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Of course i would and i am!
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In a heartbeat. If they are a nice person and never did anything wrong to me, why should i judge?
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Duh...of course i would! i wouldn't treat anyone any different just because they have a disease...thats just ignorant and wrong if someone decides not to be a friend because of it.
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Yes. I would.
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Sure. Why not?
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Absolutely, HIV is an illness, so is congestive heart failure.
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FWB, no. Best friends or otherwise, absolutely!
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I am friends with two people who are HIV positive ... we are careful, I train them in martial arts methods of immune system boosting, nutrition, and fitness, to give them a tiny bit better survival chance ... but I can only hope for a cure as we already prepare for a funeral.
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I AM friends with several people who have HIV.
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yes, why not?
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I am friends with some people and not others. I make my friend choices based on my personal preferences. Whether or not they have HIV wouldn't be one of them.
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are you an idiot?
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Yes I would & I was. I was there the night she died over 10 years ago
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Yeah! Why not?!
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Why not? Their still a person
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Well, yeah. Why would that have anything to do with our friendship?
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Sure, why not. I've had a couple of friends who had AIDS. It's heart breaking, but not something I'd shy away from.
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yes and i am.
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Friendship doesn't have much to do with a person's health. Yes I've have friends with all kinds of illness.
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Yeah, why not.
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Two of my friends have died from HIV. My answer is, of course, yes.
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ABSOLUTELY! Why wouldn't I? Besides, it's something like 50% or more, now, who contracted this horrible disease thru no fault of their own, whatsoever! I'm just glad I still have friends even tho' I can't physically get out and about like I used to! It really is amazing, the number of what you thought were CLOSE friends, that desert you, because they think every back surgery or back injury is fake! To this day, after 2 major spinal fusion surgeries, a forced retirement from your job, (with a loss of 60% of your pay), plus the 18 months with absolutely NO pay, that some of the people who were closest to me, (or so I thought), still don't believe the pain is as incredible as it is! Most people still think that people who retire early from some traumatic injury, are looking for a FREE RIDE! Believe me, I would trade this body, in a heartbeat, to have just ONE pain-free day, (which, more than 10 different specialists, from different fields, have said I will NEVER have again)! I have a special place in my heart for anyone suffering thru that terrible illness or some terrible injury! P.S. - I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ramble!
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Absolutely. I see no reason not to.
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Yes. I think it is absolutely rude to disown a friend at a time like that. Wouldn't that be when they need a friend the most? If any of my friends get HIV, I will not disown them. If someone comes to me and tells me they have HIV, I will be there. HIV doesn't define a friendship. It's just something the person happens to have. Is it their fault? Maybe.... and maybe not. Either way, it doesn't matter. It doesn't change who he or she is.
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Sure. And, I have been. Unfortunately, my friend did move into full-blown AIDS and died from it.
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I am.
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Yes i would they are human too.....It s precautions they are suppose to take and you can read up on them also to keep yourself and them in a position of comfort.....
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Someone's HIV status has never been part of the criteria for me when it comes to choosing a friend. Usually that's not something I ask right off the bat when I meet somebody, if it's not a major deal for them, then it's not a major deal for me, either. there are more important issues, like trust, honesty, compassion, humility, etc.
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Yes of course. If people can base their relations with people off of sex or fear then what's the point of it. If my girlfriend ever got HIV I would still love her just as much as I do right now.
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why wouldnt I, Im friends with someone for their personality.
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yea i would but truthfully i would be a little weary first then once i got over it i would still be very careful around tehm
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I have been in the past, and would be in the future. No question.
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yes ,absolutley.
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I am.
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I could be and I am.
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of course. would you be friends with someone who had any other disease? of course you would.
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sure..if i liked them
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Hell yeah, i never had the privilege to know anybody with hiv that i know of, they're true fighters with all respect, they should be more afraid of us then we are of theme.. they actually can get sick because of anything that we have not vice versa .
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Why not. Being friends doesnt guarantee that I will get it. I wont be having sex with them.
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Absolutely! If this question was asked 20 years ago, most people would have answered this question negatively.
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Absolutely.He might be my second soul mate.:-))
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Of course.
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question is why not? how would u even know?
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Yes :)
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Yes why not??
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if they were a good person i don't see why not
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ofcourse
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I do have a friend with HIV. your not going to get HIV by being friends with them. People with HIV already have enough problems without someone not accepting them for something that they can't control
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of course i would!! it will take more than that to make me walk away from a friendship, even a relationship..
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If the person was friendly & I got on with them well, then sure.
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Yes.
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HIV is not a criterion I would use for choosing/not choosing someone as a friend. Also, I suspect many of us have HIV+ friends and don't even realize it. With the new medications, it's possible to live with HIV for many years without even looking sick.
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I AM
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No I would not, why should I risk such a danger?
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I would be, I have been, and I am. I had the sheer dumb luck to be born when I was, so we knew about HIV before I came out and I knew what to do to stay HIV negative. But I've lost a lot of friends over the years to this disease, and I have quite a few who are living with it. And they are living -- but it's a burden they struggle with. Why would I add to that burden by turning my back on them? (I know your question wasn't mean to suggest that I should.)
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Yes. And, I am.
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Yes, why not?
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sure, why not?
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i have many friends that are HIV positive. Actually, some of my best friends.
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of course i would. I would be friends with someone based on who the person is and how they treat others not based on their illnesses.
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of course there is no reason to discriminate against somebody just because they have an illness, you would not stop being somebodys friend if they had a cold would you, you choose friends for there personaltys and who they are, not there well being.
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Yes. I'm friends with people who have other medical conditions, so why not?
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I would. But again HIV is considered as a whole scary thing today. So a healthy distant relation woudl be good. LIke a casual friend probably would be the extent I coudl go.
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Yes I would & just take Universal Precautions...
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absolutely
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Yes I have had and he went on to develop full blown AIDS that eventually led to his death.
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Yes. I lost two friends to AIDS in the late 80's.
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Why not? i wouldn't have sex with them, but we could be friends
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It depends on the person. Are they having unprotected sex still? Do they do drugs? If someone made a mistake and relized it, but it's too late, then yes I would be they're friend. I might would even date someone who has HIV. Everyone makes mistakes.
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Yes, I could. But to be honest with you, it would be an awkward relationship with them knowing that they have that. Regardless if it isn't contagious, or anything like that, there would still be some thougts about that person having the disease that I would be ignorant of and would have constant fleeting thoughts about.
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Absolutely,it's not what you did before, it's what you do in the future. Beside's that shouldn't even be a factor. Just look at Bow Bowers AKA Da Pirate.
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If he were my friend before, I wouldn't shun him for having a disease, not even HIV or leprosy. If he was not my friend before he contracted HIV, I wouldn't make him my friend simply because he had become infected.
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Of course I would.
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Yes, and I am.
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