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Originally posted by Ginger
It's up to each individual person to decide who they do and do not want to date. I can totally understand why someone wouldn't want to deal with that... especially in college when you're looking more for "fun" than for "life" (generalization... you know what I mean)
So let's play nice and discuss calmly. Not every thread needs to be a flame war.
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Good post. Thank you for sharing your story.
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I dated someone for a brief time who was severely depressive. The relationship didn't last long, and it wasn't because of that at all--it was just for fun, and it kinda burned itself out. Had it gotten more serious, I don't know whether or not the condition would have been too much for me. I was 18 years old and clearly not ready to deal with the ins and outs of loving someone with such a condition.
Acknowledging that you can't do it isn't being selfish or offensive. It's simply knowing how much you can handle...what would happen if you began to lash out at or resent your significant other because sometimes s/he was seriously depressed? The relationship would do more harm than good in that person's life.