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Brighton, England, United Kingdom

I dont do casual sex. But I do keep a number of Profiles on a variety of gay dating apps and websites. Its very rare these days, that anyone actually wants to date. However, last week,a very good looking guy on the Scruff App expressed an interest to meet me for a Coffee, with a view to future dating. Being a very honest guy, I told him I'd been HIV positive on treatment for 30 years. After that, I didnt hear from hear from him at all.

October 24, 2025
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Members responded with empathy and personal experience to the question of dating with HIV and handling rejection, with many sharing the... Read more

Members responded with empathy and personal experience to the question of dating with HIV and handling rejection, with many sharing the emotional weight of disclosure and the sting of being judged by status alone. Several members suggested focusing on HIV-positive dating sites, taking breaks from apps to protect mental health, and reframing disclosure in a positive, matter-of-fact way to reduce stigma in conversations. A recurring theme was the importance of self-worth, not giving up hope, and finding partners who understand life's deeper realities.

A myHIVteam Member

I can't answer it directly because I'm in a relationship but I do know that it when I was dating and on all those sex apps I really never had a question about HIV other than sexual if we were going to be intimate. The dating process was a little different because I selected men that were mature and understood death in the sense of having dealt with it in some way whether a parent or sibling a partner cancer or AIDS. That was al very important to me in that they understood mortality and the life that I was looking to live. Not many men got that deep but I did manage to find that one.

October 24, 2025 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

It’s definitely demoralizing, I tried dating two times and each time I’m coming to the realization that people will just see me for my status. And then the ones that are judging my status aren’t lining up with my values. I don’t know. I just can’t catch a break. I’ve started to just think I should just work on myself more and somebody would notice me but it’s been five years nobody’s noticed. It’s not that I’m giving up, but I’m just not actively trying anymore.

October 28, 2025
A myHIVteam Member

I had a guy say he couldn't deal with me being positive but he hoped I found someone. At least he was honest he lived closer by too. But I'm okay with rejection just not being sexually active sucks. My ex doesn't make me feel like I'm a germ but he's way a hour and half away. So we just text on the phone til I get tired and go to sleep. He's about the only guy besides one other I talk to . But the other guy is busy and lives in another state. I quite frankly don't know if he really likes me at all.

October 24, 2025
A myHIVteam Member

It's all about the way you disclose. Some folks will disclose in a negative way and that leave suitors questioning how long they have left. The way I do it is to say: Good news I'm positive and take one pill a day to make me undetectable. This means we can bareback. I have yet to hear a negative comment.

October 28, 2025
A myHIVteam Member

Blessings, the story doesn't have to be told to everyone, there are people who don't have the culture for this, I know it's fractal, my friend, you can have a relationship with someone in the same condition and you avoid problems and being made to feel bad, this is a learning experience, you are worth a lot, no one has to trample on your life and your feelings, be happy, don't forget to smile and be happy, look in the mirror, be happy and you will realize how great you are and what you are worth, it's not worth letting yourself be intimidated by things that shouldn't be common, and this guild is very hard, okay, hug me, I love you because I love myself

bendiciones el cuento no hay que estarlo contando a todos hay personas que no tienen la cultura para esto se fractal amigo puedes tener una relacion con alguen en la misma condicion y te evitas problemas y que te hagan sentir mal esto es un aprendisaje tu vales mucho nadie tiene por que pisotear tu vida y tus sentimientos se feliz no olvides sonreir y ser feliz mirate a el espejo se feliz y ya y te daras cuenta lo grande que sos y que vales no vale la pena dejarse amilanar por cosas que no tienen que ser del comun y este gremio es muy duro vale abrazo te amo por que me amo

October 27, 2025

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