It can be difficult maintaining a healthy relationship with Bipolar in the mix , but it's very possible , if both people are present for their part and accountability and respect is a must have in a relationship Bipolar or not.

My Bipolar is really only brought to my husband attention when I am having a hard time up or down, other wise its just not part of our daily life. I am able to hide things very well. I can be 5 mins from a suicide ( that is where friends come in , see below) and by looking at me I appear to be fine. That's a good and bad thing.

If I just need to vent or dump my Bipolar crap I depend on my Bipolar friends , they will understand in a way my husband "can't" no matter how hard he tries. That is why I always tell people to find other Bipolar people and build friendships either here and/or in person.

It's very easy to burn out a spouse or S/O if someone is constantly stuck on sharing BP or not working as hard as possible to contain BP . In a crisis? well there isn't much you can do to hide it. Then your partner is going to be dealing with it and the aftermath and hopefully will be supportive.

I personally set up hurdles to say getting my hands on money that can not be blown on manic highs. I have my BP friends that can talk me off the ledge or tell me the ledge is too narrow when " I " can't see it and I need either my T now ! or that based on their thoughts I need to go IP

None of this is foolproof , My late life diagnosis and the process of find stability has been tough on my marriage at times , but somehow we muddled through the hard stuff. I take full ownership of Bipolar.