someone told me this the other day and I just wanted to see if they were right. If you have genital herpes are you more suseptible to get other stds like chlamydia or gonnorhea? is that true?

They may be making the assumption that since you have herpes, you are enjoying a high risk lifestyle which would put you more at risk of contracting other STD's. HSV doesnt tank the immune system the way HIV does. But any open lesions or broken skin areas are an automatic gateway for infection. So my answer is, yes, and no. LOL