A woman who lived in a Cumbrian village said her life became intolerable after she got herpes.
She said that she dated a guy in the village but as soon as she told him she had herpes, he not only broke up with her but gossiped about her in the village pub.
Dianne (not her real name), [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Life became intolerable after I got herpes
Married, thanks to Datepositive.net
I received a great email a few weeks back from a guy who joined the www.datepositive.net after it launched in 2006.
He met a woman on the website and they are now happily married. They were one of the first few members to join. It was great to hear from him and hear such a happy [...]
Video about boyfriend who gave woman herpes
A Datepositive member has been featured in an online production about STDs.
The online magazine TrueTube contacted Date Positive for help with production of one film in a series about STDs.
Lynn (not her real name) came forward to be a part of the production so that people could hear how devastating it can be when you [...]
Datepositive helps deal with stigma
A gay man who became HIV positive in the mid 1990s is using www.datepositive.net because he believes there is a stigma attached to having an STD.
Chris* says that the stigma attached to being HIV positive is worse in the UK than in other countries.
“It is very difficult to live with,” he said. “People can be [...]
HIV man sold drugs to buy food
Datepositive launches a new series of case studies to highlight the challenges and difficulties that people with STDs often face. We hope that by profiling these stories we help raise awareness, remove stigmas, and bring about additional support for people with STDs
A man who was diagnosed with HIV had to turn to a life of [...]
