Sexually transmitted diseases or STDs are infections that spread from person to person through intimate contact. HIV is just one of them. If you are positive and you are HIV dating, you are probably wondering whether you should be honest about your condition. Well, the question is not if you should, but when should you. Coming clean on your sexual health is extremely important when you are dating. Here are some steps you should take before doing it. Be informed Find out about HIV as much as you can. Ask your doctor everything you want to know. Find out what you can do to get better and how you can protect yourself and your partner. Talk of shame When you find out that you have HIV you should retrace your steps and find out who you may have contracted it from. Call your former partners and let them know they should get tested. It is just a courtesy call and something that you should absolutely do. Some people have no idea that they are positive. They are only carriers and they have no symptoms at all. When should you let your new partner know? It depends how serious your relationship is. If you have just met this person and you have gone out just on two dates, there is no need to reveal such personal info about yourself. Who knows, maybe on your third date you will see that you don’t want to date them any more so your whole painful conversation was pointless after all. No matter how long you have been dating, if you sense that sex is in the air, you need to come clean. Never sleep with a person who is unaware of your condition. Even if you have no plans to sleep with your partner in the near future but your relationship is getting serious you should inform them about your HIV status before someone gets heartbroken. If you have no idea whether it is time to confess, consider the level of your relationship and degree of your condition. You can always tell them after three successful dates so that they are able to think things through. Don’t be fooled, some people will reject you when they hear about your condition, but don’t lose hope. Someone out there will love you with all your flaws and virtues
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