Getting started · 10 min read
Herpes dating site or a mainstream app? A 30-minute fit audit
Compare privacy, conversation effort, local options, pace, and cost before you choose.
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Thoughtful answers.
For the first message, the honest conversation,
and everything that comes after.
FEATURED · Getting started
From match to first date: an annotated herpes dating conversation
One original seven-day exchange, with notes on pauses, privacy, a call, and three possible turns.
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Disclosure · 7 min read
How to tell someone you have herpes
Text, phone, or face to face? Make the choice before you write the speech.
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Profiles · 6 min read
Herpes dating profile examples that give someone a way in
A profile workshop: what to say, what to leave private, and how to replace the empty lines.
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First dates · 6 min read
First date ideas when you’re dating with herpes
Choose a plan that leaves room for conversation, a change of pace, and an easy goodbye.
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Privacy · 6 min read
An online dating privacy checklist for people with herpes
Decide what a stranger can learn before a conversation becomes personal.
Read article ↗A NEW CONVERSATION STARTS SOMEWHERE