New Partner/How to Tell had Herpes in past (cross posted)

Hello all! It has been a while, love catching up to all. So I have a lot going on want to make it short as possible.

I recently started seeing this guy we have been taking for about 7 month but stopped at one point. Now we pretty much talk all day have gone out on 5 dates. About a month ago he asked me to go to his town fire department dinner and he just got promoted to lieutenant. Got my dress(es) which I will post later on.

Now on to the main purpose of this message.

Almost a year ago coming up which would be in March/April 2023 I got herpes type 2 from another guy I was kind of seeing. I saw my gyn, treated with meds and given all precautions to take. This new guy I have been seeing we have not kissed yet but I am nervous and I think he is also because he is just coming out of a divorce maybe a year or 2 ago. Which I am fine with. My main thing is I do have to tell him I was diagnosed with it almost a year ago. I need to tell him before this dinner and I don’t know how to.

I am not expecting to sleep with him the night of the dinner or even before. It happens when it happens. If it even happens.

Can you guys help me with some wording how to tell him.

Cross posted xx