Could this be herpes?

ok so i met this girl i liked and we agreed we wouldn't have sex that early in the relationship. so we were fooling around and were drying humping and alot of friction was occurring. i was wearing boxer briefs and pants and the underside of my penis was constantly rubbing against the underwear material. we ended up fooling around like this a few nights in a row. one night i went to the bathroom and noticed the underside of my penis was cut open cause there was a little blood on the underwear. i assumed it was from all the friction since it wasnt like that ever before we started fooling around. since we've stopped messing around, its almost completely healed now.

i looked up online about the friction and alot of forums say that its most likely herpes when other people have asked the same question! however, i find it quite convenient that this started right when the friction and pulling of my penis against my underwear occurred. i have had sex before, but not since about 7 months ago and nothing has come up. it didnt really look like the herpes pictures online at all either. just looked dry from all the pulling and rubbing. i remember seeing similar dryness on my penis when i was younger and masturbating alot lol. any advice? sorry i know this is kinda a graphic question

[petal130]

Dry humping isn't a risk for herpes. You need skin to skin contact, period. Common sense is you rubbed yourself raw and bled.

Now's the perfect time to screen for STD's, prior to taking the next step. Then you both don't have to worry once you know your statuses.