Would you tell a new partner about a past, curable STD?

Contributor: Femme Mystique Femme Mystique
Only if asked. If it's cured, I'm not a risk to them. I don't disclose every non-genital curable illness I've had, I see this no differently.
07/26/2012
Contributor: libbyv libbyv
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Originally posted by jjdd
If you have been treated for a STD in the past and are completely cured of it, would you disclose this to any new partners? Is it justified to lie and say you've never had anything if you know you won't infect your new partner?
maybe
02/10/2013
Contributor: marriedlady123 marriedlady123
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Originally posted by quinceykay
If they asked I would. If it was something that I'd had in the past, been cured of, and there was no chance of passing it on to them, then I probably wouldn't bother.
i think that it depends on the relationship, if it is serious then tell, for a one night stand not so much
02/10/2013
Contributor: FLIPxMODE FLIPxMODE
only if asked but never had an std so im good
02/10/2013
Contributor: DigitalSweety DigitalSweety
My opinion is that if it's cured, it's none of their business. That goes both ways - if my partner had something that was 100% cured in the past, that's not really my business unless they choose to tell me for some reason. My main concern with STDs is my risk of getting them. If my partner has been cured and plays safely, then that risk is low no matter what they have had in the past.

I know a lot of people go "I'm SAFE, I'd never get an STD, only other people get STDs" but the truth of the matter is that you can be careful and still screw up, you can be careful and still have a partner you thought was sexually exclusive pass something along to you, you can be careful and get something from a blood transfusion if you happen to land in an emergency room in the wrong country. There are a zillion different reasons you or your partner could have caught something, not all of them expressly their fault. Even if it was their fault, they could have caught something once and basically learned a very hard lesson, and judging them over that is pretty harsh.

I understand the need for honesty in a relationship, but honesty goes hand in hand with boundaries. Sometimes there are things that are just not my business. Or theirs.

For the record, I've never had an STD.
02/12/2013
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by jjdd
If you have been treated for a STD in the past and are completely cured of it, would you disclose this to any new partners? Is it justified to lie and say you've never had anything if you know you won't infect your new partner?
Yes, if I had ever had the issue I would.
02/13/2013
Contributor: kdlt kdlt
I wouldn't see the point in hiding it if they asked.
02/19/2013
Contributor: Charry Charry
I think one of the most important things in a relationship is to simply... not lie.
02/19/2013
Contributor: Beautiful-Disaster Beautiful-Disaster
I'd only tell my partner if he asked. Thankfully, I've never had an STD.
02/20/2013
Contributor: Happyinmypants Happyinmypants
Yes, I would.
02/20/2013
Contributor: geliebt geliebt
It wouldn't be that high on the list of priorities, but I'm sure it would eventually be relevant and I wouldn't take issue with telling them about it.
02/21/2013
Contributor: TJtheMadHatter TJtheMadHatter
I did, and I'm glad I did. Just one less thing I have to explain if it comes up. Sometimes, omitting certain truths, can have the same effect as lying pointedly. Or, at least that's what I've found to be true.
02/21/2013
Contributor: doowop doowop
I'd only tell if they asked, or if it was non-curable of course. I don't think it's really necessary to let my partner know that an ex gave me something that was cured 7 years ago.
02/21/2013
Contributor: null null
If they asked. But since it's cured it doesn't matter. 'I also had chicken pox!'
02/21/2013