I believe honesty is the best policy, and I feel that when entering a relationship that once that relationship starts to look like it could go somewhere other than friendship that a person should be honest and up front with the potential partner. How about you?

as a matter of factor,it is better for you to be honesty,and in this case,you two may face this problem together,he or she will share some of you burdens

Honesty is the best policy - always. In some states it is a crime to knowingly infect someone with an incurable disease.

Regardless of the legal implications, trust is one of the most important aspects of any relationship. If you can't be honest about the most important of things, then you can't really expect your relationship to have any longevity. Moreover, how would you feel if you've been sleeping with someone for 6 months and they told you they had another STD. You'd want to know, so be honest with them.

I don't recommend going out on the first date and saying, "Hey, I have herpes." Give yourself a few dates with the person, limiting any harmful contact, and then sit down and have your heart-to-heart. It is imperative that you answer any questions they might have and that you are prepared with as many facts about herpes as possible. Anyone seeking true love will look past the fact that you have herpes and love you for who you are. Many couples live very normal lives, one with herpes, one without.

I agree, I don't feel that it needs to be said on the first date, but it does need to be said if the relationship may be going somewhere, honesty is important in any relationship.

In my opinion honesty is always the best in any kind of relationship. It is very important that anyone with herpes tell their sexual partners before the relationship becomes sexual.

If you think your relationship will survive giving someone herpes and not warning them, you're probably kidding yourself. Which is more jeopardizing to a relationship - someone who might get herpes or someone who gets it? Do the human thing and be honest.

That is so true, I think that some people fear that if they tell they will lose the person, but they are sure to lose them if they are not honest to begin with, where as if a person really wants to be with you then you won't lose them by being honest and open to start with.

i agree the it is better to be honesty,and if not,you may result in some more serious problem,that would be harder to solve.So prevent is before it happens is better policy.

yes i believe honesty is the best policy.. my ex lied to me about about having stds and at the end of the relationship i found out that he had 2 stds and he gave me one of them..

if there is no honesty, there is no point to the relationship to begin with...

the best thing that worked for me is to stop dating and to just look around... i've never been a sex addict anyway and sex means nothing now that i know that i would infect others with something i don't want them to have.