I saw a valtrex commercial (no not for the first time) about a man with
herpes and a woman without and how valtrex helps to keep it that way

So this got me to thinking, I have an ex sister-in-law on my ex-wifes
side of the family with it and her husband didn't

Who here would, knowingly, date someone with herpes?

I guess it would depend on if I REALLY cared for the person.

Also, people can pack around the virus in their system and not have any
symptoms or outbreaks and be carriers, so just because they haven't had
an outbreak, doesn't mean they don't have herpes.

I honestly dont think i could date someone with herpes, what if you were
together for a long time and you both really wanted childern, i would be
to scared that i would catch it. I dont mean to sound self centerd or
rude thats just the way I think. i have a really good friend who has
herpes and he is dating my friend I just dont think I could.

Humm guess it would all depend how honest that person was with me and if
I fell in love with them why would you turn away from them sure there
are ways to pervent certain things something that would have to be
considered. But if the person had cancer and you fell in love with them
would you turn your back as well just a thought.

Not me. I love ketchup, but when they made it green and blue and
whatever other goofy color, I just couldn't bring myself to dip my fries
in it or put it on my hamburger. So, NO, I could not wrap my mind
around the herpes thing. Sorry. Boy, I'm so happy I'm out of the
dating scene, I wish ya'll that are, the best.

Always always use a condom, If you are wanting to commit to a life time
relationship both get checked and if you are both clean then yeah! If
not then continue using condoms!

Knowing they had Herpes,I wouldn't date them.Valtrex will not completely
prevent spreading it.

thats tricky... i could sit here and tell you that i would never date
someone with herpes... but that isnt the first thing you find out about
someone. If you are really diggin a dude and ya'll have been datin for
awhile then the relationship is going to become intimate and he lets you
know... what are you gonna do??? you cant change your feelings for him
at that point. I guess I would just make sure I got the best possible
education, practice safe sex and pray that everything works out
alright...

Absolutely not! I wouldn't care if I dated this person for awhile and
had feelings for him and then he told me~~~I would run and I would run
very fast!!!

ok well if I really cared for someone and had been dating them and they
waited to tell me I think I'd feel sort of disrespected by them not
being open and upfront and would probably show them the door.

AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Well my ex-girlfriends brothers girlfriends motherinlaws brothers sister
had it and the answer is no.

Fed,Think you would be right if they had sex with you.If they didn't I
think you should still be friends.If you were in their shoes you would
not want ppl knowing.You would not want to be dropped like a sack of
potatoes either.

you ever seen pictures of genital herpies??????? Scary

Ya seen pics in school.Nasty bad!

Ya think I would be runnin!!!!!!!

Well myself have never been faced with anyone that had anything of the
sorts. But can't say really how I would really react for that would be
really hard if it was someone you fell in love with that maybe started
out as a friendship who really knows unless they were ever faced in the
situation. Now if I just meet them and foung out then sure it would
remain friends only but who really knows.

herpes is a contagious std. one never knows if they have it or spread
it. about l/2 of the world's population has it. so there.

1/2 does not have genital herpies!!!!! the little sores on the mouth yes
probley more than 1/2. But not genital herpies.

Well Bill I would not drop a friend for it but probably would someone
that was wanting to get intimate or did get intimate. I would NOT risk
giving it to no-one if the shoe was on the other foot and just expect
the same consideration. Getting fropped or dropping someone like a sack
of potatoes is one thing, having a terrible life changing experience is
something entirely different.