Date With Someone Who Has HIV
Will you date someone who is HIV positive? What about if they have AIDS?
To be honest, no I wouldn't date anybody with HIV or aids, I would have no problem being friends with them, but if I were on the dating scene, as LDS also said, I would be looking for a husband. To me, somebody with HIV or aids wouldn't be what I was looking for in a future husband, although I would feel very sorry for them that they would be in a near impossible position of finding anyone for themselves as a future wife or husband.
How could I? HIV turns into AIDS, which is not only deadly but contagious. I would be subjecting myself and my family to the threat of a very prolonged and unpleasant death - not to mention being emotionally involved with this person who is going to suffer the same consequences.
It's a tragic situation, especially for those who contracted HIV or AIDS through no fault of their own, like from a blood transfusion or some type of accident in a hospital, etc. I would imagine there are some wonderful people, male and female, in this situation, who are forever isolated by this horrible disease.
Name: Haze
Comments: I would. I would be dating for love, not for some clear-cut husband material. It would be tough, obviously. But I wouldn't reject someone on that basis.
That is one of the very few things I don't think I could handle in a relationship. I admire people who can do that so much, who can put aside their fears for love. This reminds me of the relationship between Michael and Ben in Queer As Folk, where Ben is HIV positive and Michael isn't. Also, I've read somewhere that it's pretty much inevitable, even with protection, that if one partner in a long-term relationship has HIV, the other will get it at some point or another unless the person with it dies before it's passed. It's just something I wouldn't be able to deal with.
Name: ApersonwithHIV
Comments: Most everyone who answered this question are not educated. Just because you are in a relationship with a person with HIV, doesn't mean you will eventually sero-convert(look it up).
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DianeC: "although I would feel very sorry for them that they would be in a near impossible position of finding anyone for themselves as a future wife or husband. " |
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Farseer: "Prolonged and unpleasant death"? |
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KNtoran: "I would be dating to meet someone to spend a long time with and enjoy our time together." |
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Laviboheme: "it's pretty much inevitable, even with protection, that if one partner in a long-term relationship has HIV, the other will get it at some point or another unless the person with it dies before it's passed." |