Sunday, August 3, 2008

My partner has been gone for two days...

I moved to Boston from Uganda in 2003. I was excited about moving to the United States; my goals were not clear to me then. However I looked at this as an opportunity for financial stability. I got a job as care giver; which is a very common job for immigrants living in Boston. I thought that eventually I will go back to school and get a degree in something.

I have family in another state but I did not want to live in the same state. In a pursuit of happiness, I felt it was best to live in a different state. I loved the Boston lifestyle; I am able to go out every weekend and party. I felt that my partner also the father of my 4 year old daughter and I were in a good relationship. Until Friday....

I came home and he did not say a word to our daughter or I. Then he left the house and did not return. He did not pick up any of my calls. I was worried and called his mother but his mother said that he had not spent the night there. After a couple of phone calls I discovered that he was at a hotel with another girl...
The girl is a Ugandan from another state and I am worried about my next move.

Do I leave him or do I try to work it out? My friends and families say that I should leave...
There is a high number of people that are HIV positive in some immigrant communities. DC for example has the percentages are just as bad as Sub-Saharan Africa what should I do?

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