Just posting an update on my status. I had a bad outbreak, but it is now clearing up quickly. Since it os HSV-1, my wife accepts that I could have contracted this in childhood since my dad had quite a few cold sores and that I either transmitted it to my own genitals, or maybe she did by kissing me and then performing oral (which she rarely does). It really makes no sense, but she trusts me and maybe just wants to believe this. I took the advice of members and have not mentioned my lobbying and think that was probably good advice. She would have never understood that and we really do have a good marriage and I am a good father and provider so absolutely no indication (at least for now) that she would leave me. She understands that she has some risk and we will go back to using condoms when the outbreak clears and I will take suppressive anti-virals to minimize the risk of transmission. It's still a life altering diagnosis, but I guess it is working out pretty well for now. I suspect most wives would not be as naive or understanding, but so far so good.