Thats the lesson I have learned the hard way. I met this guy 3 years ago, he seemed so perfect. Sweet, funny, handsome, all about commitment and family. He was just too good to be true. I fell for him and we started off great. This guy went all out to charm and seduce me, roses on the bed, sweet words and stuff that every woman wants. We dated for a month or so before we slept together.

Well, about 2 weeks into it, after we started having sex, I noticed the sympotoms of herpes. I had no idea what was going on, I had always been in clean, monogamous relationships, never had to worry about STD’s. It was a nightmare, It was so severe I thought I would have to go to the doctor for painkillers. Fever, sores, nausea, etc. I was so angry that he had not told me. Then the whole truth came pouring out; that he had been a sailor for years and spent 6 years paying prostitutes all over the world for sex and then popping pills for whatever he got when he got back on the ship. He had had gonorhea, chlamydia crabs and, of course, herpes. Naturally we broke up and he has disappeared.

Its been three years and I still suffer at least once a month. I get sores on my legs as well as genitals, so it never really goes away. I am filled with self-hatred for being duped by him. I am not the woman I used to be. I never go on dates, can’t even think of sex and relationship, cuz I’d have to tell them Oh yeah, by the way, i have a disease. I want to date, I have a wonderful and handsome man interested in me right now, but I am too scared. My friends dont know and I cant tell them that why I dont date is because I have herpes. Im a very attractive, fun young woman whose life has been ruined and heart is broken.
NEVER TRUST A SAILOR!!!!