Hey there everyone,

So it's just one of those run of the mill things. Go on a dating site, check you inbox, check your messages, see someone messaged you, check out their profile, seems legit, message back and forth a couple of times, you exchange phone numbers, then BOOM he drops a bomb on you that he did 15 years for murder. And it's not just any murder, it was a DOUBLE murder In which he killed both his parents. Holy hell.

Now, so many things are going through my mind. I like the guy, he seems genuine, and he didn't have to tell me all this stuff up front, but he did. He is also bipolar, just like me too. We share a lot of the same interests, and we have a lot in common, especially the bipolar part. The crime was in 2002 and he has been out for a few years after he plead insanity, (he was diagnosed with schizophrenia too), but when he spoke he seemed fine to me.

I guess I know I have to be cautious. He takes his medication and he goes to several group programs and therapy as well taking some classes. He is just trying to get his life together. I mean when I was 22 I was manic as hell, getting arrested for a slew of things, but I never went as far as murder. Can I deal with talking to someone who is?

It is really early in the dating process as we are just getting to know each other, but would you be scared? Would you consider it? Am I just setting myself up for a dangerous situation? I mean he did come right out and tell me everything right away, I mean doesn't that count for something? I really don't know what to do.

Any advice is appreciated.