Dating with an STI can be hard, but it's definitely not uncommon. This week, we explore the stigma related to STIs and get some advice from a listener who has been dating with her herpes diagnosis for 4 years, and speak to Dr Ginni Mansberg about how to make sure you're practicing safe sex.

Plus, Em breaks down the four stages of grieving a situationship, aka a relationship that never passed the casual stage.

And, for dating diary we read an anonymous confession from a listener who had a first date with more red flags than a soccer game (ok...we don't watch sport).

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Host: Lucy Neville and Emily Vernem

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