PozBearWI

I agree HVL, I would prefer to get fucked.

You're right, I see the album I created, and it appeared to get the image I put there, but alas... I'll seek moderator help.

There are days I just sit back and enjoy my own cheese

Did they both know that you're not on meds?

@PupBoiRapeSlut image added to my library of images

It is why I am searching for my tattoo. A more natural conversation starter than saying, "hey stud I wanna fuck you. BTW I am poz and not on meds". I have a bunch of the HIV INSIDE temp tats I am using and honest, I really like them. First group event this weekend and I'll have a fresh one on for that. It may morph before I get a permanent tat into POZ INSIDE or B+ INSIDE. But I am pretty close on what the tat will look like, it's down to three specific options. My temp tats are similar blue to the old Intel Inside logo; and that is a nice look for a tat. But I might consider black or even red as a tat color.

I think for this coming month we are going to hear all sorts of "odd" things. Many will be disproven over time, some might be true. But better right now to consider the most controversial stuff as "planted".

@hntnhole What are you needing to do to prep for the storm coming towards you?

Wow, Aurora IL is only a 2hr drive for me.... I would love to play with you...

Save that our TCell count is a measure of immune system health whereas viral load is just that. So Viral Load is what is needed to pass on our virus to another.

It would be my pleasure to help you achieve your goal. I know some viral guys in NYC who might get you there faster.

So well timed, I am at my one year anniversary of my poz test result.

No you didn't use the word "tenant". You used a synonym.... "Trump had kept closed the boarders". Yes costs were lower pre pandemic. That didn't make Trump a miracle worker. Nor does it make Biden ineffective. You seem to have expected a major pandemic would have no other impact.

Nice start. I think the subtitle might be "Nick learns he needs to read the fine print from now on". 🙂

There is broad agreement which lead, after years of kicking this around, to a bipartisan border agreement which the majority of our elected folk support. There is only one reason why that isn't in place now; improving our border security and that is Mr T. Let's stop pretending "that ain't so". You seem to be asserting that Trump ran a closed border (not tenants as you wrote). The rate was certainly slower but the quality of care and control lacked. Things have been too open under Biden. I find it laughable that we have RECORD travel and busy airports in this "decimated" economy so many are whining about. We know the global response to Covid majorly disrupted supply chains. Further right at that time as the fast food places wanted staff regardless of minimum wage laws, the effective minimum wage raised to about $15 and above. I have no history in hiring illegals, but I surmise that they sign on for less than that. We are living during peak employment times. Lot's of jobs, too few to fill them. But indeed cost of goods went up during covid and continued in many areas (but lowered in others). We haven't stablized from that yet. A dock worker strike would, of course, once again disrupt supply chain and once again lead to higher prices.

Indeed and thanks @BootmanLA. By agreement with my HIV doc I am not medicated. But I'll get a good cadence of labs going and we'll see how this progresses. I am at a point in life where fretting potential side effects 30 years from now makes no sense. And my genetics are doing a pretty good job of managing. I am not far above the "undetectable" line. And I prefer to play with guys who are equally well informed about risks and how HIV works.

Indeed, I would hope we keep talking until we find a set of facts we can agree upon. In recent years nuance seems to have been lost with overplay of comparatively less important things. We edit ourselves when we should just speak freely and accept "I disagree" with grace.

@PozToxVersPig so we reap what we sow??? 🙂

Certainly shows a lack of imagination on their part right???

Over the past 20 years as society at large has made a "thing" of the uncle bringing up controversial topics at Thanksgiving. The result of course is that we've stopped discussing things for fear of "upsetting" someone. That's a piss poor motivation to achieve understanding with each other and a sure fire way to never achieve understanding. While the principle we're trying to achieve socially seems pretty clear; we no longer state it with clarity; rather diffusing it (or perhaps news media infusing it with conclusions rather than facts. The delight in the Thanksgiving passionate conversations was that no one ran to a corner to hide. There was no violence. Simply passion at the facts. So I grew up and recall fondly the Thanksgiving "arguments" (really debate from two trained in debate) of my dad and his sister. @nanana you cast a rather broad net when you describe our less thoroughly informed brothers as revel. But of course, some of them actually do. For me the caution flag is raised whenever our reference is so broad as to encompass any large grouping; as if each individual within that group were Xerox copies of each other. We are more in agreement than not. So truly my only point to you is the reference "democrats" or "republicans". Now it is true that there is a rather large subset of "republicans" who have closed their eyes to facts. They have their adored leader who they appear to approach as if he is Jesus returned. The Republican Party is right now nothing like the Republican party of any elected Republican prior to 2017 and certainly prior to 2009. For most of us I think we are still grappling with what the Party values are. Certainly unclear as their leader seems to have a wandering focus. The diversity amongst Harris supporters now (irrespective of their native "party") is rather diverse. Until the main opposition party comes back to center (and judging from the VP debate combined with the bipartisan agreement in immigration, not yet ratified; I think that is achievable next term; DEPENDING largely on how we vote. The things we fear about the Democratic Party; that we will be paying for sex change operations of illegal immigrants is largely fear mongering. It is popular amongst the opposition to create fear. Just listen to their PAC advertising... FWIW on how I vote.... I vote for people, not parties. I'll vary on primaries depending on whose running in the other party. This year I pulled an R ticket to take one 45 vote away in the primary. It didn't make a difference; but any of the others as people in office I was

I am never offended by the question. Sometimes my mate is a bit put off as his tendency is to simply start ignoring guys who ask that. And TBH, if a fellow is of voting age and still holds the view that some work is "womens work"; then how the heck to they manage self care alone? There is no reason any of us can't become fully functioning adults, able to handle any of our personal and physical needs on our own. I try to be a bit more forgiving because asking that question that way at least gives me clues into their current bias; and hopefully I can say something to expand their worldview a bit. Ditto when I am asked "am I clean". My response is, "how do you mean that"? Besides I am poz and not on meds, (although my genetics are doing a bang up job at controlling the virus within me). So if I can respond in a way that expands their world view a bit; all the better. And if they simply go away; awesome. Glad they found their comfortable place....

Thanks for clarifying. There are multiple testing windows. Some HIV tests can detect whether you've been exposed; and others are simply looking for antigens and antibodies. Oraquik is 95% accurate at six weeks. But that window goes all the way up to six months if the two of you need a 99.9% sort of answer. This seems like a conversation you and your mate need to have. The short answer is to old off six months if you want the greatest certainty of results. You might test every month; and really it's a decision the two of you need to make. For my mate and I we're fine with my modest enough viral load. Fucking is unlikely to infect him. But someone else might feel like they need 99.9+% certainty. OK, when you go on PrEP; there is a whole interesting intake protocol they will use. Explain your history to them when you go to your local Infectious Disease clinic and they will know what tests to run before prescribing PrEP. If PrEP is your and your mates decision, you can make your clinic appointment ASAP. Your mate could have stated PrEP when you had your moment leading you to test.... There is some helpful information on the pages of your OraQuik packaging. Plus they include links to resources.

Nice start @Tanbbottom.

@Safer that is completely up to you buddy... Be honest and accept the result, which might very well be "you betcha, let's fuck". But it might be "thanks but no thanks".

I agree @hntnhole. And indeed what @PozToxVersPig wrote is really the only way one could answer that concern. If the OP is concerned that PrEP (and I'll add doxyPEP to the mix of options here) aren't enough; sometimes telling a potential playmate "no thanks" is the best option. A VL of 2.5 million for me tends to confirm the newness of his seroconversion. PrEP is made to deal with that although I would definitely recommend being ON it for a couple of weeks before having sex with this particular guy. And I would stay on it for a couple of weeks after our last fucking. But it is pretty damned effective and thus likely to have a good outcome even if you used it 2-1-1. ALSO: the only 100% "safe" is to do nothing. So if one is unable to find some risk "acceptable" risk then one's choice should be pretty obvious.