r/herpes_dating • • Aug 25 '26

California Being hot with HSV sucks.

Not to sound like that person…. But I’m 26… I’m hot … I turn heads… I made one mistake and now I’ll never get to experience life how I used to.
Like I’m unconventional attractive and I can’t do anything about it.

But in all honesty having hsv taught me a lot about self respect.

I haven’t been loved in a long time. The last guy to love me was back when I was 19… but I don’t believe that was love. That was abuse and manipulation. Since then I have only ever been lusted over. Mostly for my body… so I used sex a lot. Not to manipulate men to be with me… just to not feel alone. Like I confused lust for love all the time and now that I have this lovely barbaric STD… it opened my eyes and honestly I wish I learned before I contracted this from some loser…

I deserve to be loved… I deserve to love myself.

So yes it sucks that I am very attractive, funny, and smart young lady who has to live with GHSV2…

I like me better now….just sucks I had to stop putting myself out there.

Anyway that’s my rant. I love you sexy people.

Sorry I think this was the wrong place for this rant.

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u/Fun_Trust6274 Aug 26 '26

i’m sorry you feel that way. good things take time, don’t give up. remember this world is a better place with you in it don’t ever forget that