Although many people living with HIV live full and healthy lives, finding love in the traditional dating scene can be difficult for HIV-positive singles looking for a partner. Meeting a complete stranger for a date can be a nervous experience. This is because if you ever want to be in an honest relationship with someone, then you need full disclosure, and that requires being open about your HIV status.

And while strong relationships are often based on shared feelings, interests and values, your HIV status is not something you can expect someone to ignore. So disclosing your HIV status to a potential partner can be one of the most personal and nerve-wracking situations you can find yourself in. Disclosure can arouse very strong emotions in some people and it can be difficult to find the right time to raise the issue.

In a society where stigma for people living with HIV is a reality, your chances of finding someone who is willing to be romantic with you after disclosing your HIV status may be limited. There are many people who still perceive the risk of dating someone who is HIV positive as greater than even dating someone who doesn’t know they are HIV positive.

But don’t give up yet! Certainly, HIV does not define who or what you are as a partner that you can bring into a loving relationship. Therefore, your love life is by no means over. To avoid stigma from society in general, where HIV is often a problem, you may want to date someone who is HIV positive. This will certainly put your mind at ease that the issue of disclosure will not arise.

If you are interested in dating someone who is HIV positive, there are online dating sites that are exclusively for HIV positive singles. They take the nervous and stressful out of dating by connecting and finding love. Potential partners can review each other and start communicating to build a relationship that could turn into romantic bliss.

Here, you can experience the joy of dating without stressing about disclosure. There would be no stigma like in society in general, and you can easily find a partner who will be with you and share your fight against HIV instead of judging you for it. You can build a strong relationship based on trust and understanding, which are the foundation of any strong relationship.