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A little over year I contracted genital herpes from an ex boyfriend[26/m]. We talked about STDs, and he told me he was STD free, but we still used condoms because I was uneasy. I was stupid though and let him perform oral sex on me without protection, and he says he didn't realize that cold sores (which he was prone to, he told me later) are a form of herpes. So yeah, I now carry genital HSV-1.

I always tell partners about it before we get down to business, and the first guy after that relationship had it himself so it wasn't an issue, but no one since has wanted anything more than friendship after finding out. 

I'm a decent looking person, ambitious, and my personality doesn't totally suck so there are men that express interest in me, but I can't be bothered any more to try the dating game because I'm tired of the shame and humiliation I feel when I get pushed to the friend zone. I feel like I'll end up having to settle in the long run for someone who is desperate enough to consider being with someone like me. 

If you have, or have/had a significant other with genital herpes, how have you dealt with it? Does anyone have any general advice?
<bot>: I have genital herpes so no one wants to be more than friends with me, it's really lonely and I don't know how to deal.