Being bipolar should be as exciting as revealing your star sign.

I don't let my bipolar disorder consume my life. I don't make a big production about revealing it, because I don't feel ashamed of it. I've never been rejected because of my illness, because I've never given anyone a reason to. I'm open about it, but people fall in love with me for who I am. I don't use my bipolar as an excuse to hold me back.

If you really feel obligated to force your bipolar disorder on to someone just because you're dating, then rethink your dating strategy. What exactly do you want someone to do with this information? Feel sorry for you? Take care of you? Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. You don't need to tell everyone you meet that you have a mental illness. There is absolutely no obligation to do so.