#brunchtalk: Should I Continue To Date Someone With Mental Health Struggles?

Dateable: Your insider's look into modern dating and relationships

Yue Xu and Julie Krafchick

Relationships, Sexuality, Science, Social Sciences, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.5 • 877 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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What happens when the person you're dating is going through mental health struggles that make it difficult to date? In this week's brunch talk, we’re discussing when it's time to walk away from this type of relationship, how to feel secure in the decision you make, and ways to avoid the trap of the on-again-off-again relationship. Got a question you need answered? Hit us up at [email protected] Follow us @dateablepodcast, @juliekrafchick and @nonplatonic. Check out our website for more content. Also listen to our other podcast Exit Interview w/ iHeart Podcasts available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode is sponsored by: Drizly: Download the Drizly app or go to Drizly.com and use promo code FAST5 for $5 off your first order. Mochi Melt: Get 15% off beautifully designed lube at mochimelt.com with the code DATEABLE. Dateable is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at frolic.media/podcasts WE WROTE A BOOK! HOW TO BE DATEABLE is available for pre-order now: https://howtobedateable.com/ Meeting People IRL Kickstarter - CLOSES August 31st and get $10 OFF now through then! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/dateable-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Hi I'm Yui Shoe and I'm Julie Kraftchik.
0:02.8	We're active daters turn dating sociologist.
0:05.4	Here to dive into everything modern dating and relationships.
0:09.0	Welcome to the dateable podcast. dating questions. Do you have a dating conundrum? Well Julie and I are here for you.
0:25.8	Yes we are every day of the week but especially on Sundays and if you haven't
0:31.4	subscribed to our podcast make sure to do so now.
0:35.0	So you get our long-form content every Wednesday as well.
0:38.0	And on to our question, which is,
0:42.0	I'm dating someone who's going through major mental health struggles.
0:45.0	Should I continue dating them?
0:48.0	And for more context, I just ended an off and on situation with a great guy that's going through serious mental health
0:55.4	struggles and while he was sweet and said the nicest things couldn't give me what I wanted.
1:01.6	Did I make the right decision?
1:03.6	This is when we conflate someone's personal issues with our own wants, needs, and issues.
1:12.4	And in this case, whatever this person's going through is independent of what you brought to the relationship,
1:19.6	independent of what you wanted in the relationship.
1:22.4	So if they're not able to give you of what you wanted in the relationship.
1:22.6	So if they're not able to give you what you want,
1:26.4	it's very clear that that is not the right relationship for you,
1:30.6	regardless of what they're going through, right?
1:33.0	Because the end of the day, it is about this person not giving you what you want in a relationship.
1:38.6	The right decision is so hard.
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