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[rivka]

I have something to say.

Five years ago, I developed a blister on my labia after having condom-protected sex with a new partner. Testing identified it as herpes simplex 1, a form which usually, but not always, presents orally. How I got infected remains a mystery to this day.

I am not dirty. I am not disgusting. I am not a pariah. It does not go without saying that I should absent myself from poly settings for life. Sleeping with me is not a sign that you lack intelligence or self-respect, it is a sign that you are really fucking lucky.

And unless you have never had genital contact with another human being, you'd be a fool to think that it couldn't have happened to you.

That is all.

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[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I only learned recently that it was between 80 and 90%. I took a look at the post and thought that the poster's reaction was outstandingly reactive and rude! To think, this is someone they claim to care about, and they react with such hostility :( I would think they'd be grateful!