How Do I Discuss My STD When Dating?

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🗓️ 13 July 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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How Do I Discuss My STD When Dating?: Gianna suffers from genital herpes and doesn't know when it's best to share this sensitive information. - Dr. Laura: "If he's emotionally invested in you then that's the time to tell him the truth." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.
0:03.8	Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.
0:09.9	Sianna, welcome to the program.
0:12.3	Hi Dr. Laura, how are you?
0:14.5	Good, thank you for asking. What can I do for you?
0:18.0	So I am somebody that has gentleman herpes and I'm ahead quite a while now and I'm not
0:26.3	really sure how to tell somebody or when to tell somebody.
0:30.4	Like I'm just wondering what's a good time to tell somebody when you're seeing them, I guess.
0:35.5	Well there are two things. One, I don't know how often you date.
0:40.4	How often do you date a new guy?
0:43.2	I don't really date. How do you even know what dating is to be honest?
0:48.0	Oh, so in the future we're you to date somebody.
0:50.7	Okay. Well, she felt comfortable with the guy and thought there seems to be a nice
0:55.3	connection and we're dating for a while. That's the time after you're dating for a while.
1:00.2	Say you have 10 pleasant dates and it looks like he's has some emotional investment in you
1:06.4	and there's no sex. Please with somebody you don't even know whether you have herpes or not.
1:13.3	Anyway, then as part of getting to know who you are and what somebody would have to accept and
1:20.4	deal with, that's when you say got something a little uncomfortable and unpleasant.
1:26.0	This is the situation and this is I take medication and etc. etc. etc.
1:34.1	Okay. I have outbreaks about once every 20 minutes or once every 20 years.
1:39.3	Even when you don't have an outbreak you can still be shedding virus.
1:41.6	You know that. So anyway, but definitely way before we get naked.
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