How can having herpes help deepen intimacy?

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Herpes can actually be a good thing in that way where it slows things down. You know like where so many people if they don't have an STD. You know it's like the there's not that immediate necessity even though technically they. Should be there's not that immediate necessity to say hey let's have the safer sex talk or hey let's talk about intimacy. Right not many people before they actually get naked and get into bed together say hey let's talk about intimacy let's talk about let's let's talk about what's important to you let's talk about your your past with relationships. What have relationships been like for you right not many people do that I think our culture. Is scared of intimacy if we're just wanting to jump into bed. Right quick and we don't want to know on on a deeper level. Who it is that we're about to have sex with then we might as. Well just be masturbating right.

Herpes can actually be a good thing when it comes to enhancing intimacy. Intimacy needs trust, openness and connection in order to deepen.

Having herpes slows the sex side of the equation down ... and makes intimacy that much more real. That way, when sex does happen, it is fueled by a deeper, richer connection.

Because after all, if you don't want to feel a deeper connection with the person you're about to have sex with, you might as well be masturbating. (Right?)