Information and opinions on health from Trying to Cope at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/652785/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/652785/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/652785/index http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/85647/telling Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:23:31 -0400 Trying to Cope I'm at the point in my life when I want to find the right person, fall in love, get married, and start a family.  One minor problem is I have herpes.  When I do begin dating someone, I'm struggling on how I am going to tell them.  Or when.  I am fully educated on the disease, and yes, it sucks ass to have it, and I hate it, however, the media and the public, make it out to be some horrible deadly thing.  It's not, I... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/85647/telling http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/83222/2-years Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:53:37 -0400 Trying to Cope So I was tested for the HSV at an Urgent Care like 2 and a half years ago....I've done my fair share of research on trying to learn about outbreaks and symptoms and such but I've never had anything.  No symptoms, no flu/headaches, no outbreaks, no feelings of an oncoming outbreak...no nothing....can that happen?  I'm not sure if that's normal or anything....strange question I know but I would have thought that after two and a half... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/83222/2-years http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/81701/scared Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:00:58 -0400 Trying to Cope I'm completetly lost.  I found out I had (it) 2 years ago...I still can't say it.  I know that in itself is a problem but I don't know how to address it.  My dating life is non-existent because of it and I know that but I, again, dont know how to fix it.  I just don't see how anyone could ever really and truly love someone who has...herpes.  How do you even go onto telling someone you love and care about that you have... http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/81701/scared http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/79669/scared Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:05:25 -0400 Trying to Cope How do I continue on with my dating life?  I'm terrified of being alone for the rest of my life because it scares me to think about telling someone I have herpes. I don't know, I just feel so alone. http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/c/652785/79669/scared