How to Join an HIV-Positive Dating Site

One of the challenges that face HIV-positive men and women involves finding ways to continue to have a rewarding social, romantic and sexual life. Unfortunately there continues to be fear and stigma about HIV and AIDS, but nobody living with HIV or AIDS should be forced to live in isolation. A number of dating sites have emerged to help HIV-positive individuals meet other people.

Instructions

Prepare to Join an HIV-Positive Dating Site

• 1

  Make a decision that it is time to begin meeting other people to find someone you would like to date.

• 2

  Decide whether there are specific parameters or requirements for people that you want to meet, including such things as age, gender, HIV status, profession or relationship status. Look for an HIV-positive dating site that is likely to draw the kinds of people you are looking for.

• 3

  Locate or take a few good, current photographs of yourself and maintain them in your computer's "My Pictures" folder. A good, casual and well-lit photo is usually essential to getting noticed on any dating site.

• 4

  Avoid dating sites that seem to exist primarily to draw traffic for ulterior advertising purposes, pop-up ads and spam. You can usually tell in your first few seconds of looking at a site whether or not it is legitimate. Illegitimate sites can do damage to your computer and waste your time without ever putting you in contact with any real people.

• 5

  Ensure that you trust any website before you join or provide private information such as email address or credit card information.

Meet Potential Dates on an HIV-Positive Dating Site

• 6

  Draft a fun, lighthearted personal ad about yourself and consider running it by a friend or two for reactions and input. Your personal ad and photograph will be your first impression, and will make a tremendous difference in the kind of people you attract.

• 7

  Read other people's personal ads on a site that appeals to you. Join and post your own ad and photograph there or on another legitimate site.

• 8

  Connect with people who interest you, based on their ads or their responses to your ad.