It is not unreasonable of you to protect yourself from being mistreated or abused. If this man is so self involved that he thinks having HIV justifies the way he is acting towards you and his mother, he is seriously mistaken. Please do not allow him to continue to get away with how he is treating you. While you can not control how he behaves, you can control whether or not you will continue to share a home with a person who is not treating you well. Do not allow him to use his being sick as a ploy to manipulate you or your feelings.
Abusive treatment is abusive treatment even if the person has a life threatening illness.
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