Welcome to Just Break Up, the podcast about love, heartbreak, and all the relationship advice you don't want to hear.

My name is Sierra de Mulder.

And I'm Sam Blackwell.

And today we're going to talk about, and today we're going to answer a letter from somebody whose newly contracted herpes has changed her relationship with herself, her body, with sex, and with future partners.

I know.

But before we begin, we just want to give you our Surgeon General's warning, which is that Sierra

and I are not licensed mental health practitioners nor doctors of the medical field.

Nope.

Nope.

One of us does work in a medical clinic, though, that does STD testing.

That's very true. Yeah, but I don't. I mean, I am not a doctor.

You know how to swap somebody. Yeah, I collect urine samples and blood samples, and that's about it.

Anyway, so, yeah, we are not professionals.

We are not trained in any of this.

So please take our advice as you see fit.

We're only here to offer our humble musings.

So please shed some understanding and maybe some laughs about the incredibly rewarding,

but mostly confusing experience that is love.

Okay, so today's letter is coming to us from spiraling out of control, whose pronouns are

she-her, who is writing to us from herpes hell.

Hi, Sam and Sierra, I've been listening to JBU for a few years now and have endless gratitude

for your wisdom, encouragement, and care. I,U. for a few years now and have endless gratitude for your wisdom,

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