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Real STI Dating Stories & Experiences
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Must Read Dating Stories
A handful of stories worth starting with — honest accounts of dating, disclosure, and connection after a diagnosis.
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Personal Journeys
- After Going Public Ⅲ: Traps at Every Turn
- After Going Public Ⅳ: Just Stay Breathing
- After Going Public Ⅱ: A Price Beyond Expectation
- After Going Public Ⅰ: An Irrevocable Choice
- Dumped for Having HIV, I Wanted to End It All—Until I Read This Message
- What I Learned From Dating With HSV: The Awkward Conversations, False Safe Havens, and the Long Road to Choosing Myself
- My First Date After Being Diagnosed with an STI: How I Overcame the Fear and Got Back Out There
Disclosure Stories
- I Posted a Dating Ad with HIV and Got Eviscerated
- 37 Rejections: What Dating With Herpes Taught Me About Worth and Fear
- Beyond the Queer Grid: What Dating with an STI Taught Me About Love, Risk, and Being Seen
- The Fear of Telling Him Was Never Really About Herpes
Dating Journeys
Love & Relationships