Almost 7 weeks since I got HSV1 - genital. I'm just getting passed my second outbreak, who knew it would be so soon. The one guy I told, I thought he was a friend, hasn't spoken to me since. Clearly he had ideas about being more than friends. I didn't think that would mean a disappearing act but there we go. I've now come across 2 films, 1 TV programme and 1 Facebook post that have made a joke out of Herpes. And had to turn the films & TV off and avoid Facebook for about a week. Is this just me? Does anyone else feel uncomfortable when someone so much as mentions 'STD', struggle to laugh, worry that someone can tell when I can't laugh and joke along? I hate this. I hate it.
I can totally relate. I recently told a friend I'd known almost three years and we'd been dating the last three months. Things were going in the physical direction, so I told him and he fell off the face of the earth. No calls, texts, emails, nothing, POOF. I'm very sad at the outcome, don't feel like going through the talk again, but you have to remind yourself at least you did the right thing. We both did. We both gave them a choice in this, something I didn't get. There are a lot of jokes in the media, I do the same thing, change the channel.
That's awful. I'm so sorry, my post probably brought up some painful memories for you so thank you for commenting despite that. It was so easy to tell him because I trusted him as a friend, I didn't think it would change anything. I didn't get a choice in this either, although the guy I think I got it from had no idea so that helped me, I wasn't so angry. I judge people for the jokes but I have to remember that until I was in this position, I would have laughed along because I knew no better. Note to self, never lose the remote.