07-22-2021, 04:35 PM
(07-22-2021, 02:06 PM)ac3r Wrote: I read some post on Reddit that made an analogy to sex: would you sleep with a friend who tends to have STDs - even if the sex is amazing - or are you more likely to avoid that? Most sane people are not willing to catch herpes even if there was some wild, kinky sex to be had because nobody wants that nor wants to spread it around.
I'm being nit picky, but I don't feel the STD analogy works terribly well. There's plenty of perfectly safe ways to have sex with someone with an STD, depending on what it is and how the person is managing it. Herpes is extremely manageable and plenty of people have long term partners and tons of sex. True too for HIV/AIDS, HPV, plenty of other STDs are quite manageable.
It's close though. Those people who are being smart about their or their partners' STDs are doing so by following the guidance of public health and good scientific practices.