Police say they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths of a paramedic, who featured in a popular TV series, and his nurse girlfriend.
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A woman with genital herpes has hit out at the men who have slut-shamed and ghosted her after she bravely disclosed she had the condition on her dating app profile.
Victoria Jones was diagnosed with herpes in April 2020 after catching it from someone she dated, leaving her fearing if she'd ever find another boyfriend due to the 'stigma' of it.
The 23-year-old admits she now finds the dating world hard to navigate, racking up fewer matches and frequently being ghosted and even branded a 'sl*g' after declaring her status publicly.
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Attempting to 'weed the good from the bad', Victoria decided to mention she has herpes on her dating profile but claims she was forced to remove it after users stopped matching with her.
She's now sharing her status in a bid to smash the stigma around herpes and wants to educate others as well as inspire women to embrace the disease and not be ashamed of it.
Victoria, from Manchester, said: "Being single and dating with herpes is hard. I've been ghosted, I've been called a sl*g. People are not very nice about it.
"Putting it on my profile didn't go down very well. It wasn't the positive experience I wanted it to be. I got about two matches in two weeks whereas before I would probably get about ten a day. Nobody was swiping at all.
"I got some nasty comments. One person said 'I just thought you were joking. I didn't think you actually had herpes. Are you being serious?'.
"Then he just unmatched me. I'm not going to just put that on my profile and lie about it. The people that did swipe right were people I wouldn't really sway towards. It's a shame, I did have to take it off which I didn't want to.
"I thought it
Police say they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the deaths of a paramedic, who featured in a popular TV series, and his nurse girlfriend.
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