Thanks, Anita – I think reading your feedback and thinking about the relationship objectively, I should let it go. He may have been a good guy, but I do agree with your statement, “Sad goes away, Herpes stays, (2) If I were you, I wouldn’t consider partnering with a man who has HSV-2, but only if he was a good man who wanted to be with me for life.”   The HSV was not a problem for me or a done deal because the goal was not to jump on him, lol, as I am in a place where character, kindness, and getting to know a person means more. I think I’ve come far in terms of my self-esteem since 2018. However, I know I have a long way to go. I need to work on my sense of safety and grounding within myself – I believe in the past I would have immediately thrown myself at him, lol, or honestly would have found him “boring”  because I wasn’t feeling the flutters around him. But overall, I do agree with everything you’ve said – he’s not perfect – or not in alignment with what I need, and I think moving on knowing that there are people like him in the world -without HSV, lmao is what gives me hope moving forward.