The Orlando Socials are held periodically throughout the year. There
is not set date or events. They are advertised here and on the
Orlando H2O website (www.geocities.com/orlandoh2o) You can always
check there for upcoming events.

When the social is advertised here, I send it out as an individual
email/special notice. You will have to make sure you setting for
this group is set to receive special notices and/or individual
emails. For individual emails, please keep in mind that you will
receive an email everytime someone posts to this group, regardless of
the topic at hand.

I hope this helps you out! We're in the planning stages for a picnic
in the April time frame right now. So keep your eyes open for news
about that! We'll start letting everyone know the details in March!!

Tonya




--- In OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com, to_what_end
<xtowhatendx@...> wrote:
>
> how can I get on this mailing list for orlando events? I hear about
them every so often but I think I am missing them a bit. How ofter
are they?
>
> And yeah herpes sucks but just remember it's pretty much just a
stupid skin rash. You are still you. (its the kind of thing I tell
myself to feel better!)
>
> evansprod@... wrote:
> Excellent advice Camille and Christina...
> :) Scott Evans
> evansprod@...
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> In a message dated 1/25/2008 7:23:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gomer425@... writes:
>
> I will say that I believe most, if not everyone, who has
contracted herpes
> feels dirty at first, and that feeling is exacerbated when we
condemn
> ourselves for not exercising more caution, insisting upon testing,
asking questions
> upfront, etc., etc......
>
> First and foremost, forgive yourself for not asking questions or
being more
> cautious, etc. There's nothing you can do to change the past, but
you can
> make the future better by forgiving yourself, which will take
some of the
> pressure off.
>
> Second, I noticed that you said you also feel dirty because of
fear of
> rejection. The troubling aspect of this is the stigma attached to
it. I, too, have
> the same concern, but I also know that people can also reject us
for reasons
> other than H.
>
> I have joined different H sites and H groups not only to make new
friends,
> but also in hopes of finding special someone. Ironically, some of
the guys
> that I have chatted with and/or met have been some of the most
insecure,
> judgmental, dismissive people I have ever come across, and we had
H in common. The
> fact that your ex had H and didn't tell you is like a form of
rejection in and
> of itself. I know, the same thing happened to me, so you're not
alone.
>
> Anyway, I hope I haven't increased your fear or discouragement,
but I just
> want to let you know, that in the scheme of things, it's about the
person and
> the circumstances as a whole, and not just about H. There are some
who have
> met that special someone that accepted them, and that person
doesn't have H.
> So, it is possible. Keep hope alive! I am, too!
>
> To conclude, while H can seem somewhat limiting, you will feel
normal again.
> God Bless!
>
> Camille.
>
> Christina <_mefl69@..._ (mailto:mefl69@...) > wrote:
> I wish I could give you a big hug, because it does get better.
>
> You aren't dirty and you have to stop blaming yourself, it's not
your fault
> for loving and trusting someone.
>
> I wish these boards were more active, but they really, really
helped me 7
> yrs ago, also joining a herpes dating board helped as well.
>
> Please just know you aren't dirty, you are the same wonderful
person you
> were 4 yrs ago, 1 yr ago. I know this may or may not help, but
look at herpes as
> a dating filter....Before you might have given your heart more
freely, and
> now you can really spend time getting to know a person before you
give your
> heart to them. Learn to seeing, meeting people from a different
angle has truly
> helped me.
>
> Good luck and feel free to email me off line if you have any
questions
> _mefl69@..._ (mailto:mefl69@...)
>
> Christina
>
> "Good friends are like stars. ... You don't always see them, but
you know
> they are always there."
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: clap_laila <_clap_laila@..._ (mailto:clap_laila@...) >
> To: _OrlandoFLHerpesSingOrlandoFLHerpesSOrlando_
> (mailto:OrlandoFLHerpesSinglesSite@yahoogroups.com)
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 3:29:56 PM
> Subject: [Orlando H Singles] Will I ever feel normal again???
>
> I was diagnosed about a year ago. I never thought this would
happen to
> me. I never slept around. I was never promiscuous. I have only
had two
> partners. I caught herpes from my ex-boyfriend. It's weird how
this
> virus works. We were together for almost four years before I
caught it.
> He claimed he didn't know he had herpes but he later told me he
had
> wahy he thinks was an outbreak when we first started dating and
never
> bothered to get it checked out by a doctor. As angry as I was
with him,
> I am twice as angry with myself. How could I have been so stupid?
Why
> did I not insist we both get tested before we had sex? I keep
asking
> myself this over and over. I know my health is my own
responsibility. I
> thought I was doing the right thing. Obviously not. I know it
could be
> a lot worse. It could have been HIV. At least herpes isn't fatal.
> People say time heals all wounds but I can't help but feel dirty.
I go
> out and meet new people but I feel like I have a dirty little
secret. I
> can't bring myself to be close to anyone for fear of rejection.
Does it
> ever get better?
>
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