My partner's recently had a herpes outbreak that has lasted for over three months. He seems incredibly unconcerned about this, even though he acknowledges that it is the longest outbreak he's ever had. He's had the virus since he was a very young man, so over 20 years now. He refuses to take any medication for it or even see a Doctor. I think it's got to the stage that he should at least get his general health checked out, as it seems like such a long time for this to go on.
To his credit he's been very careful not to risk passing the virus on to me. We've been together less than a year and this has had a devastating effect on our sex life and is now impacting our relationship in general. I have felt quite rejected, even though I know he is doing the right thing in protecting me from the virus. I just can't understand why he doesn't want to seek help or take medication that could rectify the situation.
I feel awful for being inpatient about an illness but I thought (and Dr Google confirms) that outbreaks usually last for a week or two. Any advice as to why it's gone on for months would be really welcome.