I had my first cold sore when I was 16. I never fully forget about asymptomatic shedding, and it weighs down on my mind whenever I have to share utensils. I feel like a walking germ factory, even when I don't have any symptoms (I have an outbreak around once every 1-2 years).
Now I'm in my first relationship with a wonderful guy, and we're both virgins. We both have no STDS. I performed unprotected oral sex on him twice (I have had no symptoms in the two weeks before and after), and only afterwards found out that oral-genital herpes is possible. Now that I know, I feel immensely guilty, hurt, and stupid. I never told him I was HSV-1 positive before kissing. I feel horrible.
I've been going crazy from guilt and regret the last few days. There are a lot of questions I have, but I'll try to put them below in some way that makes sense:
1) How quickly do HSV-1 genital infection symptoms occur after exposure?
2) Where can I get tested for HSV-1? Should he get tested as well?
-->I know I should be getting the serological test, since right now I have no symptoms. But do I just go to my local physician for this? Can I go to a walk-in clinic?
3) Will I always have to use condoms for oral sex from now on, even if I have no symptoms? Should I go to see a doctor with him, and discuss what we should do?
4) How should I tell him? I'm really scared he'll leave me. I think if situations were reversed, I might have done that.
I feel selfish and stressed. It feels like the end of the world for me.