And for people like myself, living in a small town, it may become a major bridge to the HIV community. Some agencies, including Women Alive, have HIV heterosexual socials and support groups where you can meet all kinds of interesting people in safe and confidential settings. They too have been through rejection. They too, have felt the fear of being alone. They too, have dreaded spreading HIV any further.
Positive couples can be there for each other without having any fear of intimacy.
This knowledge has changed me into a much stronger woman. A woman who knows how precious and desirable I am. Negative men no longer frighten me. A few weeks ago I went out with a negative man who had been hitting on me at the gym for over two months. He was surprised, confused, and moved.