*sigh*
-ok, herpes isn’t on a standard STD panel. Going around asking for one isn’t gonna do anything because 1: if you don’t have any active sores to swab it’s pointless; blood tests for herpes can cause a false positive b/c the threshold is so damn low. Worrying for nothing.
Actually let me say this right now and let me be clear—friendship is not a consolation prize for failed romance, friendship is not a ‘step down’ in terms of intimacy. Friendship is much more profound than a purgatory graveyard for silly romantic games.