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Summary: Telling your partner you have herpes is a scary but important conversation. Talk about herpes or other STDs with your partner honestly and early with advice from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video on relationships and communication.
Patti German, M.Ed., LMFT, is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Her experience includes a Master of Education at Temple University in...read more
"Hello, I am Patti German, a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City. In this clip, I'm going to talk about telling your partner you have herpes. Having a sexually transmitted disease is a very, very difficult at...subject to talk to with your partner. But I think the most important thing is to talk about it, it's not to deny it, and to explain you know that, that this is something that you've had and how long you've had it, and whatever and to be very open with your partner, especially before you've had any sexual encounter. People who really get very angry with each other find out that they've been with someone who had a, who had herpes and were informed, so it's very, very important to be open and honest. This is part of who you are. It doesn't mean that you're diseased and troubled, it just means that this is something you have and the most important thing is to be able to talk about it on you know, before any other problem develops. This is Patti German in New York City."
eHow Article: Telling Your Partner You Have Herpes