The moment I knew: He said he was having a midlife crisis – I saw a man willing to face his fears

Performer Jeremy Lloyd had a rule: no dating within the theatre and dance industry. He broke that rule with David

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When David and I met, we’d both recently come out of long-term relationships and had our lives reorganised by the reality of mortality. He’d survived two strokes and had learned how to walk and talk again. I’d been diagnosed HIV positive at 21, five years earlier.

In early 2018 I was in my mid-20s, living in Sydney, and had just returned to dancing and performing after a three-year hiatus.

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