How to Fall in Love with Herpes
Unladylike
Unladylike Media
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2019
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Herpes is super common and manageable but it's constantly the butt of jokes. And that punchline stigma can throw a major wrench into romance. So, this Valentine's Day, we're unpacking the herpes rom-com with help from two Unladylike listeners who get real about dropping the h-bomb while dating — and finding happily ever after.
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| 0:00.0 | 2 years ago, I contracted general herpes, despite practicing safe sex and having only had |
| 0:09.3 | three partners ever. |
| 0:10.9 | After the initial shock of the diagnosis were off, I returned to a normal life and now |
| 0:14.7 | rarely think about having herpes. |
| 0:17.3 | That isn't until any potential romantic interest comes up. |
| 0:20.2 | How am I supposed to date and have a normal love life now that I have this baggage? |
| 0:24.1 | Hey y'all and welcome to UnLadylike, the show that finds out what happens when women |
| 0:44.4 | break their rules. |
| 0:45.4 | I'm Caroline. |
| 0:46.4 | I'm Kristen. |
| 0:47.7 | Another Valentine's Day is upon us. |
| 0:50.2 | Love is in the air. |
| 0:51.7 | And so is herpes. |
| 0:52.7 | Yes, true. |
| 0:53.7 | Y'all, herpes is super common, super manageable, and it rarely causes major health problems. |
| 0:59.5 | But like we just heard from an UnLadylike listener named Patty, herpes carries a lot of |
| 1:04.3 | mental baggage when it comes to dating. |
| 1:07.5 | Patty's letter jumped out to us also because it seems like all we ever focus on when it |
| 1:12.1 | comes to herpes is either how not to get it or how totally embarrassing it is if you |
| 1:17.6 | do because it's incurable. |
| 1:20.0 | So is our Valentine to Patty and all the listeners who share such intimate parts of their lives |
| 1:24.8 | with us. |
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