herpes

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my cousin just confided in me that she has genital herpes, type 1. she's confused as to how she got it, and after doing some research on webmd.com, i'm as confused as she is. i read repeatedly that an initial outbreak happens 2-14 days after infection, which to me means her supposedly faithful, virgin-before-her boyfriend was a liar (i know she didn't sleep with anyone besides him). but she's utterly convinced he didn't cheat on her, because he was floored she had it and was accusing her of cheating on him, and so on. however, i also read that many people carrying the virus don't show symptoms...but can those people show symptoms eventually? i ask because she had one previous sexual partner, and she'd suspect him, but that was from at least two years ago. we're both just rather confused, so if anyone has any understanding of how the timeframe really works, please inform me. thank you!