Hi, I'm Sally Landau. I'm a Relationship Coach, and my company is Dating Can Be Fun. How do you date a person with HIV, somebody who's HIV positive? Well, you might make an assumption that it's somebody that you've already had a relationship with and they, then they get diagnosed or it might be somebody that you kind of falling for, and then you find out that they have HIV. What do you do? Well, obviously, it's going to come into sexual relationship, you take precautions and there, there are probably many things that you can do. Condoms are not 100 percent safe, but, that's a possibility. I would consider that, but, I would consider many other ways to take care of yourself, and this person probably knows all the ways as well. I would talk to the person's doctor with your partner; I would read everything I possibly could on the Internet and in the library, and I would have a really clear and open understanding communication with my partner so I, I know that I was doing things correctly and safely. With that said, there's a lot of stigma against HIV positive people and they deal with it. It's difficult for them. Imagine the fear that they're dealing with. They're dealing with, "I might die", even though there are great cocktails today that help you stay healthier. "I might die and I might be shunned socially." So, just imagine, it's difficult being in the situation that they're in. People with all kinds of disabilities, I mean, whether it's emotional scars or visuable, visible scars, or they're crippled emotionally or physically, or any kind of disease you can imagine, including HIV, they're all people with hearts and souls and wanting partnerships and wanting love; wanting to express it, wanting to share it. And, they deserve it. So, your job? Just love them, respect them, be with them. I'm Sally Landau, your Relationship Coach. My company is Dating Can Be Fun.
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