those are some sad stories.

My husband will tell you he is less than tolerant.
We are married a little over a year after dating a little over a year. We had an extremely whirlwind courtship.
I did tell him that I was bipolar early on, but he didn't really see any of it until this winter when a combination of birth control pills (hormones wreak havoc on my mental health) and a very stressful job put me into a very bad depression with panic attacks.
My husband was there for me. It was tough at first because he didn't know what to do for me. He'd never dealth with anything like this in his life and he is definitely a "cut and run' kind of guy. All he wanted was to see the happy smiling woman he met and married. He supported me in every step i took in getting better. The man won't take an asprin but supports me in taking my medication and accepts I'll be on it forever. He accepts that I don't drink because of the meds and that I have taken a less lucrative but less stressful job in order to be mentally healthy.

There were definitely times when it was rough...when I wondered if we'd make it to our first anniversary, but when it comes down to it, he is there for me when i need him most.

I'm sorry for your friend and your sister that they couldn't take the time to work through their marriages. Marriage isn't easy and it is a committment not to be taken lightly. this is my second and i want it to be my last.