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Sleeping with people with genital herpes?

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0bsessions:
Hmmm...to out of context sig quote Joe, or not to out of context sig quote Joe...I do so like my current sig.

jhocking:
Now that's just horrible.

Slick:
A condom is not necessarily enough to protect the rest of you from herpes. Still, it's probably* safe to sleep with someone who has herpes unless they're presently having/just had/about to have an outbreak. Herpes is something you can have and not know about, because it manifests as sores and only shows up periodically. Unless there are actual visible sores, it's unlikely that it'll transmit, but it's never a completely safe thing to do.
I'm assuming the sores would make it actually painful to have sex, so it should be easy enough to avoid.
At any rate, I would not condone sleeping with a person who has herpes on a casual basis anyways.  I can see how some people might do it, but I wouldn't. If I was seriously into a person, and they were upfront and we were careful about it, I would consider it, but for a casual thing, just don't.

Amusing anecdote: Shortly after I first fooled around with a lady with no clothes on, I got jock itch, which is basically athletes foot except on your jock. Basically, I'd just got back in town, started going to the gym after class, and didn't shower right away afterwards. I then proceeded to spend the next little while freaking out because I thought it could be herpes and I thought it might be jock itch and I didn't want to call this girl (who is regularly 3000 Km away from me) and say "so, uh, hey, do you have herpes?" until I realized I could just head down to Student Health Services on campus and get that shit looked at. The sores didn't break or 'ooze' which was a good thing, and it responded nicely to an anti-fungal so I am OK.
Maybe that was too much information, but I think it's hilarious in hindsight.

Oh, also, new dude, what the fuck is with this thread? Asking strangers who you have no reason to expect to have expertise on a subject about something like this? Dude. Manda is probably right on this one.


*Probably means we are not entirely certain

bbqrocks:

--- Quote ---i didn't almost sleep with her... i gave her a flat "no" the first time. herpes or no herpes i'm just not into her at all like that.
--- End quote ---

That is not the point. The point is she didn't tell you you had herpes whilst propositioning you with sex the first time and you don't seem all too bothered by that.

clockworkjames:
Seriously man, you ask for help on /b/ about this sort of thing.

Not only do I not really plan on ever sleeping with anyone that old (Doubt I will live long past 30 tbh) but just, a nasty STD transferred by contact? I am pretty sure know I wouldn't bone anyone if I knew they had an STI. Maybe I am just weird but in all honesty it's up to you, just don't make the wrong choice. Is herpes not viral like a cold sore anyways?

Suppose it might feel like your rubber is ribbed...

 :-D

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