Would you get into a relationship with someone knowing they had genital herpes?

@Ingwe So you would get involved with someone knowing? Just hoping you wouldn’t contract it? What if you did though? It’s always a risk. There’s no guarantee that you won’t contract it

@SW-User Not sure, I mean love is love right?

@Ingwe idk 🤷‍♀️ That’s why I’m asking. I wanna know what other people think about this

@WhateverWorks aluminum supposedly causes Alzheimer’s and glyphosate causes cancer. So pretty much anything nowadays gives you a greater risk of developing some disease later in life. The fact is herpes was never a big deal until the 1980s. In the 1980s the pharmaceutical company decided they wanted to profit off of it and make a drug to treat it. In other countries outside the USA it’s still not a big deal. And the fact that it is still unsure if herpes causes any long-term health conscious sounds like some BS to me. It’s all just a big scam from the pharmaceutical company. And also another way to make people feel ashamed for being sexual and expressing themselves sexually. It is what it is I’m just out here trying to break the stigma

Got it.. so you’re a conspiracy theorist type person. Well, best of luck to you @SW-User

@WhateverWorks actually really I’m not a conspiracy theory type person. I just love how if someone questions the pharmaceutical company or talk about things like glyphosate they automatically get labeled as a conspiracy theorist 😂 Best of luck to you as well

@SW-User that’s kind of where I’m getting at. Is love enough to overcome the fear. The stigma. I mean you won’t die from it. It’s just highly stigmatized

@SW-User if it’s treated I could get over it

@SW-User there is controversy whether or not it can be treated or if you have it for life. Supposedly there are treatments to cure it. Supposedly it’s all BS. But who really knows 🤷‍♀️

@rrraksamam In some cases yes in some cases no. If someone is having an outbreak that a condom will not cover than yes the other person can contract it.

@SW-User Sounds really risky. But if we were madly in love, then I think I might be able to go along with it.

Let's say I fell in love with a healthy lady, and then she got into an accident and was in a coma or wheelchair bound, would I just dump her and go for someone healthier? Hell no! I'm sticking around.
Herpes sounds way easier to deal with than that. I'm sure we can find some solutions and workarounds and manage it.

@rrraksamam you have a good heart and great moral values. Not everyone would stick around if an accident like that happened. Not everyone would get involved with someone with a highly stigmatized STI.

@Flowerz but how would you know if you want to marry the person without dating them for a while first. Your answer doesn’t really make since

@SW-User I'd date or get to know them without having sex before a serious committment. Then if it went well I would assume we'd be together for the long haul and go ahead.

@Flowerz OK thanks for clarifying 👌

@LunarOrbit Not talking about the first date. Talking more about a relationship. What if you went out on several dates with this person. You liked them. And then they revealed they had it. Would you stay? Or would you run?

@LordShadowfire I know that. Just wanted to see what other people had to say