How to Date While Dealing With Herpes

Singles with herpes often find themselves feeling like they're the only one with STD (aside from the person they got it from). That fear that no one will ever date them or have sex with them again is often a cause for concern. If you are single with herpes, read on for some facts on herpes and how you can get your love life back together again.

Genital Herpes Statistics:

In the US alone, up to one million people get infected with genital herpes every year. (You aren't the only one who got some bad news from the doctor this year.)

* White 12-19 year olds have the fastest growing rate of infection with genital herpes. It is now 500% more common in this age bracket than it used to be.

45 million Americans over 12 years old are infected with genital herpes. This is equal to 20% to 25% of the population.

* The under 25 age bracket is the most common for picking up an STD, with two thirds of all new infections in the US being recorded in this age demographic.

* 25% of all Americans will become infected with some form of STD in their lives.

80% of genital herpes victims are unaware, rather blissfully, that they have been infected.

OK, so now you can see that you are not the only single with herpes living in the Western world. If you live in the US there are another 45 million sexually active people out there living with herpes as well. So what to do? How you can begin dating confidently despite herpes?

Dating with Herpes.

If the thought of having to tell your new date before the intimate encounter about your souvenir from a previous relationship fills you with dread perhaps you may want to consider a herpes dating site. Because of the sheer number of STD victims (herpes has the most number of victims), the are many dating services that offer love life solutions to herpes victims.

Herpes dating services level the dating playing field in that all the members share your specific STD. That's one worry less for you as you go out with someone new.) This saves you having to summon up the courage to tell someone new about your herpes, or worry about passing it on to someone you care about. Your date may reject you, but at least it's not because you have herpes.

Living with herpes does not mean you will be reduced to a life of celibacy. Check out some herpes dating sites to see how easy and unembarrassing it can be. Remember that although you may be single with herpes today, but you don't have to be single for the rest of your life. You are not alone and there are plenty of others out there happily dating with herpes.

Billy Baker offers more information on herpes dating services as well as dating tips on his Dating With Herpes page.