What I mean is: I've tested negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies, but I act as if everyone else I know has HSV-1 orally, whether or not they actually do.
Even with the renewed phrasing, I can't make sense of it.
How do you act?
The options I can see are:
1. assume they are actually shedding, so never let their mouth touch you (but that's not true, since I've seen you kiss people)
2. assume they will take appropriate precautions if they are shedding (but that's not really an action, just a state of mind -- that actions then would be the same as pretending HSV didn't exist)
No, I just assume that despite avoiding kissing random people with cold sores, I will get them at some point in my life. I like kissing too much to give it up. I don't think it's that complicated.
That said, I'm really sorry that my original entry was phrased as if I wanted a merit badge or a cookie. I was basically trying to talk about OTHER peoples' status, not my own (except in relation to theirs); I promise I'm not collecting a list of worthy candidates. :)
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branchandroot
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Date: 2011-02-17 12:19 am (UTC)What I mean is: I've tested negative for both HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies, but I act as if everyone else I know has HSV-1 orally, whether or not they actually do.
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Date: 2011-02-17 02:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-02-17 06:06 am (UTC)How do you act?
The options I can see are:
1. assume they are actually shedding, so never let their mouth touch you (but that's not true, since I've seen you kiss people)
2. assume they will take appropriate precautions if they are shedding (but that's not really an action, just a state of mind -- that actions then would be the same as pretending HSV didn't exist)
What am I missing?
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Date: 2011-02-17 01:41 pm (UTC)That said, I'm really sorry that my original entry was phrased as if I wanted a merit badge or a cookie. I was basically trying to talk about OTHER peoples' status, not my own (except in relation to theirs); I promise I'm not collecting a list of worthy candidates. :)
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Date: 2011-02-17 03:00 pm (UTC)which mostly means "not worrying about it."