I met an incredible man after 10 years of being on my own by choice.  He swept me off my feet like Cinderella.  Our first date was straight out of a fairy tale.  He took me on a horsedrawn carraige ride through the city, a walk on the waterfront, a carousel ride, and dinner at resturaunt overlooking the water with a perfect view of the ferries coming and going.  It was all so magical.  I fell in love! We texted each other hundreds of times a week.  Then he changed.  In my confusion I became "needy" in his mind.  When I'm with him I feel like I am invading his space and when I am not with him our text communication has gone to once or twice a day.  In his desire for isolation I feel like I am more of a problem to him than a comfort.  He says he still loves me but can not express it the way he did in the beginning.  I have gone from Cinderella to ball and chain in less than two months.  I can not be the ball and chain.  I want to be a comfort and a support for my partner, not a chore that has to be dealt with.  He was diagnosed with bipolar and had been on lithium for four months before we met.  I am so confused!  He asks me to be patient and wait for his manic side to return which is who he says I fell in love with.  I love him.  I don't know if I can step out of the picture every time he cycles this way.  Please help.  Who can I talk to, what can I read, where can I turn for answers.  I am going from feeling like the love of his life to something on the much dreaded to do list.