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Originally Posted by Sunnyhunny00
Just celebrated 5 years. We have an oddly perfect relationship. I'm bipolar and say mean unnecessary s***. He's emotionally detached and struggles being emotionally intune. This is a perfect match made in heaven because when I blow up and say things that would crush someone else, he blows it off. He gets mad, but it's pretty hard to say anything that will actually stick.
Of course this mix creates issues on its own that we have to work on daily but he makes of what I lack which is the ability to get over things quick and make up, and I pick up what he lacks which is getting him emotionally involved since I'm always in emtion overdrive.
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Wow, I found this very helpful. My wife is bipolar II and yes she has a quick temper that always ends up lashing out at me verbally and extremely. It's hard to take but you have encouraged me that this might just be the illness talking. Thank you!