Love me? Love me not?

Love me? Love me not?

If you have been in a relationship before, or if you know someone who has been in relationship, then I am referring to you.

There are many factors that are involved in a relationship. More often than not, there are more than just emotions involved. Money, time, intimacy.

However, there are many other things that you would not want to bring into your relationship. For example, dishonesty, cheating, HIV. You might find it a surprise how HIV can be among this list.

But not just in a relationship, contracting HIV is a risk that we will be in for as long as we indulge in physical intimacy with your partner. (unless both of you strictly adhere to the ABCs of safe guarding yourself. A being Abstinence, B stands for being faithful and C referring to condoms. )

Sure, you’ve made a promise to yourself that you will not get physically involved till you get married. Is your stand strong enough to resist the temptations of the forbidden fruit? Is his love strong enough to respect your stand and not challenge your limits?

It is imperative that you are fully prepared before you take this very important step. Ask yourself this, do you really want this or are you doing it because he/she has threatened to leave? An advice which I’ve always held dear in my heart, if that someone really loves me, then they will not coerce me into doing anything that will hurt me- Physically or emotionally.

Always weigh the pros and cons, if HIV is among the cons, you might want to pause and give it a second thought.

Remember, you can only have more than one relationship, but you can only have one life.

Live it, don’t lose it.

Tell us how do you feel.