Would you be in a relationship with someone who is depressed?

Yes, you are more than a condition, you are a person.

A good friend of mine is bipolar and sometimes I want to punch him, but I still love him and have learned to give him space when he is unbalanced. He manages to have wonderful relationships with women despite his need to hide from the world every now and then.

I think depression is just in the mind just like sugar pills( my opinion). I've had a fucked up past but I was always happy and kawwai. Plus I'd like to try to make a depressed person happy.

Not if you take medication. I've seen too many people torn up by that stuff. Seratonin re-uptake inhibitors. anti-convulsants that shut down sections of your brain. Bi-polar has become a diagnosis buzzword instead of a diagnosis. A few years ago it was considered one of the rarest mental afflictions, now it's half the population. They are even allowing general practitioner's who have no experience or education in psychology, to diagnose and dispense anti-depressants. This would be like going to a proctologist when you have heart problems. Don't trust these doctors. These drugs are addictive, and they have never been shown to work any better than a sugar pill. The FDA does not look out for us anymore. Look out for yourself. Look online and inform yourself. Don't take from me.

My girlfriend has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and we've been together for six years.

I wouldn't.

I was a mess a few months ago and i remember knowing to never bring someone else into my life in that state. I didn't think it was right. I mean, if i have an issue, i'm going to work on it and on myself before bringing someone else into the equation.

I believe in having a relationship only when i'm stable in my life and i would like the same balance in my partner.

This is all if it were just a random date with someone i wasn't that close with yet. If it were someone i already grew to love/ someone i would do anything for then ofcourse. I'd take pride in helping the person i love ofc.

My girlfriend has depression and the only down side is not seeing her happy very often. Besides that s'all good :)

Of course I would -- if they were an agreeable, and appeared mostly mentally stable. However, I don't think I could deal if this person was constantly down in the dumps, said negative things about themselves and others, etc. I could be friends for sure, but it might be too much if they are consistently hopeless.

Iv`e been in a relationship with a man who had depression. He was totally wrapped up in himself and his problems. He expected the world to revolve around him. Needless to say, I soon got fed up & dumped him.

Personally I dont think I could deal with it. Over time I'd just get super annoyed and then I'd blow up so it wouldn't work out for me but for other people then yes.

Sincerely no, I have issues too and I would never date someone who is not 'stable'. Two wrongs never make a right.