i know for sure the guy i am going out with has herpes. can you contract herpes from kissing someone with the virus? and if you do is there a treatment?
yep, herpes is contagious if you come into contact with the sore, but easily treated with over-the-counter medicine like Abreva.
If you are talking about genital herpes... that's another issue all together. If he has genital herpes, you need to talk to your doctor about safe sex, but you won't get the virus by kissing a guy on the lips if he has genital herpes.