Do you risk ruining the whole relationship (because people generally freak out when the word "herpes" in involved) over a nearly negligible risk?
Yes. You explain your situation, educate the person about the negligible risk, and then allow him/her to make the call.
If I were involved with someone, and found out that s/he'd withheld this information from me, it would be over instantly. Other people don't get to manage my STI exposure through silence and lies.
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Date: 2008-01-14 06:48 pm (UTC)Yes. You explain your situation, educate the person about the negligible risk, and then allow him/her to make the call.
If I were involved with someone, and found out that s/he'd withheld this information from me, it would be over instantly. Other people don't get to manage my STI exposure through silence and lies.