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Herpes Dating Services & OTHER RESOURCES
If you would prefer to date others who already know
that they have herpes, there are several online herpes dating services you can
join to meet other men and women with herpes or other STD's. Below is a comparison of several of the herpes
dating websites or STD dating services on the web. These are listed in NO
particular order. Dating With Herpes does NOT endorse or promote any particular site or
service, we just try to make as much information as possible available to you so
you can choose the path that is best for you. If you would prefer to meet
people with herpes at local herpes social events, please see our page about
Herpes Social Groups.
| Herpes/STD Dating Services |
Fees* |
Comments |
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Hmates.com |
Free Trial period
1 month for $6
3 months for $15
6 months for $24
1 year for $36
2 years for $48 |
For people with HSV and/or HPV
only. Members must post their own
profile in order to view other members' profiles and send emails. Very
basic dating site, but one of the least expensive services for what it offers.
Donations and volunteer moderators welcome. |
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Positivesingles.com |
1 month for $29.95
3 months for $59.95
6 months for $95.95 |
Claims to be the largest
STD community for dating, friendship and support on the web. Not exclusively
a service for herpes. HPV, HSV, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other STD's also covered. |
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Hwerks.com |
Free standard membership.
1 Month $6
3 Months $18
6 Months $30
12 Months $60 |
Growing community exclusively for people with HSV and HPV.
In addition to user profiles and dating, it has community features, groups, blogs, forums,
photos, local and national social group and event listings, etc.. They also host
http://www.nationalhclub.com/ which
lists herpes social events all over the US. They are supportive of
local H social groups and social events. |
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MPWH.net |
Free basic membership
3 months for $25.00
7 months for $45.00
1 year for $69.00
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Claims to be the one
of the
largest online HSV and/or HPV dating services.
You can post a
profile, and send a Flirt for free. If you want to initiate a private
message to another member, you must first pay to upgrade your
account. However, if a paid member sends you a message first, you can
respond to that person for free. MPWH frequently reviews member profiles,
message board posts, and sometimes personal correspondence between members -
to prevent people from mentioning local herpes social and support groups,
herpes social events, and other herpes and non-herpes websites, or make
other miscellaneous references -
that they determine to be in violation of their Terms of Service. For
instance, even mentioning this site - www.datingwithherpes.org - would
violate MPWH's Terms of Service. |
| AfterH.com |
1 month for $7.95
3 months for $9.95
6 months for $14.95 |
Clunky interface. You must post a photo on your
profile to view other people's photos. |
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STDFriends.com |
1 Month subscription - $19.95
3 Months - $29.95
12 Months - $79.95 |
Not exclusively a herpes dating service. HPV,
HSV, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, and other STD's also covered. |
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H-Date.com |
1 month for $9.95
3 months for $19.95
6 months for $34.95
12 months for $59.95 |
Good user interface.
Free to post profile, and show interest in other members, and to reply to
paid members. Must be a paid member for full email privileges. |
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H-ype.com - UK based H community |
Free standard membership
30 days - £3.95
90 days - £8.95
180 days - £15.95
365.days - £28.95
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H-YPE is an Herpes and HPV dating and community website that
currently has members mainly but not exclusively from the UK = United Kingdom
(aka England). H-YPE is an acronym for
Herpes-Your Positive Experience. It offers herpsters the opportunity to
communicate with others via email, winks, IM (instant messenger), chat rooms
and forums. Local events are also planned. |
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Love H Style |
$.99 – 1 Month
$2.49 – 3 Months
$4.99 – 6 Months
$9.99 – 12 Months
$99.99 - Lifetime |
According to their website, Love, H Style is a social
"matchmaking" community and was created to provide a unique resource for people
with Genital herpes, Oral herpes, Genital Warts, and HPV. Free limited
membership. Only paid (upgraded) members can customize Profile, add
streaming video, music, create Blogs, view all Bulletin Boards, visit Chat Rooms, and see profiles that are set only to be visible to other
Upgraded Members |
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SunshineDates.com - Florida
residents |
1 month - $5
3 months - $10
6 months - $25 |
Caters primarily to Florida residents. |
| *Fees are as of "last time we
checked" and may not reflect most current prices. |
The above list of sites is certainly not a complete listing of H dating
sites. There are several online H dating sites that we have not yet been
able to check out. Some are legitimate, while others have questionable
privacy and promotion practices. We hope the list above at least gives you
a starting point for finding an online dating service that works for you.
Please make sure to check out the ownership, privacy practices, and terms of
service for any group before you give them your private information and money.
Non-Herpes Online Dating Services
Some of our members have also had success dating on larger, non-Herpes dating
services. When posting personal ads on Non-Herpes dating
sites, some people choose to disclose their herpes status up front, while others
prefer to wait until a relationship looks like it might become intimate before
disclosing their herpes status. Having "the talk" is always easier if you
have already established a friendship with a potential partner and feel that you
can trust them with sensitive personal information. Click here for tips on
telling a potential
partner that you have herpes.
When using non-Herpes dating services, some people place the numbers
"437737" in their ads or in their searches to find others with Herpes.
"437737" are the numbers on your telephone keypad that correspond with the
letters in "HERPES". It's sort of a secret code that some people use.
Of course, other singles just come out and say "Herpes" or "HSV+",
"HSV-1" or "HSV-2" in their ads. Still others choose not to disclose their
herpes status to someone else until they think that the relationship might
become intimate. It's really up to you to decide what feels right for you.
| Service |
Fees* |
Comments |
Match.com |
1 month $34.99/mo
3 months $19.99/mo
6 months $16.99/mo |
Large, popular online dating service. Dr. Phil is their
relationship coach. |
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Yahoo! Personals |
1 month $24.95/mo
3 months $16.65/mo
6 months $12.49/mo |
Large, popular online dating
service. |
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Eharmony.com |
1 month $59.95/mo
3 months $36.95/mo
6 months $28/95/mo
1 year
$20.95/mo |
Has a "Compatibility Matching
System" and seems to be more for people looking for long-term relationships
and marriage rather than casual dating. |
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Craigslist |
FREE |
Free to post personal ads via classifieds. However, once you
email someone they will have your email address. For privacy/security, create an
email address that does not include your real name or company. |
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Lavalife.com
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1 month $29.99/mo
3 months $56.99 |
Free to post profile, search and see pictures, free to send
smiles and reply to Messages. Must join to send someone a message. |
Chemistry.com
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7-day Free Trial
1 month $49.95/mo
3 months $33.32/mo
6 months $26.65/mo |
New dating service similar to eHarmony, from the same people as
Match.com |
| *Fees are as of "last time we
checked" and may not reflect most current prices. |
Herpes Social Groups
Many cities, especially large ones like New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Atlanta and also mid-size cities, have local Herpes groups where members
organize events such as Happy Hours, Hikes, Dinner and Movie Nights, Ski Trips,
and you-name-it so that members can meet each other for support and friendship.
Of course, some people also end up meeting people they want to date through such
groups. For a list of Herpes Social Groups all over the US and
internationally, go to our Herpes Social Groups Page.
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