I know that almost everyone is exposed to the cold sore virus during their life.  I have never had a cold sore before - maybe I don't have the virus or maybe my immune system has dealt with it.  

I've never had one either.  Thank the Lord.

That has to truly be a SMH moment. I too can't even imagine coming to a session with cold sore.  

Herpes????   Gross!!!  

I've never had one either,  but I've seen the "Herp Lips" on several people and I just don't believe the common notion that "everybody" has them.  
I think that's why people with cold sores don't think it's a big deal. It is and I don't want that shit.  Oral herpes will be the start of the zombie apocalypse.  Mark my words.  

Ever in question of something, stay away. Safer as such.

It is 70 to 98 percent rate of infection depending study, 50 percent among preteens. You can catch it from sharing a glass or drinking out of a drinking fountain not just kissing or sex. Around half of the people who have it are asymptomatic meaning they carry it yet do not get the sores yet can still spread it. Giving that you don't get the sores odds favor your one of those that are one of the asymptomatic carriers thus have nothing to worry about. But even if you are one of the rare adults who isn't infected with the virus there is many, many ways to get the virus that have nothing to do with sexual activityou it is very explainable.

Yup

That is why you have to be very very careful. I saw one chick at work pick scabs off her herpes sores. It very prevalent in the Northern Virginia, DC, Maryland region.

Dental Hygenists will not treat a patient with a cold sore because they can't tell which one it is from the way it presents itself.

If you are in contact with someone with active cold sore, you are exposed.  The contagious period begins when the skin over the area (most often the lip) begins to itch or feel funny and lasting until after break out and fully healed. Most contagious when the lesion opens and is oozing fluid.  The fluid is contagious.  
You get it by contact (kissing etc) but you can get a lesion on your penis or in your vagina (obviously aimed at both genders) when receiving oral sex.  
Most of us have been exposed at one time or another but not everyone gets it.  Resistance is probably genetic.  
Once infected it needs to be treated immediately on first sign or the treatment is useless. Meds include one that needs to be taken five times a day for some period to one that is a one and done.  (Best to discuss with your doctor tho write me if you want specific names.)
Having this is annoying but will probably not ruin your health.  
Explaining this to a spouse if you have been married for some time would be hard. Recent marrieds can take the position that they have always had these form time to time. Hard to do after 30 years of marriage when this is a first outbreak.

...and many ways to acquire it. HSV1 and HSV2 are hardy little critter and will survive in the environment for a while. You can acquire them by touching many common area surfaces, so just another reason to use touch-free public restrooms wherever possible.

Canker sores are not herpes.  You should also avoid toothpaste with SLS (essentially a detergent.)  It tends to wash away protective coatings on the inner mouth.  People who are prone to canker sores have significantly fewer after switching to an SLS free toothpaste.  They are harder to find, but do exist.  May have to buy them over the internet.  That's what I do.

that if you get cold sores already, then you can get it "again" from a provider.  And If you don't get cold sores, it's more likely that you have a super immune system than that you have not been exposed to the virus, and as long as the provider doesn't have visible sores, the risks are low.  Is that accurate?

If you're an adult and have never had one, and your parents have never had them, your siblings have never had them, you're probably just one of the people who doesn't get them.  

Yes, it is.  But so is the chicken pox 😂😂