When should i have sex and when would it be a good time?

how did you get hsv 1 G? did you get oral from someone with sores?

from what i read , never have sex with an active outbreak from when you feel the first sign and even wait about 4-5 days after it heals . you can look into suppressive therapy to minimize the chance of outbreaks and spreading . And also tell your partner before so they can make their own decision to move foward or not. i have it orally so i am now teriffied to give oral , but this is what i gathered from other comments.

highest infection time is the 6 months after you've contracted it.

take antivirals it reduces shedding rate

use condoms.

dont have sex with an outbreak

oral sex without a condom since hsv1 prefers the mouth will be dicey for your gf because in essence she will be at higher risk than having no condom piv sex.

you'll know for sure when the virus is active because you'll feel a tingling, burning sensation (this is the prodromal period, highly contagious during this stage, do not have sex) and then a few days later, a sore/ sores will pop up (again, no sex). after, wait 4-5 days before having sex unprotected should your partner decides thats what she wants to do. if not, a condom is your best bet. when youre newly infected like you are, the virus activates more often so you shed more. shedding happens from time to time but the longer youve had the virus, the less frequently it happens. youve had it for two months so you're shedding a lot & you'll never know when youre shedding, its asymptomatic, meaning no symptoms so you'll have to wear a condom each time until about 6 months. never ever have sex during an outbreak even if you wear a condom, if the condom rolls up just a little,you can expose skin and give your partner the virus. hope this helped.

I have genital HSV2. I picked it up about 4 years ago despite always using condoms at that time.

My symptoms during an outbreak are always mild like yours. Like you my biggest fear is passing it on.

My understanding is that during an outbreak Herpes is highly contageous so its essential to avoid all sexual contact during an outbreak.

Whereas between outbreaks the chances of passing it on are not zero but pretty remote.

The policy I have adopted has several strands:

1. Always inform a new partner that I have had genital Herpes before having sex with them for the first time
2. Tell your partner you wont be having sex with them if you get an outbreak and that it's for their benefit
3. Be very very vigilant for outbreaks. In particular I always check myself immediately before sex. Unfortunately I don't get the prodrome tingling so the first I know is when I see it.

I don't take antivirals

I don't use condoms

I do spend a lot of time staring at my penis. lol

I have had to refuse my girlfriend sex at the last moment on more than one occasion, which was unbelievably frustrating for both parties.

It's required discipline, but since adopting this policy I havn't passed the Herpes on despite having regular unprotected sex.