GoodRick

Maybe. Who knows.

Yes. I understand Gyu-ho can't perform with a condom which is why I talked about U=U as sufficient for prevention of transmission as well as the added protection of PrEP.

13 episodes? That's a really weird number for episodes of a K-drama. Isn't it usually 16, 12 or 8?

Can you explain what your concerns would be if your partner wants to be on PrEP by their own freewill? I do want to register some objection to your use of the word "making" because no one can really make someone take PrEP. It's by their own freewill. Nobody can be forced to do it.

Interesting. Yeah, I think I'm probably okay if we're writing some of this off as the creators taking artistic or creative liberties. Maybe I'll change my mind on that later. Lol.

Thank you so much for shedding light on this topic and the situation in Korea. It definitely helps to hear directly from a member of the LGBT community who is living in Korea.

I haven't read the novel, so I don't know what the timeline or period the novel writes about. I do know that the novel was published in 2019 and and my research indicates that S. Korea approved the use of PrEP in 2018, although I'm sure there must've been several barriers to access PrEP at that time (cost, availability, stigma, etc. - just to name a few) and perhaps some or all of those barriers still exist.

I won't judge the novel because I haven't read it, and I also don't know how faithful the TV series adaptation is to the novel. I do agree with you that a lot of blanks permeate the series which has invited questions and criticism, rightfully so. They could've and should've done a better job of handling this aspect of the plot.

You raise some really good philosophical questions about putting someone at risk. I guess it depends on person to person. Personally speaking, and this is purely hypothetical because I'm not in this situation - If I were HIV+, as long I took my treatment as prescribed and maintained an undetectable load, with my partner on PrEP and us practicing safe sex (using condoms), I would feel extremely comfortable with those triple barriers and triple assurances and I would absolutely not have any fear whatsoever of putting my partner at risk. But like I said, that would vary from individual to individual.

I thought that was just Kim Ji Won's luxurious outfits budget.

Just to be sure, by SEA, do you mean Southeast Asia? Sorry I'm not all caught up with all the acronyms people use these days.

To be honest, I was a little confused and not exactly sure as to what he bought in Thailand and why and for whom. My confusion is for two reasons. PrEP is NOT an over-the-counter medication. You need a doctor's prescription for it. So the boyfriend would need a prescription if he wanted to go on PrEP. It didn't look like the boyfriend had a prescription. Also, you need to take PrEP daily for 7 days before it reaches its maximum level of protection against infection. PrEP does NOT work overnight. So yeah, I'm not sure I fully understood what he bought in Thailand, why and for whom.

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I'm not speaking from any personal experience, but, it is my understanding that ...
U=U stands for "undetectable = untransmittable" and is a scientific consensus that people living with HIV CANNOT sexually transmit the virus to others if they:
Take antiretroviral therapy (ART) daily as prescribed and,
Maintain an undetectable viral load.

So, it is impossible to transmit the virus as long as a HIV+ person is taking their medication regularly as prescribed and also is in an Undetectable state because U=U.

Also as an added precaution and a double barrier, the non-infected partner can take daily PrEP which when taken as prescribed is over 99% effective in preventing infection.

So in this drama, even though Gyu-ho can't perform with a condom, I feel their situation had a very straightforward mitigation and I'm not sure I understand why they didn't consider that and why this was a such a big "problem" in their sex life as you called it in your post.

Which country are you in. My understanding is that it's available to stream internationally on "Viki" which is where I watched it too.

Just curious. What "terrible" drama was mentioned? The original poster deleted their comment.

It is available to stream on "Viki". Please subscribe and watch this gem.

You should watch both. But where are you watching the movie? I don't think it's out on any of the streaming platforms for our viewing pleasure. Unless it is out and I missed it?

No .

Is it true that both leads are actually straight?

Is it true that both leads are actually straight?

Where is this available to watch? Any streaming links?

Link is no longer working.