 [ Symptoms ] i am seeing someone who was dx would whs 1&2 is it contagious 100 of the time of just during active outbreak  if he does not have an active outbreak can we kiss wo getting infected do i have to be worried about poss infxn thru a kiss he says he has had cold sores but no active outbreak in the genital area do i need to be worried about as far as catching it from him if he has no open sores or active outbreak can we have protected sex is the virus dormant when an active outbreak is not happening and i have psoriasis on my skin do i have to worry about getting infected thru any broken skin [ Disease ] you need to become an expert in herpes so i am giving you some homework <link> basically herpes is definitely contagious during an active outbreak on the lip cold sores or the genitals but since many people have contracted herpes when their partners do not have active lesions it is possible to catch it even during those asymptomatic dormant periods if your boyfriend has genital lesions condoms offer good but not 100 protection as you will read