I've been married to a schizo-affective for 12y. He has been on disability for about that long too. So, when we would socialize, he wouldn't want to tell anyone that he wasn't employed and he'd lie about what he did and couldn't keep his lies straight. Eventually, I stopped doing anything w/anyone b/c his schizophrenia and lies made relationships impossible.
He has no healthy friends, but one schozophrenic and one bi-polar friend. Their relationships are bizarre and he says so too. But, he can be himself and talk about his illness to them. He thinks he can only have friends who also have a mental illness. No one else would understand him.
Well his beliefs, lies to family and friends, have made me a friendless person. He is home all day and I can't have anyone over b/c they may ask why isn't he working, is he off, when does he work. I stopped lying, but b/c I can't answer their questions, I have to be alone.