 [ Symptoms ] what can i do to help my partner with genital herpes [ Disease ] for starters you can understand that having genital herpes is not all that unusual if you were to leave your partner to find someone else you would have nearly a one in five chance of meeting another man with genital herpes or about a one in four chance of meeting another woman who is infected if your partner is not coping well you may want to suggest joining a support group if you think genital herpes is harming your relationship you could try couple is therapy