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Wednesday, November 22, 2006 12:00 AM

I have herpes. Do I have to tell all my partners?

Is it fair of me to ask someone to accept getting this by becoming involved with me?

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  • Tuesday, November 21, 2006 08:56 PM

    shorter Cary: Yes, tell your partner.

    longer Cary:

    Hey, I have a book to pad, so I'm going to try and be funny, try and be glib, say the f-word, throw in some snark (Joan Walsh demands it in every column, evidently), and eventually say, "Yes, tell your partner."

    Anyone who subscribes to Salon is...well, the kind of fucktard who needs to ask a complete stranger if they need to tell a prospective sex partner they have a highly-contagious STD.

    The rest of us are having fun for free.

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