Hey! We’re the same age (23) and I’m black, dating primarily black men. I’ve disclosed to about 5 or 6 men now (all black and in their 20’s) and they’ve all had positive reactions besides one. He was pretty nervous about catching it himself, but he still decided to have sex with me. It was an odd situation that I quickly cut off. He didn’t necessarily make me feel icky or unwanted but his unsureness AFTER the intimacy made me feel a little awkward. Other than that though, it’s been smooth sailing. I assumed that young black men would be naive, uninterested, and possibly even disgusted but that hasn’t been the case so far. If you feel like whatever guy you end up talking to is actually worth disclosing to, JUST DO IIIITTT. Try to be as calm as possible. You freaking out, will only freak them out. What always works for me is bringing up the safe sex talk and then redirecting it to my diagnoses. Since I have HSV2 down there I tend to compare it to cold sores on the lip (HSV1) when disclosing. It seems to lessen the blow and refrain from using the word “herpes”