Would you stay in a relationship with someone that tried killing themselves or overdosing on purpose?

[Finchie40]

How would you feel knowing the person you are dating or in a relationship with tried killing themselves , or took a whole bunch of pills to end there life? Would you stay with that person or would that be a turn off to you and move on

[AndrésC64]

Would I stay in a relationship? Yes. However, I might be a bit hesitant in getting into a relationship like that. But it really depends. Mental illness is really no different than any other illness. Would you stay in a relationship with someone that had cancer? Would you get into a relationship with someone that had cancer?

[horatiohornblower]

If they get professional help. Don't put up a fuss about medications or going to appointments. I'm not going to stick around if they don't willingly get treatment and accept medical advice.

[DizzyDesii]

I can't date someone whos that desperate for love. They need professional help. I’d end the relationship but checkup on em for about a week before dropping em cold turkey

[VIVANT]

How does their suicide attempt connect to desperation for love?

[DizzyDesii]

@VIVANT because they clearly are the type who feel they want to die if they can't be with you. Thats crazy to me. And lets say if they wanted to kill themselves for other reasons outside of wanting to be with the person… they still need to seek professional help and i won't be dating them while they do

[DizzyDesii]

I've practically been on both ends of the spectrum so im speaking from experience and dont regret what i said

[VIVANT]

I can’t say for sure but my guess is I wouldn’t leave them bc if it. If we did break up I’d def keep in regular contact.

[Daniela1982]

People who commit suicide sometimes tend to take others with them so I would steer away from that ship wreck. Look what happened to the Titanic when it didn't steer away.

[Honesttguy]

I helped few people before but now in my life im at point where i just dont have time and energy for that, so i would excuse myself and wish them good luck.

[DizzyDesii]

Same, i helped a few and they took advantage and would cry wolf anytime we came close to breaking up. Im not exhausting myself like that again

[JBlade]

No, I’m not dealing with that. However, I would advise they seek professional help.

[Ez-Bri-Z]

I'd absolutely stay with them. Not just going to abandon them when they clearly need help.

[Ez-Bri-Z]

I am removing your comment. Please do try to keep your fever dreams to yourself and out of a very serious topic.

[ChrisMaster69]

@ez-bri-z damn missed it

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Guy basically trolling and implying I've been on a date with him before.

[ChrisMaster69]

@ez-bri-z 😱😱😱😱 how could you princess 😱😱😱😱😱😳

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Oh trust me, I couldn't have been on a date with him. He wouldn't have been able to live to tell the tale.

[ChrisMaster69]

@ez-bri-z the kitten has claws

[Ez-Bri-Z]

Indeed I do and I have no problem using them to remove those eyes that are set upon me by unwanted advances.

[Juxtapose]

Who is the guy? They blocked me so I can't see.

[ChrisMaster69]

No you stay with them and help them get professional support or at least teach them to tie proper knots.

[awkward_author]

As long as the other person is stable, I don't have a problem with it. If they open up to me about it, I'll do my best to be as empathetic and understanding as possible.

[Agape93]

Yeap. I've tried before and have dated those who have tried.

[Juxtapose]

When did they try it?

[Finchie40]

While they were in a relationship with you

[Juxtapose]

I would probably have to leave. I have bad experiences with women who are mentally ill.. I can never save them and they end up turning their frustrations upon me.

It would really depend on circumstances but generally I am trying to be more picky because not being picky has led to a lot of problems.

[Finchie40]

You sound like me bro, I have no luck finding a girl that doesn’t have some sort of mental illness , I was married to one for 14 years that was diagnosed with PTSD and Bi polar 2 , I thought I could handle it but it just got worse and worse the abuse and the criticism the Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde personality, one minute she loved me and then next I was the biggest asshole on the planet. To the point it started making me feel like I was crazy , I always had a constant question mark on my head on whether she actually loved me or not , She would say hurtful things to me and when I sit down and try to talk to her about it she would act like she didn’t say those things , I felt constant mental abuse me when I would walk away she would come chasing me back so I held on to her cuz I loved her and our family together n thinking I could get her help cuz when she wasn’t going through an episode she was an amazing girl so I stood by her side even though I was a walking punching bag , until she cheated on me , that was my final straw to have the courage to walk away , From my experiences with girls , I realize girls with mental illness change , We can treat her girl like gold , love her stay faithful to her , provide for her , give her nice things show her we love her and will protect her but one day she will wake up and lose all respect for you , and start looking elsewhere , the affection starts fading away the sex goes out the window and she starts resenting you , nothing you do is good enough to the point we start losing respect for them , when we ask them why are they being distant from us and saying hurtful things they can’t give you straight answer , it’s like be become their wind up doll and we have to wait for them to come play with us , but if we try to play with them it’s always I am not in the mood or my head hurts. Don’t touch me I am not your blow up doll , These girls act like us guys don’t have feelings and constantly start treating us like shit so to defend

[Finchie40]

Ourselves we treat them like shit in return and it just gets worse and worse , So any girl I meet now and have interest in I make sure I check her medicine cabinet

[Juxtapose]

"She would say hurtful things to me and when I sit down and try to talk to her about it she would act like she didn’t say those things"

"We can treat her girl like gold , love her stay faithful to her , provide for her , give her nice things show her we love her and will protect her but one day she will wake up and lose all respect for you , and start looking elsewhere , the affection starts fading away the sex goes out the window and she starts resenting you , nothing you do is good enough"

Yeah, we have definitely had experiences that were not entirely dissimilar to say the least. I don't know what to do though because these are the only girls I seem to attract and get to ask me out. I am autistic so when I ask women out it just never works no matter what angle I try.

Everything my parents told me about how love is supposed to go, everything my female friends have told me to do has just not been working.

[Finchie40]

One thing that works for me these days is treat a girl nice but act like you are just making conversation without making them feel like you are hitting on them , make them come to you , like they don’t matter to you even though deep inside they do but most girls tend to fall for a guy she wants to chase , which cracks me up , cuz most girl’s feel like they don’t deserve a nice guy , the second they come to you , you have to play nice and bad at the same time or they will lose interest in you, cuz most girls love bad boys

[Juxtapose]

Meanwhile the girl just gets to be herself while I have to perform like a monkey.

Why can't I just be myself?

[Juxtapose]

I don't have to fake anything in friendships.

[Here_Now]

Only if they're determined to make a change.

[jahaims]

Yeah

[BestWoman]

Never