Genital Warts & Faithfully Married a LONG time

[worriedinNC624]

Ok, my wife and I have been married 14 years and were together for several years before that.  I had several sex partners before I met her, but since we've been together, I have never had sex (oral or otherwise) with another person.  I am 99% certain that she has not been with anyone during that time either.  Recently, I discovered 2 small bumps on my penis that turned out to be genital warts.  My question is this...how might I have contracted the virus?  Is it possible to get it from a way other than through sexual contact?  I have done extensive searches online and it appears that "regular" warts (i.e. those that appear on the hands, face, etc.) can be passed via towels or a handshake or some other kind of contact like that.  I also understand that HPV generally needs an "opening" through which to enter the body - a cut, for instance.  Isn't it possible that I was exposed to the strain of HPV that caused my genital warts in a way other than sexual contact?

After 14 years of marriage, our sex life is not the greatest.  I have never been unfaithful, but really don't know how she will react to the news that I have genital warts.  Any advice is much appreciated.

[Chaoskilled]

Most of the information out there is careful to make it clear than contracting HPV doesn't indicate an unfaithful relationship. It can lie dormant for a long time and surface later. Tons of people have it and don't know it. Also, if you have it your wife has it, even if she isn't showing signs, she has it too.

[mvvaughn]

I know there is lots of information out there about HPV that is confusing, you might want to review the below about some of the myths if you haven't already.  There are many more educated people on the boards then I but if you have had sex with more then one partner in your life as you have mentioned, its possible you had already been exposed to it in the past. Apparently most men don't get symptoms and it can go unnoticed or be dormant for years.

http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_hpv_myths.cfm