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Herpes Dating Services & OTHER RESOURCES
If you would prefer to date others who already know
that they have herpes, there are several online dating services you can
join to meet other men and women with herpes or other STD's. Below is a comparison of several of the herpes or STD dating services on the web.
Dating With Herpes does not endorse or promote any particular site or
service, we just try to make as much information as possible available to you so
you can choose the path that is best for you. If you would prefer to meet
people with herpes at local herpes social events, please see our page about
Herpes Social Groups.
| Service |
Fees* |
Comments |
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MPWH.net
- Meet People with Herpes - Part of
Antopia.com |
1 month for $17.00
3 months for $27.00
6 months for $45.00
1 year for $75.00
Lifetime for $225.00 |
Claims to be the largest online herpes dating
service with over 70,000 members.
You can post a
profile, send a Flirt to other members and reply to messages on MPWH for
free. Some chat rooms and message boards are free. If you want to initiate
a private message (Response) to another member, you must pay to upgrade your
account. |
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Hmates.com |
10 day free trial
1 month for $5
3 months for $10
1 year for $20
5
years for $50 |
Members must post their own
profile in order to view other members' profiles and send emails. Also
offers chat rooms. Least expensive service around for what it provides.
Donations and volunteer moderators welcome. |
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H-Date.com |
1 month for $9.95
3 months for $19.95
6 months for $34.95
12 months for $59.95 |
Complex profile questionnaire. Free to post profile, and show interest in other
members, and to reply to paid members. Must be a paid member for full
email privileges. |
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Positivesingles.com |
1 month for $19.95
3 months for $44.95
6 months for $71.95
12 months for $119.95 |
Claims to be the largest
STD community for dating, friendship and support on the web. Not exclusively
a service for herpes. HPV, HSV, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other STD's also covered. |
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STDFriends.com |
Monthly $8.95
Lifetime $29.00 (limited time
offer) |
Poor interface. Not exclusively a herpes dating service.
HPV, HSV, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other STD's also covered. |
| AfterH.com |
1 month for $7.95
3 months for $9.95
6 months for $14.95 |
Clunky interface. You must post a photo on your
profile to view other people's photos. |
| *Fees are as of "last time we
checked" and may not reflect most current prices. |
Non-Herpes Online Dating Services
Some of our members have also had success dating on larger, non-H dating
services. When posting personal ads on Non-H dating
sites, some people choose to disclose their herpes status up front, while others
prefer to wait until a relationship looks like it might become intimate before
disclosing their herpes status. Having "the talk" is always easier if you
have already established a friendship with a potential partner and feel that you
can trust them with sensitive personal information. Click here for tips on
telling a potential
partner that you have herpes.
When using non-Herpes dating services, some people place the numbers
"437737" in their ads or in their searches to find others with Herpes.
"437737" are the numbers on your telephone keypad that correspond with the
letters in "HERPES". It's sort of a secret code that some people use.
Of course, other singles just come out and say "Herpes" or "HSV+",
"HSV-1" or "HSV-2" in their ads. Still others choose not to disclose their
herpes status to someone else until they think that the relationship might
become intimate. It's really up to you to decide what feels right for you.
| Service |
Fees* |
Comments |
Match.com |
1 month $34.99/mo
3 months $19.99/mo
6 months $16.99/mo |
Large, popular online dating service. Dr. Phil is their
relationship coach. |
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Yahoo! Personals |
1 month $24.95/mo
3 months $16.65/mo
6 months $12.49/mo |
Large, popular online dating
service. |
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Eharmony.com |
1 month $59.95/mo
3 months $36.95/mo
6 months $28/95/mo
1 year
$20.95/mo |
Has a "Compatibility Matching
System" and seems to be more for people looking for long-term relationships
and marriage rather than casual dating. |
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Craigslist |
FREE |
Free to post personal ads via classifieds. However, once you
email someone they will have your email address. For privacy/security, create an
email address that does not include your real name or company. |
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Lavalife.com
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1 month $29.99/mo
3 months $56.99 |
Free to post profile, search and see pictures, free to send
smiles and reply to Messages. Must join to send someone a message. |
Chemistry.com
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7-day Free Trial
1 month $49.95/mo
3 months $33.32/mo
6 months $26.65/mo |
New dating service similar to eHarmony, from the same people as
Match.com |
| *Fees are as of "last time we
checked" and may not reflect most current prices. |
Herpes Social Groups
Many cities, especially large ones like New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta have local Herpes groups where members
organize events such as Happy Hours, Hikes, Dinner and Movie Nights, Ski Trips,
and you-name-it so that members can meet each other for support and friendship.
Of course, some people also end up meeting people they want to date through such
groups. For a list of Herpes Social Groups all over the US and
internationally, go to our Herpes Social Groups Page.
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