karma_dumpster

I believe that's that legal test in Jersey, "largely safe". As in, most people don't get maimed so it's largely safe.

Just like tanning salons. "Largely safe" apart from the skin cancer.

Having been very serious with someone with bipolar disorder, but ultimately seeing our relationship implode in spectacular fashion, what tips would you give to someone dating someone with bipolar disorder that they genuinely care about and love?

I don't mean to be curt, and I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, but "just be patient and have empathy" can apply to any human relationship.

There are specifics to a bipolar situation which I clearly was not equipped to deal with. Granted, you can't give a one size fits all answer - but at the same time, there must be more than platitudes.

I think myself patient, but by the end I was worn out and she was angling for a fight on anything (both at fault; just life. Not blaming her).

I feel like there needs to be more than just "patience".

Edit: I appreciate your point that both parties need to work, and I'm really not blaming anything on my ex... I appreciate compassion, etc, helps. I'm sorry if my response came across dispassionately.

I was more hoping for tips on dealing with the, shall we say, extremes other than patience and sufferance. The reality is we all have a limit before it gets too much, so it's how we avoid that point. I feel there is a world that relationship worked, but it needed more than just "patience".

Why BCs over Australian Shepherds or Heelers or Kelpies?

Was it a science based MMO with dragons?