Guides
Everything here is opened by hand and dated, so you can see how fresh it is rather than taking our word for it. Nothing on this page diagnoses anything or tells you whether a situation is safe — those questions belong with a clinician.
- Dating With Herpes: What Actually Changes and What Does Not
What a herpes diagnosis changes about dating in practice — when to bring it up, what tends to happen when people do, and which worries turn out not to match how it goes.
- The First Night After a Herpes Diagnosis
What you can reasonably do tonight, what can wait until tomorrow, and why the urge to explain yourself to someone right now is worth sitting on for a few hours.
- Herpes Support Groups That Are Actually Running
A hand-checked list of herpes and HSV support organisations, what each one actually offers, and what their pages do not tell you. Checked 12 August 2026.
- What to Ask the Clinic (and What They Often Do Not Tell You)
The questions worth writing down before your next appointment, grouped by what each one actually settles — and which ones no clinic can answer.
That is everything published so far. We add a guide when we have actually checked something, not on a schedule.