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Old Aug 28, 2018, 02:13 PM
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Hello Angelica: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral! I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

There is a forum, here on PC, dedicated to the subject of bipolar disorder. Here's a link:

https://forums.psychcentral.com/bipolar/

And then here are links to some articles, from PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of living day-to-day with bipolar disorder:

In-Depth: Living with Bipolar Disorder

10 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder: 6 Ways To Distinguish Between Yourself & Your Illness

Bipolar Disorder: A Patient's Definition

I have not really been able to find anything, in PsychCentral's archives, on the subject of romantic relationships, written from the perspective of the person who has BP. However, here are links to some articles that discuss being in a romantic relationship with a person who has BP. So these articles would actually be more appropriate for the guy you're interested in to read. But perhaps they will give you some perspective as to what being in a relationship with a person who has BP can be like:

https://psychcentral.com/lib/maintai...olar-disorder/

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/bipol...-relationship/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/partne...dium=popular17

My best wishes to both you & your friend.

P.S. You know... I'm an old man now. But I can still vaguely recall what it was like to be newly in love. And, from that perspective, I don't find it at all odd that your sweet guy wants you to spend all of your free time with him. There is a possibility here that wanting you to do so is a sign your guy has some underlying mental health issues of his own. But it could simply be infatuation too. This is something you'll need to work on sorting out as you go along.
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