Susan here-- I have a 'vanilla' gal pal and she has HSV 1 oral cold sores. She gets cold sores frequently. Her husband has the same virus, says he has a cold sore perhaps once every two years. They handle stress completely differently, which I suspect is why he does much better.
HSV1 can become genital. Many incorrectly believe that type 1 is only related to oral herpes, many people are not aware that type 1 can and is being contracted both orally and genitally. So many people are under the presumption that there is that “Good versus Bad” virus and with these beliefs social stigmas are thriving. While the “Good Virus” is believed to be “just a cold sore” – society has that euphemism to hide behind and don’t have to acknowledge that cold sores are indeed Herpes.
They have never had oral sex when either of them has had a cold sore. A good choice on their part.
HSV 1 & HSV 2 - Defining the differences in types of HSV, HerpesOnline.org