Dating with Herpes: I Chose Celibacy Over 'The Talk'

I chose celibacy rather than take the risk of having ‘the herpes talk’ with every potential Mr. Right. I wanted a time out.  I thought … What man with an ounce of sense would take a chance on catching an incurable disease? I now consider myself to be a big bad brave 'Herpes Warrior,' slaying the demons of fear, anger and shame! But, there was a time when my light saber couldn’t seem to annihilate my fears of being undesirable, rejected and exposed.

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