Monkeytrousers.. genital herpes is a nightmare. It never goes away, and flares up from time to time.
I was young when I got it, and the worst thing of all has been having to explain to subsequent partners, which frankly made me feel like a dirty whore. Thankfully I am happily married now, so hope I don't have to do that ever again.
Cod, I bet you do know someone with an STI... but just don't know about it. It's not something you bring up over a glass of Pimms, is it? Very few people know about my herpes.