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Can I love someone who is HIV positive? And what about having relationship? At first glance we would all say yes, while some would be alarmed at the naivity of these two questions. However, I have been thinking about this for about three weeks or more and I still don't have the appropriate answer.
I am very much aware that it is possible and I have known and heard of couples both positive or one positive and the other negative who enjoy a happy and fruitful relationship. However, what do I do if I fall in love with someone who is HIV positive? Personally, I don't know how prepared I am to do so.
Before I go further, let me say this is more a personal blog than anything. I decided to share my confusion because I believe so many of us fall in love with people and as soon as we learn their HIV status we become scared and hide our feelings. From my standpoint, that is quite understandable; but let's also think of the HIV positive person too. They need not just brotherly love, but someone they can love unconditioally as a partner.
I have a number of friends who are living with HIV so know it is possible to be in a relationship. However, I feel there are a number of things to consider to be able to care for the positive because a relationship is so different from friendship. Perhaps someone could help me to better understand and prepare myself to love someone unconditionally regardless of their HIV status.
