Man: “I have genital herpes.”

Woman: “And I do not.”

The man and woman are hiking, riding bikes, etc. as a voiceover tells about Valtrex, which is used to treat genital herpes. Now, cut back to man and woman….

Man: “I still have genital herpes.”

Woman: “And I still don’t.”

Both: “And we’re keeping it that way.”

Huh? Why is she still with this guy? Obviously he’s had unprotected sex with someone (who was not his wife or girlfriend) and contracted herpes, yet his wife and/or girlfriend is still with him. What’s that all about? She’s putting herself at risk, even though she may be having protected sex with him.

Condoms aren’t 100% effective, and anything can happen, but you have knowledge beforehand that he has genital herpes. So please explain to me why you’re still with this guy? I know that the commercial shows how you can lead a normal sex life living with genital herpes, but is there something sinister underlying in that Valtrex commercial. Or maybe I’m just reading too much into it.

Yes, the man has herpes, but the bigger problem is why is this woman still there? Did he cheat on her? Is she desperate for a man? I need answers!