Being single and living with genital herpes is not easy. It is tough enough to find the right mate without adding genital herpes to the mix. Because herpes of the genitals infects one in five adults in the United States, it is very common. Herpes is more common than most people think.<\/p>\n
There are many herpes relationships where only one person is infected. As long as precautions are taken you have a much slimmer chance of becoming infected if you do not already have it or infecting another person if you are a carrier. Many people that are infected with genital herpes do not even know it. Since they have never had an outbreak or episode they do not think they are infected. That is why genital herpes is infecting so many people. It just jumps from person to person through sexual intercourse infecting millions of unsuspecting people each year worldwide.<\/p>\n