I have been dating someone for about four months who is bipolar (medicated and sees a therapist once a week). He only admitted it to me this week after I confronted him.. but it was obvious to me. He is definitely going through a maniac phase where he feels the following:
· His feels very sharp to him

·He wakes up early to do work

· Has so many new ideas he cant work on them all
- He can spend hours and hours at a store analyzing products to come up with new ideas (target, supermarket, etc)
- Stops a conversation because he needs to write down an idea

·Jumps from one idea to another.
· Hard for him to stay in one place... paces/ moves around
I am actually quite attractive on aspects of how his mind works.. I mean he is so creative and smart.. Has an MBA..etc.

Anyway- the other day i asked for him for more than what we currently had. Meaning seeing each other more and getting more serious. His response was that I am every thing on his check list very attractive, smart, from a good family, very educated, great to talk with, he likes me, etc. But he said was scared because he is 38 and am worried what if I wasnt the one and wast each others time. However, we both decided to commit more effort and to at least give it a chance since we both like each other. That night he didnt sleep at all.

He called me the next day.. and said he was pacing for two hours before talking to me.. and the following:
- Last few months he has created a routine.. and he feels he has been more productive as ever and he doesnt want to mess that up and he feels that I may disrupt that. And that he cant focus on me.. and that his ideas are the most important. And he feels very guilty that I am second to his routine.

I was heart broken.. but I wasn;t sure if this his mania talking or if this had to do with us. I told him.. that I support his routine and that my intentions are not to change or disrupt it. We agree on the following: 1) we will try to be completely exclusive (including not looking on online dating sites) 2) spend more than just the weekend together and add a during the week time 3) I will go with him to his therapist

I really like him a lot and we have so much in common.. I was wondering if any one can provide me any advice or thoughts. I never dated someone who was bipolar and not sure how to handle this situation and if I just should walk away.