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Hi Missemma,   The problem you have is shared by so many others. The boundaries of your relationship have become blurred because you don't know whether you are dealing with a rational decision to part from you, or whether what you are experiencing is transient and due to bipolar.   Regrettably there is no easy answer because I don't know either. I think you are the only person who is able to judge whether the pattern of behavior you are observing seems stable, rational and consistent, or whether you see depression, detachment or other forms of atypical behavior.   Sometimes it is possible to get help from close friends or relatives who have known the person for some time. Then there is you. You prepared to understand his situation but you musn't forget your own life. It's one thing to understand that shifting moods are a part of bipolar but it's another thing entirely to place yourself in the role of victim and to forget your own needs and possibly your own future. I suspect you have a gut instinct about where you want to go with this and possible for how long.   I wish you well with whatever decision you come to.