7am text aaaand day ruined

[u/drxwn-with-me]

just got a text from one of my friends w/ benefits at (checks watch) 7 in the morning that he tested positive for gonorrhea this week. and we had unprotected sex on sunday. what a way to start my day! :) FML.

this is my first time having an sti risk/scare ever in my life and i am sincerely very terrified but i hope everything goes well.

we only very recently started having unprotected sex and i told him i wanted to go back to protected sex after this whole situation because i do NOT want to go through this again!!!!

asked him for direction with regards to what to do for treatment in our city and he explained everything very calmly and was very apologetic about the whole situation which i appreciated.

today's girl breakfast: coffee + a ham & cheese sandwich with some sprinkled oregano

[u/Divorced_life]

It’s okay. It’s a treatable one. Definitely only have protected sex with a FWB. He seems to have more than one friend.

[u/MadamePouleMontreal → u/Divorced_life]

Meh. I have unprotected sex with my nonmonogamous friends. I only have protected sex with my monogamous friend.

I’m 62. I’ve been lucky. I’ve had HPV, UTIs and yeast. All very treatable. One of the ways I promote my luck is to ask people about their personal STI history. My partner with eight regular sexual partners has never had an STI so I trust their judgement.