My partner has both BPD and Bipolar Type II. Along with ADHD and mild Asperger's. Aaaaaand medication is a challenge for him. I stay because of his self-awareness. I see him, every day, doing his best with what he struggles with. And he makes an effort to get better. He's a very, very sweet boy. Kind and loving. He brings so much joy and life everywhere he goes. He challenges ME to get better with MY insecurities. Extracurricular flirting stings sometimes, but I know it's a way for him to cope. His past involving a string of older men put me off, but at the end of the day, this lil dude is here with me.

So I guess... It's the progress? The real desire to push past his struggles? The self awareness to know when he needs to stop himself?

He's admittedly the very first person I've ever been with that has BPD. And bipolar. So the fact he's got both is... Hooboy some days are fun! Haha. But I keep up on my research! And soon we should be getting him on meds that work for him! Because he's so fuckin worth it!