I live with a very kind and supportive person. He is genuinely quite amazing and I feel incredibly blessed to share a life with him. We met when I was 21 and I'm almost 40. I wasn't showing symptoms of bipolar disorder at the time we got together, but my mother did shortly after we started dating. He always knew it was a possibility and he vowed to love me anyway. I pushed him past the point of return for most people while I was stick, but he stood strong and loved me through it. There simply are no words to describe what I feel for him.

Some important male influences treated me badly when I was young and I attracted guys who weren't good for me for a long time. I knew my husband was the one when his energy felt like that of a best friend, a loving family member and a mate all in one.

My advice would be to spend time focusing in on the kind of energy you wish for in a partner. Get to know it well so that you can better recognize it when it comes along. Also, you know now what you don't want. If you feel the same energy in a future partner you know it might be best to walk away.

A diagnosis doesn't define your potential matches, but your beliefs do. Keep an open mind and an open heart. Also keep in mind that you are you're one true partner. Make sure that relationship is strong and healthy first and that will make it easier for you to attract the same in a partner.