For companions
If someone you love tells you
That your partner, friend or relative has HSV does not change who they are.
Do
- Thank them for the trust.
- Ask how they feel, not what happened.
- Read basic medical info.
- Talk concrete precautions.
- HSV lives in hundreds of millions of bodies.
Do not
- Do not ask how they got it.
- Do not show disproportionate fear.
- Do not tell third parties.
- Do not say "always this hard".
- Do not make it about your anxiety.
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