Dear Prudence: Start Spreading the News

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Dear Prudence Start Spreading the News Dear Prudence advises a woman whose boyfriend revealed he had herpes only after they had unprotected sex—during a live chat at Washingtonpost.com. By Emily Yoffe Posted Monday, Oct 10, 2011, at 07:25 PM ET Emily Yoffe, aka Dear Prudence, is on Washingtonpost.com weekly to chat live with readers. An edited transcript of this week's chat is below. (Sign up here to get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week. Read Prudie's Slate columns here. Send questions to Prudence at prudence@slate.com.) Emily Yoffe: I hope you're chatting with me outside on your laptops on this perfect autumn day. Q. My boyfriend didn't tell me he has an STD—and I want him anyway?: My boyfriend and I have been together about four months now, and about a month ago we stopped using condoms (I have an IUD). A few days ago, he told me he had something that he'd been too embarrassed to tell me earlier because he didn't want me to see him differently and ruin something that was going so well. Turns out that what he needed to tell me was that he'd contracted herpes from an ex-girlfriend a few years before. He'd been taking suppressive medication since we started sleeping together, and hasn't had an outbreak in over a year—but, naturally, I was more than a little shocked. Honestly, herpes can be dealt with; I'm having a much harder time with the fact that he didn't come forward with this information when we decided to have unprotected sex. The problem is, I'm absolutely falling for him in every other way, and normally find him to ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Occupy Wall Street Protests Dig In Across the Country See the Visual Inspirations for Beyoncé's "Countdown" Music Video Think Small Businesses Are Dynamic, Market-Shaking Job Creators? New Evidence Suggests They're Not.	Advertisement
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