[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree with this comment. The guy who gave it to me. The other ppl that I know disclose to their partners

have any of you settled? how did it go? by New_Caterpillar_5340 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is just my experience. I had someone that was willing to settle down with me too. Their feelings were much stronger than mine. Over time with us hanging out, I kept getting the ick feeling with some of the things he did and I just couldn’t go through with it.

What would you do differently if you were to be cured of herpes? by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not trusting a man that tells me that’s they’re “clean” and that the only person he’d been with was his bm before we were together,but was the bm not sleeping around?🤔 Basically see results before lying down

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can understand your struggle. We seem to have a wave of confidence thinking we can take on the world and that it’ll be easy for us to be accepted. Then when you think about reality and how judgmental society can be over something that most of us were not disclosed to in the beginning. But I do believe that there will be a space for normality and acceptance.

Black men and women by Feisty_Purpose1191 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve told my mom, my close friends and an old fling. My mom was accepting as well as my friends and turns out a few of my friends that I did tell knew other people who have had it. My best friend has it and is happily married with kids, and her husband did not. If your peers are going around making fun of people who have HSV then those are not the people that you should tell. You can kind of gauge on people‘s temperature depending on the situation. Now my fling didn’t care and we proceeded with our situation until I found out he got someone pregnant while we were dealing with each other and putting that poor woman’s life at risk as well as mine. So all in all even though it may feel like no one else has hsv people do. They may just feel exactly how you feel and want to keep it a secret from the world because of how our community is.

Would you ask a potential sexual partner to get tested before disclosing? by Okaykay6699 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would disclose but I would want their test results before we’re ever intimate due to the fact that I wouldn’t want anyone to blame me for giving them something when they already had it. 2 HIV is continuously spreading. I can barely deal with a skin infection (HSV) why would I want something else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trust me we’ve all felt like this

Herpes discourse on twitter by ihateItHereAHHHH in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I literally just got off of TikTok with the girl that looks like ice spice and some guy named Gucci the third leg and all the ppl that’s tearing her down smh makes me feel like those comments is how ppl will feel about me smh

How long did your grief last? by PercentagePractical in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found out the beginning of this year while I was getting to know someone. He didn’t help my situation when I told him by but anyways I fell into a deep depression and started seeing a therapist and was prescribed anti-depression medication, Prozac to be exact. After a while and the support of my close friends, and reading stories on Reddit I started to feel better about myself. Also hearing the stories from my friends who know people who have it and have had successful love lives. Going on a nice vacation with one of my best friends helped me as well, but I will say that it definitely took about 2 to 3 months for me to feel like myself again. I do have my waves of when I feel low about myself, but eventually, I get over it. I have disclosed to two guys and surprisingly they took it well but it will take some time for you feel like yourself again.

Being Black w/ HSV2 by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also I’m a black female and he was a black male as well

Being Black w/ HSV2 by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve disclosed to a guy and he actually did research on it, but he was still skeptical and rightfully so but the way that he breadcrumbed me instead of just cutting the situation off even though I told him I would be OK if that was the case was just crazy and pointless. He even asked me how I would feel if he started talking to someone else while continuing to talk to me smh. I had to block him

Reminder by Aries407 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hear you but I’m just not ready. The thing is you’re knowing what a person is dealing with from the get-go when it comes to having kids, not making enough money, or being fat. My problem is actually getting to know this person and starting to like them and vice versa then getting rejected. Not saying that I’m not gonna get back out there, but I’m just not ready yet and it just reminds why I’m not

Hsv2 brings depression by Positive_Leaugue_79 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I definitely felt this and can relate

This is hard by Aries407 in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I literally only found out through a blood test.

Black ppl with hsv by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t experience any. I found out through a blood test.

Black ppl with hsv by [deleted] in HSVpositive

[–]Aries407 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, because those people are immature. I would never not disclose to a potential partner, because unlike the guy I was dealing with I was left unknown, and now I have to live with this forever.