It came to light that participants’ relationships with friends and family were positive but the forming of intimate relationships (romantic relationships) and consequent fear of rejection because of the disease turned out to be the most difficult hindrance to overcome.
Fram kom að tengsl þátttakenda við fjölskyldu og vini voru jákvæð en erfiðast í lífi þeirra reyndist myndun náinna tengsla (rómantískra tengsla) og ótti við höfnun vegna sjúkdómsins.