how did you all meet your partners? I was manic and opening our dorm entrance to everyone that would talk to me. DH was manic also. We spent the next week causing trouble and getting written up in the dorm. He went home, he'd been missing for a week. I partied the next week. After three days I had alienating all my friends, having a one night stand, having alcohol poisoning, and one write up away from getting kicked out I called him crying. He came over to find out what was wrong, he never left. We got engaged less then a week later. We decided to have one or two children. We were hyper sexual for the next five months before getting pregnant. At some time we spent a couple of hours finding an apartment and DH got a job. I have no idea how since we ate probably 2x a wk.

Did you start dating before or after your bipolar diagnosis? We both knew each other's passed along w/ my family history. So we knew we were mentally ill but it wasn't a big deal. We had each been dealing with it on our own for so long that nether of us were concerned. I think the biggest sign was the day he asked me out I said "okay, as long as you never lock me up."