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FIRST DATE IS NOT THE TIME TO REVEAL YOUR HIV STATUS

HIV 양성인 사실을 언제 말해야 하나요?

Dear Abby:

I am a blond, slim, 5-foot-10 female -- single and in great shape. People tell me I am beautiful.

I am also HIV-positive.

I would like to meet someone special and settle down.

But as soon as I meet a man I like, I struggle with the question of when to reveal my health situation.

I have told them right away and I never hear from them again, which I find very insulting.

Some of my friends tell me I should date a guy for a few months and then say something, but I'd feel betrayed if someone waited that long to tell me.

I don't want to just blurt out the information at a first meeting.

I'm very confused. Please help me.

-- WANTS TO BE MARRIED, GAINESVILLE, FLA

 

Dear WANTS TO BE MARRIED:

There is no need to wear a scarlet letter declaring to anyone who shows an interest that you are HIV-positive.

There is EVERY reason in the world to take the time to get to know someone -- and for him to get to know you -- before having sex.

When you are finally ready for physical intimacy, you should then disclose your HIV status. If the man loves you, he won't leave you.

If he doesn't love you, good riddance.

어휘 및 표현

1. settle down : marry 결혼하여 자리를 잡다

2. insult : to give offense 모욕하다, 욕보이다

3. blurt out : say abruptly, utter without thinking 불쑥 말해버리다

4. intimacy : a feeling of being intimate and belonging together 친밀함

5. good riddance : a welcome loss or departure 거참 시원하게 없어졌군!

 

 

해석

Dear Abby:

I am a blond, slim, 5-foot-10 female -- single and in great shape. People tell me I am beautiful. I am also HIV-positive.

저는 늘씬하고 키가 178cm 인 금발 여성입니다. 현재 싱글이고 몸매도 좋아요. 주변 사람들은 제가 아름답다고 하죠. 그리고 HIV 양성 판정을 받았어요.

I would like to meet someone special and settle down. But as soon as I meet a man I like, I struggle with the question of when to reveal my health situation.

전 특별한 사람을 만나 결혼해 안정된 삶을 살고 싶어요. 그런데 괜찮은 남자를 만나기만 하면 제 건강 상태에 대해 언제 말해야 할 지부터 고민하게 돼요.

I have told them right away and I never hear from them again, which I find very insulting.

바로 말해버리면 다시는 연락을 안 하더군요. 그럼 꼭 모욕당한 기분이 들어요.

Some of my friends tell me I should date a guy for a few months and then say something, but I'd feel betrayed if someone waited that long to tell me.

제 친구들은 몇 달 동안 사귄 후에 말하라고 하더군요. 하지만 입장을 바꿔서 누군가 제게 한참 뒤에 말해줬다고 생각해보면 배신 당한 기분일 것 같아요.

I don't want to just blurt out the information at a first meeting. I'm very confused. Please help me.

하지만 그렇다고 첫 만남에 그냥 불쑥 말하기는 싫어요.

어떡해야 할 지 모르겠네요. 도와주세요.

-- WANTS TO BE MARRIED, GAINESVILLE, FLA.

Dear WANTS TO BE MARRIED:

There is no need to wear a scarlet letter declaring to anyone who shows an interest that you are HIV-positive.

당신에게 관심을 보이는 모든 사람들에게 HIV 양성 반응자임을 밝힘으로써 주홍글씨를 달고 다닐 필요는 없어요.

There is EVERY reason in the world to take the time to get to know someone -- and for him to get to know you -- before having sex.

그보다는 성관계를 갖기 전에 서로 상대방에 대해 아는 시간을 충분히 가지셨으면 해요.

When you are finally ready for physical intimacy, you should then disclose your HIV status. If the man loves you, he won't leave you.

그래서 서로가 육체적으로 가까워질 준비가 되면, 그 때 HIV 양성 반응자인 사실을 밝히세요.

If he doesn't love you, good riddance.

남자가 당신을 사랑한다면 떠나지 않을 거예요. 당신을 사랑하지 않아 떠난다면 차라리 잘된 일 인거죠.

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