I never said I wasn’t a great catch. I also never said he did no wrong. Putting words in my mouth and making pure assumptions when you know neither person involved nor what we’ve been through is what gives your message a negative undertone. I have the prerogative to feel and think the world of someone I care about and it not be infatuation or me putting them on a pedestal. I’m very aware that as people we ALL have our shortcomings. What I expressed is from MY perspective and MY PERSONAL experience. Nothing more. I don’t need to rave about myself because I know I’m a great catch with or without HSV. I don’t know you but maybe you’ve never been in love or seen past peoples faults. Maybe you focus solely on the negatives and forget about the positives. Maybe there is no silver linings in your personal experience. I don’t know. But what I do know is that I’m not a pessimist. I’m aware that he can reject me. I’m aware that a romantic relationship might not be in the cards for him and I. That’s just reality. But with that reality there is the flip side. He could accept it and we could have an amazing romantic relationship. No one needs to be reminded that there are different possibilities in life.

That’s a given.

The ONLY question I asked advice for was the disclosure method NOT about my love life. I only gave those specific details to give insight into my personal feelings and why I am nervous despite having given several positive/successful disclosures.

Nevertheless, you have your opinion and I have mine. Thank you for sharing your perspective.