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What is your experience like with dating apps?

JT Otis, M. Mus. shares in the article "Let's 'Clean' House", that "from the start, a potential romantic or fun encounter is stopped cold by unkind words. Words like, ‘clean only’ and ‘no poz folks’ send a message of exclusion and hurt to every person living with HIV who sees this profile."

What has your experience with dating apps been like?

  1. Hi ,

    My experience has been hit or miss with dating apps, but I think the most important thing I have to remember is to not be offended by people's lack of education. I try to not take things personal, and when I swipe left, it's their loss!

    - Ze (Team Member)

    1. Alafia (Peace) , The dating apps that I have visited are not really for dating as care as I can see or read. There are a lot of negative statements like no that's, old guys, and it's exhausting because people are looking for sex not friendship. I haven't had any success. Khafre (Team Member)

      1. Alafia (Peace) I recently went back to a dating app, which has been an interesting experience. Now I receive messages from men who are my son's ages 30, 29 and ask if I am generous. Child please. I have no idea how to move out if the social isolation I am experiencing because I know I am too old for the clubs. Someone needs to create an app from men over 45 years old. Khafre (H-I-V.net Team Member)

        1. Hi
          For so many years I have been in denial of being normal. A few years ago I tried to get into a dating site and the first experience put me off dating sites. I learned that there are folks who pretend to be POS and trade on pos women's emotions. It is a whole level of dynamics being POS and a single mum. I have been lonely lately and tried to sign up on one dating site three weeks ago... I give up! Is it that I don't know the right and genuine sites?

          1. I wonder if anyone here can chime in and suggest any good sites. You must have so much to juggle with parenting and everything else! What sites have you already tried? - Liz (Team Member)

          2. Alafia (Peace) So sorry you had such an awful experience with the dating apps. I am sure there are some genuine sites, I just don't know any. Khafre (H-I-V.net Team Member)

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