Would a history of mental illness in one's family prevent women from getting into relationship with one?

Question

even if the person is perfectly healthy?

Answer 1

dumb question...

love is love nothing can stop it

if a girl doesnt want a chance of her husband or children going crazy then im sure she wont want to date you

but if anyone truly loves you

then of course it wont

Answer 2

No, If you don't have any mental health issue I see no reason a women wouldn't want to date you. As a matter of fact...a man WITH a mental disorder is just as likely to find a girlfriend as well.
Trust in your own abilities as a human being..you are not defined by your family or anyone else. You decide. And a person will be attracted to you based on a lot of things...none of which have anything to do with your family's mental health status.

Answer 3

No.

But there are exceptions. My dad is way off..nothing diagnosed, but he wouldn't ever consider going to a psychiatrist because he likes to label 'crazy' people...he talks to himself...as if there are questions being asked...but only when he thinks no one can hear it.

Anyway. I was married to a woman with a severe mental illness as I didn't see anything odd with her behavior at first...being that I grew up around my dad...However; after my daughter was born, I had to get a divorce to protect my daughter because of certain things that are far too lengthy to get into.

People tell me to keep it quiet...know what? I don't, I don't have time to screw around with people who are judgemental, I figure everyone has something undesirable and if people hide those things...they'll hide other things that DO matter, so it all works itself out.

Anyway, I had a fiance whose mom told her constantly to leave me lest I become the same way my dad is...as if she was one to talk. The point was that she didn't like me because my fiance's mom liked being in control of my fiance, and I encouraged my fiance to sever the control and lead her own life...with me or not. If we got married it would have been one of 'those' in-law relationships. But my fiance did question me regarding my dad and I noticed I was getting 'tested' a lot. I understood and it was generally after she came back from a visit to her mom's.

So...what I have seen is that sometimes in-laws have much control over people in the dating scene. Some don't. Sometimes people in the dating scene are going to judge one all on their own and avoid a person with history of illness in their family. Most people don't care.

So the basic idea here is...it will not affect a woman from getting into a relationship MOST of the time. The type of men that will be driven away by family history...really have a character trait of requiring relationships to be too 'convenient' or perhaps superficial...so if it does stop a relationship...well, then it saves a lot of trouble in the years ahead, trust me on that.

Good luck to you or your friend who is asking you to ask.

Answer 4

I think someone who judges you based on behavior you DON'T exhibit has some issues, personally.

If there is a lot of mental illness in your family, tho, there is increased risk you will develop a problem, so you do need to watch for it, and any loved one you do link up with. But really, you could have a family history of diabetes-should you be judged for that?

So my answer is, mostly no, but sometimes there are people who don't know much about these things, and need to be educated about them, and then they are just fine about it. I wouldn't bring it up on a first date!!!! Unless you also want to tell them about your last physical and surgical history.

Answer 5

Relationships work when two people have a strong physical connection, TRUST between both, and a willingness to take the good with the bad.

Just find the right girl

Answer 6

possibly. Especially if it runs in her family also. Alot of how your child turns out has to do with how you raise it.... Faimly history is only ONE factor that contributes to mental health. Environment is another MAJOR contributor.