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But, a lot of PUAs say STDs are an overblown marketing gimmick to scare people; they're not that common. Since there's no cure for the herps, i think that's enough reason to be very very careful.
Not PUA's, doctors. Most doctors will tell you that the chances of your partner having an STD are very slim and it shouldn't scare/stop you from acting out sex and such. My doctor has a "shit happens" attitude towards it. If you get an STD you got very unlucky but thankfully you live in the 21st century where pretty much everything is treatable.
Hell if you do your research well enough the world of science & medicine is now viewing death as a disease not "the fate of us all" and are looking (and having success) at preventing or at least holding back that disease.
Science > Diseases
Also. Fuck Cancer.
That's a dangerous attitude to have and horrible advice. You never know if a girl will lie to you or hide the truth. Some people may not even be aware they are carrying something because diseases or viruses can be dormant yet still be passed.
I knew a chick who I met through her sister that I was trying to put the moves on but I felt she would keep her distance, even though I felt she liked me. She eventually confided in me that she can't get into a relationship and fears intimacy because of her condition and how she got it. She was in a committed relationship with a guy and he was off cheating on her and gave her herpes. At the time, I don't believe herpes medicine was as common as it is now (advertised on tv and such), so she just remained a loner. Pretty sad because she was a sweet girl and you would never suspect that she had it.
Also, just last year, my (soon to be ex) wife's brother contracted HIV. At first, he had only caught lip herpes with his promiscuous ways (I know because he told her and she told me, and she let him stay in the extra room at our place because he was embarrassed to face his mom with huge sores on his mouth). Apparently, that didn't scare him enough to chill out and he wound up catching HIV. Granted, he is Gay, but I find it doubtful that he or anybody would agree to doing something knowingly with someone that is HIV positive and unprotected, so somebody has to be lying in order for this stuff to spread around.
But hey, it's your life.