How bad is Genital Herpes really?

I'm just asking because a majority of people with genital herpes don't even know they have it. The majority of the adult population carries Oral Herpes antibodies. And genital herpes is a similar disease just in a different location. So although no one want to have genital herpes, is it really bad to have it or is it more of a social stigma?

well, if a Victoria Secret model wanted to have sex with me, but I knew she had genital herpes, I would turn her down.. (assuming I was single of course).. once you have it, you have it for life.. no thanks!

its bad, its like luggage...you cant get rid of it...so says eddie murphy
it's very bad and spreads easily. It can create bad scars if irratated. Any STD is bad. Just because it's undeceted doesn't mean its okay to have it.

AND... It is also known as HHV (or Human Herpes Virus) which is an HIV related tumor -> which is a factor that can lead to cancer.
If a mother has a baby then the child might be made blind during the delivery so women with Herpes have C sections to cut down the risk.

It goes into the nervous system and can possibly manifest itself as shingles in later life or other diseases of the nervous system
Well would you want this..................

Genital herpes can cause recurrent painful genital sores in many adults, and herpes infection can be severe in people with suppressed immune systems. Regardless of severity of symptoms, genital herpes frequently causes psychological distress in people who know they are infected.

In addition, genital HSV can cause potentially fatal infections in babies. It is important that women avoid contracting herpes during pregnancy because a first episode during pregnancy causes a greater risk of transmission to the baby. If a woman has active genital herpes at delivery, a cesarean delivery is usually performed. Fortunately, infection of a baby from a woman with herpes infection is rare.

Herpes may play a role in the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Herpes can make people more susceptible to HIV infection, and it can make HIV-infected individuals more infectious.
http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-he...
it's not a good thing to have herpes. First most people have it and don't know it and pass it on and on and on. It can harm a new Born baby if you don't know that you have it. You can also get herpes in the eye's and, mouth, throat, and other places to. you may pass herpes to your children. So now think about it and ask your self the same ques ton. Be side's it not good to have any std of any kind.