MPwH is a dating site with a
unique twist; it is a herpes dating, social, and support
community online. The site has over 63,000 members. It is
a free site, and you are able to remain anonymous. Meet People
With Herpes (MPWH) offers a place for people with herpes
to go without feeling ashamed or judged. It is also a great
site
for getting
the
answers to questions, having support, meeting new people,
and learning to adjust to living with herpes.
Herpes can be genital or oral. Being diagnosed with either form can be devastating.
However, the challenge of this dating web site is to give you the tools to go
from being devastated to caring for it, and enjoying your life. The goal is for
you
to be
responsible yet think of it as a minor inconvenience. About 50 million people,
or 1 in 5 have herpes.
This online dating service has chat rooms open all day on Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
There
is a support chat room open all the time, as well as scheduled chat sessions
of
Thursday
evenings. These chat rooms offer members the opportunity to get involved with
others dealing with dating and herpes. It is very difficult for a person with
herpes to get back out into the dating community. They are embarrassed and if
they are responsible they do not want to risk infecting anyone else.
Often, they
are dumped when they disclose their herpes status to someone they have been dating.
The fear of rejection often makes the person more withdrawn from dating all together.
Others are afraid of who will find out. Especially those living in small towns
where such issues spread like wildfires. They may not have disclosed that they
have herpes to their close friends or family yet, so that fear of everyone knowing
is very real.
The site has a great myth section that discusses common myths about herpes in
plain English. Such myths include you can get herpes from a toilet seat and you
can never have sex again if you have herpes.
MPwH offers links to medical advice in addition to support. It links to GotHerpes.com
to offer further assistance in treating your symptoms. Herpes is something that
people of all races and all backgrounds get, so this site offers a diverse population
of people to provide assistance to one another.
The site is monitored regularly to ensure the quality of the information posted.
While freedom of expression is encouraged, it is to be done with respect. Everyone
has different values and outlooks so avoid conflicts in those areas. Do not post
medical information or statistical information on herpes unless you are able
to site where the information came from. Too often people believe that just because
it is on the internet, it has to be true. Be encouraging of each other, and find
strength in the support of those who have walked that mile in your shoes.
MpwH is the herpes internet dating site
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