penkitten
Master Don Juan
no i caught it with a condom.Thai Foon said:stupid teenager question but.. doesnt wearing a condom protect from herpes if used correctly?
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
no i caught it with a condom.Thai Foon said:stupid teenager question but.. doesnt wearing a condom protect from herpes if used correctly?
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
penkitten, thanks for the honesty... seriously... you've helped a lot of people with that comment.penkitten said:no i caught it with a condom.
i was more of an advocate speaking out about it, a few years ago when i caught it , and there are some threads in health and fitness that are all merged together. i have had it for a little over 5 years.MDgood said:penkitten, thanks for the honesty... seriously... you've helped a lot of people with that comment.
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
It seems like you would be far less prone.I don't know if a person who reguarly gets cold sores is more or less prone to getting genital/oral herpes as opposed to a guy who gets no kind of cold sores or visa versa.
i am a womandot said:^ are you a man or woman?
I still don't see how you can accurately screen girls for warning signs. I mean the girl could not seem like a "promiscuous" person, and she might not even know herself.
no, some can be ingrown hair or whatever.oakraiderz2 said:Hmmm...so im assuming all bumbs that are down there are herpes? Damn...
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
thats what i am trying to get at dot...dot said:None of these posts are making me feel better about properly deciding whether or not the girl is dirty.
hmmm...some might be ingrown hairs. i have a single bump, i dont think its herpes cause it doesnt look like it would be.penkitten said:no, some can be ingrown hair or whatever.
some could be warts (just as bad)
just be weary...be on the lookout for anything you dont like.
do you have a fever?oakraiderz2 said:hmmm...some might be ingrown hairs. i have a single bump, i dont think its herpes cause it doesnt look like it would be.
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
What?because so many say they did not have signs of it and their partners get it anyhow... they tell you that you can get it without an outbreak (coldsores) present.
ever see a valtrex commercial?dot said:What?
So are you saying, the only time that you can catch it when they don't have an outbreak, is in the initial 2 week period of them catching it?penkitten said:regardless, that is why they say you can catch it even if there are no outbreaks present (cold sores)
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.