Friends and herpes

I have been very busy this week and have not found any time to write. Right now my brain is tired out and I should probably be asleep. I am not sure I have anything to say about herpes today and I hope that by writing this blog I don't start defining my persona as a man with herpes. I will try to make some of the posts just about my life without just talking about herpes - if anything I hope they will continue to remind myself (and anyone who choses to read) that people with herpes are no different to people without herpes.

I have so far told 5 of my close friends about the herpes. I did in fact tell them soon after the symptomatic diagnosis last year. Since these 5 people are very close friends they have all been very supportive and I often find myself joking about it with them. It has been great to talk to people about this and it has really helped me put things into perspective.

It turns out I am also a complete wimp since I have not spoken to my exgirlfiend about my diagnosis. I am still not convinced that it will do anything but cause her unecessary grief. I do however feel more strongly that I should tell people about H before I start having sex with them. It will be interesting to see if this plays out in practice.