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Question by ghost: Is it a good or bad idea to date women you meet at mental health meetings?
I’ve seen a couple women that look alright that have mental illness. Would two people who have mental health issues be a good match, or would it be a bad thing? I don’t really want to produce a baby that might have issues, to eugenics is not what I’m talking about.

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Answer by W
It’s difficult. Both my boyfriend and I suffer from mental illness (personality and mood disorders, respectively), and we’ve both had times where we would have/maybe should have left one another. It’ll be a year this coming February. He was with me through a major depressive episode about electroconvulsive therapy,and I’ve been with him through unchecked illness. I guess what I’m trying to say that is mental illness can be fine, or it can be life altering. Just be prepared for both. It can work, but not without hardship. Some people says it’s good because they “know what you’re going through,” but I know this a major source of conflict for the two of us. You never know if you don’t try.

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