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Educate myself. I should at least give them the courtesy of learning enough about it to make an educated decision considering they were kind enough to tell me about it. As you said it would depend on the disease and on how much I felt for the person. The fact that the person may die in 10 years wouldn't be an issue to me. It may bother me that I would not be able to have children with this person or of I did have children even by accident with them then I'd be dooming the children to life long (however short) disease possibly. If I were to continue a relationship with someone with AIDS primarily I would insist that they be sterilized in a sure method. I love children - working with children is my calling in life. To endanger a child in that way would be completely irresponsible and cruel.
As far as my personal relationship with that person - I would not break anything off without knowing all the facts and considering everything. I would still care for them and respect them. It would only be the sexual aspect of the relationship that would be in question.
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"Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama
My Karma just ran over your Dogma. 
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