Long Term Partners ·
It can be very difficult telling someone you’re having a relationship with that you’ve found out you’re HIV-positive. If your partner doesn’t know his own status, you may have to support him through the decision to get tested himself. There are difficult and frank conversations to be had around the sex you’ve had in the past and will have in the future.
Newly-diagnosed men report a wide variety of reactions from partners. These range from fear, anger and even disgust through to concern and a feeling of becoming closer through facing this situation together.
In a healthy loving relationship, your partner can be a fantastic source of unconditional support, helping you to navigate your way through this difficult period of adjustment. He can be your first line of defence when you’re not feeling too well and can help to head friends and family members off at the pass when you’re perhaps not quite up to it.
“I say to him ‘You keep me going, you’re my main backup’. He could have said ‘I want nothing to do with you, you’re disgusting’. But no. I suppose I’ve been lucky in that way.” – Luke
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