Many of the questions we get here on MyDepressionConnection  are about relationships. Girlfriends, boyfriends and spouses write in to ask how to help their depressed partner. Others ask how they can save their relationship despite having to cope with a mood disorder. There are still others who wonder if they will ever have a romantic relationship because their depression or other mental disorders make it difficult to meet people and sustain connections. Although there are no easy answers, there are ways to tackle these issues of how to make a relationship work when you have depression or a related mental disorder.

This post offers a review of the many articles we have on MyDepressionConnection about depression and relationships. Included are also member posts which have generated a lot of open and honest discussion within our community. If there is anything we are leaving out about this topic, please let us know so we can provide content to meet your needs. We always like to hear from our members. Your feedback is invaluable to us.

Anxiety, Depression and Dating

• Depression and Dating

• Social Anxiety and Dating

• The Fear of Intimacy

• An Interview with the Founder of NoLongerLonely( a dating and friendship service for people with mental illnesses)

How to Help Your Depressed Partner

• Tips for Identifying Depression in Loved Ones from Lewis and Clark 

• How NOT to Give Verbal Support to a Depressed Loved One 

• What to Do When Your Partner is Depressed

• Things we Wish People Would Say to Us When We are Depressed 

• Trying to Save Relationships Despite Depression’s Impact 

• Treating Someone who Doesn’t Want Treatment

The Limitations of Love when Your Partner is Depressed

• Depression and Relationships: When Love is Not Enough 

• Can Love Cure Depression?

• Is Your Partner Depressed or Just Not That Into You? 

The Emotionally Abusive Relationship

• How and When to Leave an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

• Ten Signs that You May be Involved in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

• Early Warning Signs of Emotional Abuse

• Depressed Men and the Impact of Emotional Abuse 

• Are You in an Abusive Relationship?

Mood Disorders and Sexual Intimacy

• Antidepressants and Libido

• Depression and Sex Addiction

• Bipolar Disorder and Sexuality

• Sexual Intimacy Anxiety

The Difference between Male and Female Depression

• Depression in Men Vs. Women

Understanding Your Wife’s or Girlfriend’s Depression

• Women, Hormones, and Depression

• How Depression Affects Women