HIV and the youth
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Dear auntie Seiketso
I am a 17 year old form 3 girl and I have a 21- year-old boyfriend whom I love very much and do not want to lose him at all. My boyfriend always wants to have sex with me without using a condom. I told him that I do not want to have unprotected sex with him but he told me that it means I do not love him. Even though I do not want to have unprotected sex, I am tempted to conform because I am scared that if I do not, he might leave me for other girls. The other day I asked him if we could go for HIV testing and he blamed me for not trusting him. I am having a dilemma, please help me auntie.
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