Recently, I was intimate and condomless with a new partner. It was a heat-of-the-moment thing and sort of intense. Two days later, he said he was sore from the intensity and admitted to being a bit rough with himself the day after we were together...

Thanks for bringing up this topic, H-Bomb Gal. I agree with you that herpes simplex virus (HSV) is an infection that many people are irrationally afraid of. Although HIV is a virus that has far more serious consequences, I have met many people who are public about their HIV-positive status, and not one person who is open about having genital herpes...