Sexual Health Buzz

I really like your site. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share your story and support others who are going through similar things. ~ C

When people write into me with words of encouragement and praise it makes me believe even more that I did the right thing creating the site back in 2003.

My first and primary objective has always been to help people realize that these things do not have to define you. You do not have to limit yourself to dating only people that have the virus and you do not have to limit yourself to mixing it up with people who want to do nothing but hide behind the virus.

I’m not against herpes dating sites OR herpes social groups and/or events … BUT when those people want to encourage you to hide in shame instead of seizing the opportunity to discuss how this is such a small thing in life … then I have to question whether or not that site OR group is the right one for you.

You see … if you are using these “herpes” only situations as a crutch because you are afraid or you don’t know what to do with your diagnosis then that tells me even more that the last thing you want to do is to throw yourself into a herpes only situation. It’s just not going to be good for you … ya know?

Why do you think I list ALL types of dating web sites on my Herpes Dating page? It’s because I don’t want you to think that you have to limit yourself to dating only people that have herpes.

In the end you still have to have the talk. You still have to make a date to go and get tested. You still have to be willing to put those days of free love behind you. The fact of the matter is … it’s just not safe any more. It’s important to be responsible with your body and safe with your body.

I understand in the beginning of your diagnosis that you might be frightened and unsure of how to handle everything. That’s normal. But … if you have had this virus for years and you are still living and hiding in fear afraid of who is going to find out then I feel very sad for you. That is not how God intended your life to be. I refuse to believe that. You might think about getting some counseling OR asking yourself what it is that you are really afraid of because I don’t think it has anything to do with herpes.

Just a few thoughts I wanted to share with you. Something for you to think about and consider because I think it’s a sad day when you feel as if you have to limit your life. Life is too short for it to be limited … ya know?

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Sincerely,

The Moderators

I just wanted my friends to know that I’m Spring Cleaning the Social Support Networking Alliance page also known as the SSNA.

I’m going through and if the social group is linking to the page I’m leaving the link up. If there is a social group not linking the page I am taking it down.

I’m also going to remove the H Pal links on that page because we already have an H Pal home page and I want to try and keep it simple. It’s better not to be too repetitive.

If you have a social or support group you’d like listed on the SSNA page and you are already linking.. please let me know so that I can return the favor. Also, your support and/or social group can be about other health related issues.. not just herpes and hpv.

If you have a story to share I am still posting those here.

If you have an awareness letter that you’d like to share I am still posting those here.

If you would like to be an H Pal I am still posting those pages here.

If you are a blogger and would like to do a link exchange with me and my blog I’d love to participate.

That’s all I have for now. Other than that I am enjoying the beautiful spring weather here in Omaha and am looking forward to the weekend.

The DFW Friends social group is hosting the 2009 Friends Over Texas event May 14 – 17, 2009!! You can check out all the details at www.dfwfriends.com.

We’re staying at the beautiful Embassy Suites Hotel in Grapevine, Texas. The hotel is just a couple of miles north of DFW Airport and provides a complimentary shuttle to and from the airport.

The hotel also provides a complimentary cooked to order breakfast each morning and a 2 hour happy hour each evening. All rooms are suites so if you want to split the cost you’ll have plenty of room for roommates!

The hotel is attached to the Bass Pro Shop and across the parking lot from the Grapevine Mills Mall. We’ve got lots of fun activities planned starting on Thursday evening and building through the weekend to Saturday nights Texas-sized dinner and dance!

All the event details can be found on our website. Please sign the guest book so others will know you are coming! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at laura@dfwfriends.com or contact one of the other event coordinators listed on the website. Hope to see y’all in May!

This event has also been posted here, here, and here. If you have an event OR social and could use the extra help in promoting it, write me and let me know. I’d be more than happy to help.