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I made it all the way through my 20's, being not so careful, and now that I have settled down and gotten married, I get herpes. Crazy. We have only been married a few months and together a little over a year, and we both found out about this about a month ago. I had all the normal symptoms, pain, itching, burning, blisters, and a cut looking thing too. I could hardly walk or use the restroom, it was terrible. I told my husband what was going on, and that I thought something was seriously wrong with me, and he said he had the same thing going on. We both immediately thought we had herpes, but neither of us said anything right away. After I went to the doctor, which was humiliating, btw, I felt horrible and sick because I thought I had given it to him. Then he admitted that he had had something similar only milder, just before we started dating, but that he hadn't thought it could be herpes because he hadn't slept with anyone for a while before that. After we both started having the same issues, he put two and two together, and now figures he gave it to me.

We have talked about it, and I guess I believe him when he says he didn't know he had it. It's too bad we didn't know so I could have taken measures to protect myself, but I probably would have ended up with it eventually regardless. We were both pretty upset initially, but I am also glad I am not single and dealing with this and that I have at least one person in real life to talk to. My husband is a really great guy and we have a great relationship. Still, I have moments where I think about it and feel depressed or gross, and I also am dreading the next outbreak. I keep telling myself that at least I'll know what to do next time to make myself more comfortable. I am pissed that there is such a stigma surrounding this, and that I have to feel like I can't tell anyone. I would love to get to a point where I felt comfortable telling people what I have, just so they would know that it can happen to anyone. I don't know if I will ever feel that comfortable, so an anonymous forum will have to do for now.

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Hi anyone

Good for you, you're in a stable realtionship which will survive that. Guess your only problem really is the outbreaks. I'll share how I came to master mine with you. Have a look at my signature.

Yesterday I was sitting in the garden with my brother in law and my soon to be ex husband. I was telling them of my marketing efforts to get my book on herpes out. Well I slipped it in that this book was my story and boy I could see his mind ticking. My almost ex husband quickly chipped in, but I don't have it. Then we proceeded to educate my brother in law and we had a good laugh when I told soon to be ex hubbie that the next woman he'll get will be my clone except that she'll have gonorrhoea. Boy we all collapsed.

Christy, and welcome aboard

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