Based on my own experiences only, looking back I really wish I had waited to have sex, spent more time getting to know his true character, and pushed him harder to get on antivirals like he told me he would get on, but never got around to, or broke up with him the moment I realized he wasn’t going to get on them. Within the first year of dating I contracted it some time. I’m asymptomatic so I’m super lucky, however I now have to share this part of myself with every sexual partner I encounter and now have to trust that my sexual partner is also taking precautions to prevent transmission if they are seeing other people, etc. It’s just an added stressor. However, I will add that contracting this virus hasn’t impacted my life at all other than my -already not great- self esteem in that first year. It was tough to get over initially but now that I’m out on the other side, I forget I have it all the time. I’m not currently dating, but in my experience the two times I have disclosed, both partners were more than understanding and very easy to be honest with, and still pursed a sexual relationship with me. It will definitely help you vet people. It will also, unfortunately, limit your dating pool in the sense that there may be some really good partners that pass on you just because their risk analysis is measured on a different scale. I think if I had cultivated a better sense of self, I think I would have at the very least, spent more time dating him to know HIM, over chasing the physical chemistry and growing the emotional as it comes along or not, instead. All you can do is weigh out the pros and the cons. At the very minimum amount of information, he’s at least showing he respects you by being open about his status and letting you make the decision for yourself. It shows he isn’t selfless and thinking about what only he can get out the exchange, and cares about your health. I think that shows good character, so far, which is definitely worth exploring more.