Personally, it depends on the illness and just the person. No two people with a mental disorder will be the same, or handle it the same. I think It wouldn't bother me either way, so long as they're the right type of person. If they're caring, kind, compassionate, with just a little ambition, I don't care if they have a mental illness or physical disability, or anything like that. Now there are some illnesses that would likely make someone incompatible and they would be lacking traits that I feel are important. Like someone with BPD might be hard to be with and be their "favorite person," and I think that would be too exhausting for me, but I've also never dated anyone with BPD so I cannot say for certain.
When I first read the question, I also wondered if someone who had a mental illness would understand me better, but I ultimately came to the conclusion that there's no guarantee of that, so I guess my answer isn't no, it isn't yet, it is a "just depends on the scenario," and that suits me just fine!
When I first read the question, I also wondered if someone who had a mental illness would understand me better, but I ultimately came to the conclusion that there's no guarantee of that, so I guess my answer isn't no, it isn't yet, it is a "just depends on the scenario," and that suits me just fine!
