Dating with a Sexually Transmitted Infection
Dating is stressful enough when you take into consideration the number of people that carry emotional baggage from previous relationships.
Dating with a sexually transmitted disease tends to be even more stressful. For many people, it’s not just a matter of carrying the emotional baggage from a former relationship, but also the lingering reminder of the deceptions that caused the downfall of that relationship.
This is a burden that a person who lives with herpes or HPV face every single day.
Those who are living with a life-altering STD find themselves facing possible ridicule and rejection, which is often the basis for driving them into their own private prison of confinement. Many times people who live with herpes or HPV will remain alone for long periods of time rather than face the rejection. Rejections that are based on nothing more than a society who lacks education on the topic of sexually transmitted infections and most likely a fear of the unknown.
The reality is, dating a person with herpes who knowingly admits to having the virus is likely to be more safe than dating in the general population made up of an estimated 90% living with herpes and haven’t a clue of the virus they carry and another 90+ percent who have been exposed to HPV and are completely unaware.
There are ways in which dating with herpes can be viewed as positive! The most positive aspect of dating with herpes are – honesty. The person living with herpes has been honest with you to the extent that they faced ridicule and rejection by disclosing this very private information with you.
There are worse things than dating someone THAT honest.
Another positive aspect of dating with herpes is the fact that a couple is placed in a position of trust. It is highly unlikely that a person dating with herpes and has been honest enough to disclose this information to you will put you in the position of risk. This very disclosure places you in a position of heightened communication that can help minimize the risk of transmission.
Finally another positive aspect that is often overlooked is the fact that dating with herpes encourages a relationship that is not based on sex alone. During times of outbreak the couple has the option of exploring alternatives in intimacy that can ultimately increase positive growth in the relationship.
When dating with herpes, the person who carries the virus has many options available to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus to their partner.
Recent studies indicate that proper treatment of herpes can reduce the risk of transmission. Herpes outbreaks can also be treated with products such as Dynamiclear that increase the healing time and allow the person to get back to a normal life beyond the outbreak.
Finally, if a person living with an STD never does find themselves feeling comfortable or confident in talking about their status, thanks to the internet, there are wonderful dating websites that cater to those living with sexually transmitted infections. Imagine, never having to have THAT talk again! You can browse and correspond with people who already share your big secret - so getting beyond that barrier leaves you wide open for love and all the wonderful treasures it brings with it.
Tags: dating, sexually transmitted, std, herpes, hpv, relationships, sex, intimacy
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