Would You?

[favoredbyGod]

I came across the question today while watching TV. Just Curious to know your opinion.

Would you marry someone that you fell in love with that currently has a STD?


I don't think that I could. Would you?

 

[batmatt]

I've never given it much thought, but I don't see why I wouldn't.

 

[dawnsday]

Not herpes or AIDS. The rest are either curable or no biggie.

I say No to herpes because I have had cervical cancer issues and that could really mess me up. AIDS is the obvious, I'm just not that giving...

 

[Luther073082]

Not if it was incurable. I want to have children without getting an STD on my own.

 

[TriptychR]

A lot of factors must be considered with that. How did the person get the disease? Are they still committing the sorts of activities that got them that disease in the first place? How would the disease affect sexual relations and the prospect of children? How much do I really love the person?

That said, I think I would consider it a hard fact to get around, though.

 

[Marycita]

Wow..that would be sad..but if you loved that person enough to marry them...your love would be unconditional yeah? So, how could you not marry them simply because they have an STD?

 

[Luther073082]

Wow..that would be sad..but if you loved that person enough to marry them...your love would be unconditional yeah? So, how could you not marry them simply because they have an STD?

Because you want children without getting herpes.

 

[Marycita]

Because you want children without getting herpes.

well...you can adopt kids...and well just deal with it I guess...I mean if you love the person...love all of them...

 

[Luther073082]

well...you can adopt kids...and well just deal with it I guess...I mean if you love the person...love all of them...

It would take someone really special for that. I want at least two genetic children of my own.

 

[Marycita]

It would take someone really special for that. I want at least two genetic children of my own.

that's true...it would take someone special for that...I guess I personally couldn't abandon someone who I supposedly love because of something like that.

 

[white dove]

I came across the question today while watching TV. Just Curious to know your opinion.

Would you marry someone that you fell in love with that currently has a STD?


I don't think that I could. Would you?

The fact that a guy would even tell me early on in our relationship speaks volumes about the kind of guy he is. Not many people are that honest...until it's too late. Sad, but true.


If a guy was like that and told me early-on, allowing me to make that educated decision to pursue anything long-term with him, I would definitely pray on it. But given the type of STD it was and how strongly I felt for the guy already, I'd probably go through with it. A person shouldn't be defined by their past, but of course, we inevitably reap the consequences of our choices. Many people have STD's, so how could I possibly treat anyone like a leper right off the bat, you know? If I wasn't really too serious with him or if the STD was just too much for me to deal with (such as genital warts), I would just say no and I'm sorry. In more ways than one..

 

[Beautiful Fireball]

If its incurable...no

 

[Blank123]

i honestly dunno what i'd do in a situation like that. it'd be easy to say right off the bat that yes i'd stand by him or there's no way i'd marry a guy with an STD but until that situation actually presents itself i have no idea i'd probably do a lot of thinking, research and praying before i made a decision

 

[overit]

Because you want children without getting herpes.

Just FYI, a woman with herpes can have children biologically without passing the virus quite succesfully. It's good to be informed and not go by hearsay when it comes to these things.

Personally, bar Aids, HIV, it wouldn't stop me from being with someone.

 

[simmeringabsolute]

Those who love each other should share everything. X)