Be aware, you can get banned from Feeld for not disclosing HSV-1 before kissing
According to John Hopkins university 50-80% of the population is estimated to have HSV-1. It’s so common that STI exams don’t test for it. It’s also nothing more than a skin infection. Lots of people have it and don’t even know it because they either never have or rarely have a cold sore. Literally more than half of the population has it. So if you are dating and kissing people, you should assume that they have it. I am one of those people who discloses early that I have it. I know from experience that most people never disclose it, or only do after I do first. I’m one of the responsible people who lets people know, it has never been an issue except once. Only once did a person decide not to date me because of it. This person freaked out because I forgot to tell her until after we hooked up. I didn’t have an outbreak or anything, I still haven’t had one and this experience was in December. Basically I let her know and she started saying I could have given her herpes, she was very upset. I apologized for forgetting to say anything before we got together, but I honestly didn’t think we would hook up on the first date. So I do own my mistake of not giving her informed consent. But again, most people have it and it’s not a big deal. So in my opinion, if you feel that strongly about it, you also have responsibility to ask. Anyway, she reported me to Feeld and I got a lifetime ban. They won’t give details of course, but I know it was her. So to me, the irony of the situation is that I am the person who discloses early, more than anyone I have met even. But I have now been banned, “For the safety of Feeld users.” She would have never known I had it if I hadn’t told her. So I actually got banned because I did disclose. End of rant.