A man with mental health issues has to be very careful with vulnerability or discussing his issues with his partner/spouse?

[ShadezMcgee]

True

False

[Adele_26]

Not at all. I would be heartbroken if my boyfriend/husband felt as though he couldn’t share what’s hurting him. There’s something so beautiful about vulnerability. The only reason I’d get wary is if he isn’t helping himself or letting me help, and that’s if it’s been months/years. It’s extremely difficult being sensitive and watching someone go through so much but not doing anything about it and suppressing.

[dustybiker]

It’s never a good idea to hide anything from a spouse.

[NathanDavis]

that sounds like distrust and insecurity... and you are supposed to be the most safe and confident in, and with your partner

[ShadezMcgee]

True, you should feel safe and confident in your partner to confide that information, but there are many that see it as a weakness and hindrance.

[NathanDavis]

yes, and it is wrong... and it makes things even more difficult, but that's part of the challenges of mental health issues, never easy

[AmandaYVR]

Careful? Yes in so far as everyone has to be careful who they reveal things to. All people are judging and have the capacity to turn on you when they hear things they don't like. It happens often, unfortunately.

Is vulnerability more accepted in women than in men? Yes. Would agree on that too.

How many females lose attraction for a man they were interested in, when he showed vulnerability?
I created a poll on this. The answer here was ~ 10%. You might say "Girls lie in polls," and maybe everyone does sometimes, but 90% or thereabouts is pretty good.
It's the immature and unevolved ones mostly, that completely lose interest.
In healthy relationships (of all types, not just male:female romantic), sharing these vulnerabilities is necessity, vital to the overall health of the relationship. Not all, all the time, to all people. But the important ones. The experience is very bonding. And facades suck. There's enough fakeness and inauthenticity in the world nowadays.
Ladies, True or False: "I've lost attraction to a/my man I really cared about because he expressed vulnerability?

For myself, personally, it's mandatory. I don't have any interest in people who don't have humility, self-awareness, and even doubts. I find it very endearing. It draws me toward them.

[Flower7]

Yes because he could get judged in a negative way.

[ShadezMcgee]

Negativity how? How do you feel a man can get judged negatively that way?

[Flower7]

The romantic partner could get the idea that he’s “crazy”, unstable, or even dangerous.

[ShadezMcgee]

I could see that. Thanks for the opinion