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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    Thank you for all of your responses, everyone. They have been helpful in sorting out my thoughts and feelings about everything. I think I will probably stop checking this thread regularly, since I think I have gotten what I need and worry that engaging too much in further reflection and...
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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    I guess the heart of the matter is that we haven't really cemented any clear agreements on what we consider acceptable risk, and what expectations we have of each other when it comes to safer sex practices. For example, I have gotten tested after each new sexual partner, and she has not as of...
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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    I've just started to see a therapist about it and I asked her to at least wait until my session this week, so I can do some processing with the help of a professional before making any definitive decisions. I think what you're suggesting might be what I ultimately go for, but I've also been...
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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    She has said that she would be a little disappointed, but that ultimately not having sex with one person is not a big deal. I don't know if she's thought about it in terms of the general pattern/limitations it would represent, so we will likely have to have a more in depth conversation at some...
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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    For the record, I am also seeking treatment for my OCD, but for now it has a significant impact on my emotional health. I guess my main worry is that if I said I was okay with things, it might turn out later that I actually wasn't, and then all of a sudden I would be too anxious to have sex with...
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    Requesting Advice: STIs and Figuring Out My Own Boundaries (Please Help!)

    Hello all, I've been having a bit of an internal dilemma and would really appreciate some advice and support. For context, my partner is considering hooking up with a new datemate, who has disclosed to her that they have HSV-2. Before having sex, my partner consulted me on my feelings about...
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