You meet someone in a pub. They seem bright and bubbly. They're full of confidence and have the exact same sense of humour as you. So you see them a few more times, and it stays the same way. You really like them, so you start seeing them regularly. Sexually you fit too, which is great because you've never had good experiences in that department before.

You've become boyfriend and girlfriend.

Then 2 months in you get a glimpse of their real self. Their insecurities. It's just something small, they just feel really "down" one day and they confide in you that they're unhappy with their life, their appearance, just unhappy with somethings in general. But then they shake this mood and things go back to normal.

But then it happens again. And again, and 6 months into this relationship you realise this person you now love is probably bi-polar. They have periods of elation and then deep depression and nothing you say or do can lift them out of it. They just sleep it off or it just wears off after a few days. You just watch them beat themselves up about little things and avoid contact with anyone but yourself.

Question is... you didn't know this person was messed up when you started out... You didn't bargain for this. You thought they were fun and lively, turns out they are the exact opposite.

Would you stick around?