Would You Date Someone With a Multiple Personality Disorder?

[Adviceforadvice]

Just interested to see what people's opinions are on this topic. I'm not put off by mental disorders but don't know how I feel about dating someone who may change on a daily basis.

Yes

No

Depends on the personalities: quiet and introverted are preferred

Depends on the personalities: at least one outgoing personality

Only if there are no depressed/upsetting personalities

I'd give it a try but would have doubts about how long it would last

[watrewks]

It depends. I wouldn't date someone I barely know with that disorder because I don't know how serious it would be. However if I knew someone with that disorder for a long time and fell in love with them I guess I would. But they would have to be seeking help and making progress I think.

There are serious disorders out there and it's not that people who have certain disorders don't deserve love it's just sometimes having a healthy and functioning relationship with them can be extremely difficult.

I was with someone with borderline personality disorder once and she was stuck trying to live out this fantasy of love and had very self-destructive behaviors. I guess my point in saying all this is that it's important to educate yourself on the disorder that someone has and think critically about whether or not they are capable of a healthy relationship.

[UnknownReflection]

If i like someone nothing and no one on this planet can keeps me away.
Whether she be sick, mental disorder, physical disability, overweight, underweight, bald, blind, tall, short anything. . .

I will put everything i have to guide it to the greater good and more positive side.

[Prettygurl12]

I'm like 95% no.

I work security at a hospital. I work 12-16 hour days. I deal with so many different kinds of people in various stages of grief, distress, and mental soundnesses - mourning the loss of a loved one, thinking they're God, multiple personality disorder, thinking they're spiderman... you name it.

I don't want to "bring my work home with me" and come home to have to deal with someone like I would at work.

I love love love my job. I enjoy every second of it. But work is work and my home life is my home life and I want them to be separate.

[Lillypad190]

well... I don't know it depends on a lot of factors. like what may have cased the disorder in the first place? how sever is the disorder? are they seeking help like doctors, therapy ect? can they hold down a job. id have to do some resurch on it get to know the person and then go from their. but at the same time i know a disorder is something they are deal with. that it not all of them and it is just a part of them and it would never stop me fron being friends with or caring about someone.

[Rainie_]

Depends, if its going to affect our relationship quite badly I'd rather opt out. I could deal with a friendly or neutral personality (even if that personality didn't love me), but dealing with a personality that is destructive and mean could be incredibly troublesome. Also depends on how often these personalities come out. Some people know their triggers. I can deal with a destructive personality IF it only came out quite rarely.

[samhradh_leannan]

People with multiple personalities sometimes become a totally different person at times, where they can want completely different things and might not remember what they do or how they act while they're another personality. That would probably be too much for me to handle. But I won't say never. If the circumstances were right and I could figure out how to deal with it, maybe I could manage.

[Adviceforadvice]

That's a good reasoning, I agree :)

[ElissaDido]

No... I don't think I can do it.

[Phoenix98]

Hmm I don't know, I think if all the personities were female I could do it. Really my only issue is making out or worse having sex with them and they turn into a man personity wise. I mean I know it's still a woman but that doesn't make it less unsettling.

[FýrdracaDócincel]

First, Multiple Personality Disorder is fake.

Second, I'd do it. But I won't put up with her throwing a fit at me and then saying "but it wasn't even me!" when I call her out on it. That's a good way to get hurt and dumped when in a relationship with me.

[wajojoh]

maybe, I have bipolar disorder, so why would I judge anyone else on their mental health? If she's nice and i like her, I would support her through it I think?

[JulieXO]

I guess I would try, but it would me very emotionally challenging.

[Adviceforadvice]

It definitely would, I think I would give it a go too as everything is worth a try. Thanks for posting :)

[lumberman9]

I wouldn't date her, but I wouldn't leave her hanging either I would stay as friend and support her as best as I could

[Anonymous]

I already have a personality disorder, I wouldn't see it working out

[TheOldMan59]

I'd sooner date an alligator in a dress.

[taytay10133]

no i wouldn't

[Adigelunar]

yeah I would

[Omar5881]

Hell no