Tue, 27 May 2025 10:57:34 +0000

When Do I Disclose My HIV Positive Status to my partner?

“Nozi, I just met this guy. I really like him. But I’m scared. When is the right time to tell him about my status?”. I receive several messages of this nature daily, and I promised myself that I would cover this topic next. When is it the right time to disclose your HIV status to a partner? Is it necessary to disclose? If you’re practicing safe sex, isn’t that enough? It may be that you haven’t tested. You haven’t really talked about testing together. So, you don’t know each other’s sexual history. So, you’re under the pretense that you’ll deal with whatever happens later? Let’s explore this further.