DP suffers from cold sores. He's very contentious about telling me as soon as he gets a tingle so there's no kissing for c. 10 - 14 days.
He takes antiviral tablets which seem to help him, in that the sores are less painful, but it doesn't prevent them appearing.
During the two weeks when there's no kissing, I find it really affects my mood and it's difficult to feel close to him. I also don't want sex, as I can't imagine that with no kissing.
Is this a usual response or are we somehow using kissing to prop up our relationship? e.g. if he annoys me or I feel sad for some other reason, he can't kiss it better like he might normally do.