STIs/STDs and Relationships You mean to say, they can coincide harmoniously?! Yes. Of all the different types of relationships one can have in which an STI/STD may cause anxiety, relationships with a significant other cause, by far, the most trepidation. On first review, this seems a completely understandable cause for concern. And while I don’t think […]
STIs/STDs and Relationships – The STI Project’s Guidebook – Family
STI/STDs and Relationships You mean to say, they can coincide harmoniously?! Yes. Lately, I’ve had quite a few discussions about the topic of telling one’s parents or extended families about their STI/STD and how to deal with any adverse or unanticipated reactions. Starting this series months ago, I had nearly forgotten that I hadn’t finished […]
When Do You Have To Tell Someone You Have An STI/STD?
Lately, I’ve had a few conversations about when someone should tell someone else they have an STI/STD. Namely, this refers to when a person is beginning to date someone and if they need to tell a partner right away or if they can wait to tell someone until after they’ve been dating a while. This […]
Herpes – Contracting an STD Never Even Crossed My Mind – STI Interviews
Living with herpes is not easy – heck, contracting or living with any STI/STD is not easy. It’s that simple; it’s tough. Despite the large portion of positive messages I write on The STI Project, there’s no way around how one feels in the first days, months, or even years after contracting an STI/STD. As […]
Dr. Awkward and the Not-So-Awesome Genital Herpes Diagnosis
So far, The STI Project’s spent a lot of time writing about the positive aspects around contracting an STI/STD (See: The Top 5 Reasons Living With an STI/STD Has Positively Influenced My Life, for example), and how it doesn’t have to hinder opportunities and relationships, but to be truly authentic as I’m encouraging all of […]
Living With An STI/STD – Reflecting On Stigma
I sat down this evening intending to write about the recent awards The STI Project has received, and I will, don’t worry, because they are super super cool and I have a really awesome discount to give all of my readers for their STI testing needs as a result!!! So, I promise, I’ll get to […]
STIs and Relationships – The STI Project’s Guidebook – Friends
STIs and Relationships You mean to say, they can coincide harmoniously?!?! Yes. Baloney. Er, Bologna. Total rubbish, and I’m leaving your website right now, because STIs and relationships have always resulted in epic failures of colossal proportions. Epic failures of colossal proportions, huh? That’s one Hiroshima-esque STI, if you ask me! Lucky for you (and […]
The STI Project is Gettin’ Fancy!
The STI Project has an STI Mobile It’s now even more official than it was officially official a couple weeks ago! (Yeah, I’m not sure that made sense either.) Here’s the original post. We’ve decided to replace the paint writing on our vehicle with a sticker even the most treacherous of Midwestern thunderstorms can’t wash […]