. That’s because, believe it or not, it’s your attitude and feelings about it that will come across the most.