second try---forbidden topic?!

[jeannierides]

Corsair, I'm surprised that your gyn would just assume a diagnosis and give you a prescription! At any rate, if the herbals and diet changes work, that's great!

[jasmine]

Wow, I am so happy all this is out in the open! When I was first diagnosed with herpes I had been married for @ 15 years and was shocked. It definetly rocked our world a bit with each one of us thinking the other had fooled around. I did a ton of research and discovered that the herpes virus can be dormant in your systen for a long time and then for some reason gets triggered. So I figured out an old, old bf who I probably got it from........ anyway my gyn said she had treated 80 year old widows who suddenly had outbreaks and had not been sexually active for years!!
I still believe in the toilet seat theory---well not really but who knows.
Anyway I agree with everyone else, if this is a keeper relationship you will survive this, just tell and get it over with!!
Good Luck!
jasmine

[mtbdarby]

You'll all be happy to know I told him last night (in my not-so-tactfully way!). I tried my best to soften it up but he was shocked of course. We talked a bit, cuddled, and talked some more. He's a paramedic so his medical background does help him understand. He told me has has HUGE respect for me for telling him instead of doing what was done to me. We've only been going out for 3 weeks so I think it's a bit early to be asking for unconditional love (or any love at all) but we do care about each other deeply already. But he told me I was too good of a catch to let get away....so the guys got brains, lol. Seriously, he is pretty darn amazing so I'm hoping this has a happy ending.

Thanks for your support everyone and for opening up the thread Jasmine!