Go slow and be honest with him at all times about your feelings.   I have bipolar and have found myself going into mania whenever I get interested in someone.   The other people knew I had bipolar but were not honest with me about how they felt because I think they did not want to hurt my feelings.   Their silence just hurt me more.   I could have handled a straight out rejection better.

-----Original Message-----
From: jessicaw_19
Sent: Aug 22, 2006 11:26 PM
To: bpdrel@...
Subject: [bpdrel] Starting a relationship with someone who suffers from manic depression

Hi everyone, I myself do not suffer from bipolar, but I recently met a
man that I really care about, and I want to start a relationship with,
I also just found out not to long ago that he suffers from a bad case
of manic depression, now im just scared that if it doesnt work out, he
will take it really hard, and maybe try to take his life, and I dont
know if I can handle having that resting on my shoulders, but at the
same time I care for him a lot and my heart tells me I should be with
him. so I was just wondering if I could get some opinions, and advise
on this one, because it's really bothering me
Thanks Jess