Have you ever had a sexual relationship with someone who warned you, in advance, that they had an STD?

Have you ever had a sexual relationship with someone who warned you, in advance, that they had an STD?
I have dated one woman who had HSV-2 and I erroneously thought that it was contagious only if she had active herpes lesions (no internet available to research such things back in the day.) She was very careful to tell me when she had active lesions and we abstained during those times. Miraculously, I never develop HSV-2.

Do you have any experience with an infected partner? How did you respond?
What is sex?
Vote A
What is a relationship?
Vote B
No, I have never had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD
Vote C
Yes, I have had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD. We then had sex with protection and I never got their STD.
Vote D
Yes, I have had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD. We then had sex with protection but I still got their STD.
Vote E
Yes, I have had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD. We then had sex without protection and, somehow, I never got their STD.
Vote F
Yes, I have had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD. We then had sex without protection and, of course, I got their STD.
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The experience I described was 40+ years ago.
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  • I had a potential partner warn me, and we didn't have sex as a result. No STD for me.

  • isn't that like Russian Roulette?

    • Every relationship is like Russian roulette. . . right?

    • @olderandwiser touche!

    • @olderandwiser TY for MHO!. I think out of everything on this board.. I highly agree with you on the question. Every relationship is like Russian Roulette. When you pull that trigger.. hope and pray...

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  • I have been very fortunate never to have dated anyone with an STD. I wouldn't want to date someone with an STD either.
    As far as herpes of the mouth I'm actually very fortunate never to have had that experience either. Honestly such things make me very nervous. Im such a Cypridophobic. It worries me quite a bit. I always have a person I feel I'm about to get serious with get tested for everything. I make it a requirement they share with me the medical results too.
    I sometimes wish I was more laid back. That I could be more like the causual dating folks. However my Cypridophobia keeps me more particular about who I sleep with.

    • I share your concerns

  • Never had a sexual relationship with anyone who had an std ever

  • Nope. I've never been with a woman who had an STD.

  • Not that I know of. Thank goodness 😅.

  • No, I'd never do that

  • I make them get tested before we even kiss or share anything food or drink wise.

  • I would make sure before kissing (anything oral) or sex, they get tested for all diseases including any type of herpes.

    • Me too

    • @meetkitty123 at least I am not the only one!!!

    • @Laciandmaci You're smart!! People often forget about oral transmission.

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  • I've had an ex-girlfriend, who warned me that she had caught genital warts suppose an STD but we never had sex too much depression within the relationship

  • I never had anyone warn me but I have never had a STD either.

  • No, I haven't.

    Love those "What's sex" and "What's a relationship' choices.

  • I have never had sex with anyone with an STD.. won't go near women like that.

  • They don. t test for HSV in sex work

  • No I don’t want to date whores that have sexual transmitted diseases

  • My girlfriend was a virgin. It would have been pretty obvious to her if she had an inborn STD, she did not. Since she was a virgin, she was clean.

  • No, I have never had a partner warn me, before we became sexual, that they had an STD. I got an STD from her, and I told her I got it from her. She went to the doctor and we both got treated. I was SO pissed off at her, but we stayed together for two years.

  • Never had sex.

  • no, i have been warned twice and twice decided not to have sex with them

  • I know one that ended up with herpes and warned me, never got it and tested to make sure later on that I didn’t get it. Haven’t had many partners so I’m still good and disease free

  • Wait so you can catch it even if it’s not visible?

    • Yes, indeed. Google it.

  • you are really also including herpes? Because many people have this without even knowing (mainly the oral one). I have oral herpes and never tell, but sure abstain from kissing and oral business when it is active. It is not really a miracle not getting it if you avoid outbreaks, I at least know several couples where only one is infected (also some with genital herpes)
    So yeah, I don't care about herpes, would also be ok with treated HIV since modern medicine is good enough to stop it spreading, but with the more contagious STDs I would not have sex until they are cleared.

    • Is HSV-2 not an STD? Yes, you can transmit HSV-2 even f you do not have any active lesions.

    • and so is HSV-1, which like 2/3 of the whole population have. You really want to include those? then at least many more do not warn of it :)

    • You seem to be very defensive, but I never attacked.

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