As someone who suffers from bi-polar disorder, you have to stop and take a look at the big picture. You face more daily challenges than the average person but what does your big picture look like? Do you have your health? Do you have a small group of friends that have your back? All families are dysfunctional; are you connected to at least one family member? My ex-wife is crazy. She was when I first met her. She was a secretary who lived in a lower end community with her alcoholic father and schizophrenic mother. I worked summers at Stelco and was the mail boy and her desk was on my mail route. She saw an opportunity and pounced. I was going to McGill and had a bright future and my father was the accounting director for Eastern Canada. A huge upgrade for her. She once told a friend of mine that she married a bank. After dating for 5 years, she gave me an ultimatum amd I acquiesced. The day after my proposal I called my mother saying ” I made a mistake ” and until her death last year she always regretted not taking measures to stop me.
My parents didn’t like her for several reasons not the least of which is that she was a pathological liar. Also, she had a very low IQ so it made intelligent conversation almost impossible. So the moral of the story? If something doesn’t feel right, don’t do it.
It ruined my life.
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