Hello,

I'm here for everyone if you need to talk! I'm not HIVpos. but, i have
friends who are. I am always there for them. And i feel as though i can do
more, and that is my being a good listener and a good friend. I hope i can do
the same for those who accept my invitation..
Thankyou,
A Friend,
Shanamarie

Zwitterion <zwitterion_work@...> wrote:

Im not sure why you did not Ask other Members here
first.

I am from Southern Africa, And could have told you all
this.

Even my best friends who have hiv, will not admit it.

What did you expect.





--- berrynice39 <berrynice39@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hopefully this message won't be too lenghty, but I
> am so upset right
> now and just needed to vent. Let me explain. As we
> all know, being
> HIV+ can be a very lonely experience and MOST of us
> would love to be
> able to chat with others who understand, maybe even
> find a
> relationship. Well, four days ago, I posted a
> profile in a Group
> based in Africa. Although this group is not a POS
> site. Knowing the
> statistics, I went for it anyway. I'm still
> chivering and astounded
> by the cold way I was received. Four days my post
> had been viewed
> over forty times and yet, not one reply. I'm not
> damn stupid. I
> read the headlines billions and billions of people
> are infected right
> now this minute. I only went in their looking for
> communication and
> friendship.
>
> I must add that being the type of person I am, after
> four days with
> no response, I called them on it and only one single
> man claiming not
> HIV+ had the courage to message me back.
>
> He said, I had courage because most people don't
> even want to know
> they have the virus not too mention letting others
> know they have it
> out in the open in a forum like that. Well needless
> to say, I posted
> anotehr message after that. I was very polite, even
> to my
> surprise.! I stated, I guess it's where your
> from.......
>
> I did say other things too, but I was polite. My
> intentions were
> when I went into this, I was hoping that someone in
> the shadows
> obviously would contact me, even if privately in my
> personal email.
> I no of two HIV + males here in the U.S. who both
> married African
> women within the past year. So what's going on? I
> go to my docs
> office and their are people who are of African
> origin who get treated
> in my clinic.
> There is also an Ethiopian man who admitted he was
> Positive, but has
> yet to say hello to me or respond to my email
> because I'm not
> Ethiopian!
>
> The dating site I'm speaking off boast of thousands
> of members! I
> don't know about them, but to me that's means there
> are quite a few
> HIV+ African men and women on that site who hasn't
> told anybody!
> Well, well, well. Wouldn't you Agree!
>
> Thanks for letting me vent. I'll keep you posted,
> and welcome all
> responses.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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