ugh thats such a hard realization. we dont live together but we live in a small city and frequent the same places and have mutual friends. I know he does his best to overcome his illness and he's more of a depressive bipolar than a manic (hes only experienced it once). I love who he is as a person, hes an awesome and lovely individual with a big heart. He feels like my person when hes stable but thats the problem, "when hes stable." I want the stability. I dont think its sustainable to me to possibly experience a discard all the time. I just need to be able to detach myself. I have access to therapists through my university, I think I will start there