u/TexasInvestigator

I heard Dan Savage on The Love Drive podcast with Shaun Galanos recently, in which the host talks about being diagnosed with HSV (not sure what type). It's a brief discussion early in the episode, but it made me feel so much better about dating prospects with HSV and the absolutely overblown stigma that exists. While acknowledging that some number of people have more serious outcomes, Dan was basically like "It's a skin condition." You take precautions, but ultimately the risk is a cost of doing business. The host also stated that it's had almost no effect on his active dating life, re: disclosure. Thought someone may like to hear this and I recommend listening!