Well I'm 100% sure I have the low risk kind because of my symptoms. The high risk ones are so common (latest stat I heard was like an 80% prevalence) that it wouldn't really do me any good to know which one. What's funny is the low risk one seems to be the only one people get freaked out by and its the one that's least likely to kill you or cause any type of problem other than an aesthetic thing.

That's rough man...I thought it was herpes when I first had a symptoms and I freaked out. You would be shocked how well people receive it if you lay it out right. I'm in sales and I have to give bad news to very powerful people on occasion. One thing I've found specific to this conversation and life in general is that people will react according to the way that you present things. If you find out you have it and have to have the conversation later, I would suggest educating yourself as much as possible. When you tell them dont make it some gigantic ordeal where you're crying and apologizing and talking about how much your life sucks. who wouldn't be a little freaked out by that?? Present it like you would if you were telling someone else about a more accepted physical malady. Some ass holes will argue this but it's not your fault you have it. You wouldn't blame a person for getting cancer right? I've been beyond shocked by the way that people have taken it. I've had one really terrible experience with it, but it's completely overshadowed by how compassionate and caring most people have been about it. I've been very lucky to be able to use it as a chance (at least so far) to see the good in people. Yeah I might not get exactly what I want out of a relationship because of it but that's a regular occurrence in life std or not