Man resting with chin on hand. Dialogue about talking about AIDS. Yellowing.

Do You Talk About AIDS On The First Date?

"Phillip: I sure do.

You’re serious?

Yes.

Phillip: Why?

A lot of people don’t like to talk about AIDS.

Phillip: Yeah, I think that’s pretty strange.

Why?

Phillip: Nobody talks about it. But everybody’s afraid of getting it.

Are you afraid?

Phillip: Of AIDS– yes. Of talking about it–no.

So, how do you start the discussion?

Phíllip: Well, I wait for a lull in the conversation. Then, I say something like, “So, how do you feel about AIDS?”

What sort of reaction do you get?

Phillip: It certainly gets their attention."

Order number: P072. CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse, Catalog of HIV and AIDS education and prevention materials September 1994, p. 26.

This poster presents questions and answeres about AIDS and dating.

David J. Sencer CDC Museum