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Today I told the guy I've been dating that I have HSV-2. I've been dating him for almost 2 months. We'd  kissed before and he'd fingered me, but I never let it get further. I was nervous because he doesn't like to talk AT ALL.

We were lounging around & I said, "Can we talk about something serious? When is the last time you were checked for STDs?" He said last year & asked me the same. I said "6 months ago, but before that, I found out I got herpes from when my ex cheated on me.

 I wanted to let you know because I respect you and I like you." He joked & said, "So what if you didn't like me." We laughed,  and I asked him if he knew much about it & he said no. I told him that there are different strains of herpes, like cold sores, shingles & even chickenpox , that I don't have outbreaks often, and that I take medicine for it.

He stopped me and said "It's ok, I like you." We had sex a few hours later lol, but I'm still going to give him more info on it and about transmission rates etc. 

I feel more confident for if/when I have to have the talk again!

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That is good to hear and thank you for sharing and it goes to prove that you cannot make assumptions that someone will reject you because you don't know how they feel about it.  I would say I've had 80% acceptance and I thought that I would never be accepted so I really made the wrong assumption

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