One reason I'm on this site is that my partner doesn't really believe or understand or want to understand my mental illness. He thinks I'm just lazy, even though I hold down a high school teaching position in a high powered school district. He doesn't get that the job takes all my energy just to survive it, and I don't have much to give when I'm home. He feels neglected. Thank God I don't have kids. I don't think I'd be emotionally there for them. But I can be there for the kids at school, because that's where I put my energy.
He is has unmedicated bipolar, which is a real ***** to live with. He's also a narcissist. Why do I stay? Who knows. Really. I don't know why.