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"Finding Love in South Africa: The Best Dating Sites for HIV Positive Singles"

The Positive Connection was launched in September , with a successful run for the first six years and membership numbers increasing rapidly. Ben Sassman, founder of the website, said "normal" dating sites do not ask you for your HIV status, which still leaves people who are HIV positive with the trauma or stress of disclosing their status to a new date. Sometimes it is for support, just a friend to talk to in a relaxed, informed environment. I am also required by law to clearly mention on every page of the site that this is a dating site for people living with HIV-Aids," Sassman said. I would, however, like to expand, increase traffic and take the site into Africa, so that my members can communicate with others around the continent. Please read our Comment Policy before commenting. Register Sign in. Online dating for the HIV positive. He said the site was the first of its kind catering exclusively for HIV-infected people. Next Article.

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Jeanette is seeking the ideal man. Someone sensitive. And, most of all, HIV-positive. That's why she turned to The Positive Connection, an online dating agency that offers HIV-positive South Africans looking for love a way to get around the stigma of the disease. Few people openly admit they have the disease — fearful of losing partners, friends and jobs — and this environment of shame has undermined the battle against the disease.

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I am an HIV positive heterosexual British woman. I had chosen the single life since my diagnosis five years ago.

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HIV-positive in S. Africa turn to online dating

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