Our editorial approach
We favour specific, usable guidance over dramatic promises. City pages account for travel and weather. Safety pages treat independence as normal. Disclosure articles leave room for consent and for the reader’s own voice.
What we do not claim
We do not diagnose, verify another person’s health status or promise safety and compatibility. Medical questions belong with qualified professionals, and membership services remain subject to the privacy, moderation and support terms shown where those services are provided.
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How the work is shaped
Four standards behind every guide
Useful before impressive
A reader should leave with a decision they can make, a question they can ask or a safer plan for the next date.
Canadian by detail
Transit, winter travel, bilingual communities and long distances are treated as relationship realities, not decorative location words.
Health without identity loss
HSV matters for informed consent. It does not replace personality, attraction, values or the ordinary work of compatibility.
No invented certainty
We link to public-health material, distinguish practical guidance from medical care and avoid promises a website cannot verify.
Editorial review in plain language
Before publication, a guide is checked for a clear purpose, readable structure, Canadian context, privacy implications and unsupported claims. Health statements should lead readers toward current public-health guidance, including the Government of Canada’s genital herpes information, instead of turning a dating article into medical advice.
Who this site is for
MapleHSV is written for Canadian adults navigating HSV-aware dating, including people recently diagnosed, people returning after a break and partners who want calmer information before deciding what feels right. It is not designed to divide people into “safe” and “unsafe” groups. A diagnosis is one part of a sexual-health conversation, while honesty, consent and everyday behaviour still matter.
How corrections should work
Local details and source links can age. A useful correction identifies the exact page, the sentence in question and a current reliable source. Substantive health claims should be reviewed against public-health or clinical material, while changes in venue hours and transit belong with the operator responsible for them.