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How Do You Decide When to Share With Others That You're HIV Positive?

Brian DatcherBrian Datcher, New Haven, Conn.; Diagnosed in 1996

It's a tricky thing. When it comes to me professionally disclosing, I don't have any problem with that at all.

When it comes to being intimate with someone and intimate issues, that tends to be a little sticky. Sometimes there are people that you meet that you may have feelings for or emotions. They may not be HIV positive, but they're not asking the right questions, so I like to be honest with myself. I like to let people know what they're getting into.

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