Very scary, and I agree totally about the path. This exact path was the one I took most often as a studio major there a few years ago. This story creeps me out so badly and it’s so incredibly sad.

There’s no way to ever prove a particular person gave you herpes, since the virus can be contracted and lay dormant for any amount of time, years and years even, before ever showing symptoms. And that’s if you ever have symptoms at all. You can also contract it orally, I.E. from some old relative who gave you a kiss…

Herpes is really just a skin condition, it’s not like you can’t “live a full life” even if you’re totally unmedicated. Outbreaks vary from person to person. Many people never ever have symptoms, there are tons of people walking around who are positive for HSV and do not know it. The tests are not terribly reliable and…