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kissing

Hello,
I have been fretting about a kissing incident which happened a while back. I have read the revised lessons but I would really appreciate expert intervention to help calm my worries. Normally I wouldn't think twice about kissing, but the guy kissing me had quite a bad technique and his teeth were sort of chewing on/pulling at my lips. I remember feeling cross because I was not enjoying it and put up with it for a short while.

As far as I am aware I did not bleed but I am unsure as to whether this guy had any bleeding in his mouth. I am guessing that for there to have been any significant risk, there would have been visible or tasted blood. And what if he had bleeding from his gums and he bite my lips would it be blood to blood contact? But I repeat I did not notice or taste any blood. Please,help me.
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In fact i have had the same concrrn for myself. However kissing low risk if not zero from what i have read.
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People with open bleeding sores in their mouth aren't going to be kissing anybody because no one is going to want to kiss someone who has open and actively bleeding sores in their mouth!  Common sense!
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If that case was actually real, woulnd't more people have gotten HIV that way? Not just 1 person of the millions who have HIV. Rational thinking comes into play when you read things on the net.

Also saliva has properties that deactivate the virus.
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Ok thanks,i was confused because i read that was one case of transmitting hiv with kissing with cuts on lips or bleeding gums and sores in mouth...
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Zero Risk
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Not a risky exposure madam,tc
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You had no risk, kissing is not and will never be a risk.
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