How can you get genital herpes?

If your partner doesn't have them then you can't get them. right?

If your partner does not have herpes then no you can not get it.

The only way you can get genital herpes is by sex and direct skin to skin contact.

Check out this site for more information:
http://std-gov.org/stds/herpes.htm... Source(s): Personal experience. I have genital herpes.

If you sleep with Paris Hilton, you get herpes.
playing in the rain with no rain coat
you get them through skin to skin contact with someone who is infected, even if they arent broke out you can still catch them so dont rely on looking for sores if you havent been with the person long.
Yes! It's onlt through sex!!
If your partner has any type of Herpes, whether it is genital or Oral (cold sores), you could get either one from them. It is easily transferrable from oral to genital if there is contact between those two body parts during sex. It can even be transferred if the partner with herpes does not have a break out at the time of sexual contact. If you or your partner think you may have come in contact with this virus, go and have an STD test done for both of you.