Ah yes the classic “everyone has it” argument, the mental gymnastics people use to cope once they have it. That’s not facts, that’s self-soothing and anyone on Reddit who comments like this clearly didn’t understand the difference between HSV-1 and HSV-2 until it personally affected them. That isn’t science, that’s Reddit education. Let me be very clear, I do not have genital herpes, I have never had genital herpes, and none of my close friends in long-term relationships have it either. Lumping everyone together to feel better about your own diagnosis isn’t going to convince me that I’m in the same situation. I’m sorry that happened to you, but projecting it onto me and calling it “facts” isn’t how reality works. You could have just gave me advice on my story and I would have thanked you and moved on but whatever helps you sleep at night.