ASK ELLA: Should I Date Someone with Herpes?
Whatever you decide, I hope you treat your “someone” with the respect and thoughtfulness you’re showing now as you learn about their virus.
Read MoreWhatever you decide, I hope you treat your “someone” with the respect and thoughtfulness you’re showing now as you learn about their virus.
Read MoreHealing isn’t fun or narratively appealing: it’s a whole lot of pulling off scabs and dissecting long broken bones that didn’t set properly. It’s hard.
Read MorePeople living with herpes are real, and we deserve to see our experiences in film. Here’s a start.
Read MoreThis is a complicated story where no one wins.
Read MoreOn May 9, I commemorate a very important anniversary.
Read MoreI didn’t want to fuck—I wanted to disappear inside of him where it was safe, nestled in the warmth of his approval.
Read MoreLet me be very clear: I will never endorse an STI dating site. Period. Ever. You’ve got the wrong woman.
Read MoreI don’t care how you got herpes. An STI is not a reflection of your character or a consequence of a bad decision.
Read MoreHere’s what you should know, from someone who has been through everything that you’re going through.
Read MoreI’m exhausted today. Someone I’m seeing came over late last night to, in his words, “fuck the shit out of me,” and by the time he left it was just shy of 1:30am. I took a shower and then lazed around in bed, smelling him in my hair and remembering how he kissed my neck, how […]
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