One of the challenges that face HIV-positive men and women involves finding ways to continue to have a rewarding social, romantic and sexual life. Unfortunately there continues to be fear and stigma about HIV and AIDS, but nobody living with HIV or AIDS should be forced to live in isolation. A number of dating sites have emerged to help HIV-positive individuals meet other people.

Hints and Cautions

One of the nicest advantages of an HIV-positive dating site is that it removes the toughest impediments to dating: how to tell someone that you are HIV positive. Stay open to change. If you are dating for the first time since you learned you are HIV positive, it is likely that you have changed and grown significantly since your last relationship. You may find yourself dating someone different from anyone you have ever dated before.

Protect your personal privacy. Be honest and responsible about your HIV/AIDS status and other issues, but remember that on the Internet, even on an HIV positive dating site, the spread of information can be quick.

How to Join an HIV-Positive Dating Site

Make a decision that it is time to begin meeting other people to find someone you would like to date. Decide whether there are specific parameters or requirements for people that you want to meet, including such things as age, gender, HIV status, and profession or relationship status. Look for an HIV-positive online dating site that is likely to draw the kinds of people you are looking for.

Take a few good, current photographs of yourself and maintain them in your computer’s “My Pictures” folder. A good, casual and well-lit photo is usually essential to getting noticed on any dating site.

Stay away from dating sites that seem to exist primarily to draw traffic for ulterior advertising purposes, pop-up ads and spam. You can quickly tell in your first few seconds of looking at a site whether or not it is legitimate. Bad websites can do damage to your computer and waste your time without ever putting you in contact with any real people. Ensure that you trust any website before you join the site, or provide private personal information such as email address or credit card information.

Find Potential Dates on an HIV-Positive Dating Website

Write a fun, easy-going personal ad about yourself and consider running it by your friends for their reactions. Your personal ad and photograph will be your first impression, and will make a tremendous difference in the kind of people you meet and date.

Peruse other people’s personal ads on a website that appeals to you. Join the site and post your own ad and photograph there. Correspond with people who interest you, based on their personal ads or their responses to your ad.

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