Can we discuss herpes and HPV, please?
Specifically, I have a new potential play partner and we have a ‘play date’ scheduled in a couple of weeks. She seems like good people and was honest with me about having oral herpes and HPV.
Now, I’m not ignorant of STDs, but I am obsessed with not getting one, so I’m freaking out a little bit and hence, this question, where I’m hoping you can all put some facts in my brain and talk me down a bit.
Basically, I don’t think she and I are going to get seriously involved romantically, so it’s not a question of weighing certain risks. Any activity that I deem as too risky, I have the freedom to decline.
Am I right in thinking that I should not kiss her, even if there is no current outbreak, and that I should be cautious about any genital-genital contact? Anything else I should know or be careful about?
I put this in Social instead of General in hopes that we could discuss things freely and in a relaxed manner. I’d appreciate civility, respect for those who do have STDs, and staying somewhat on topic. :P
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