I've recently been given a long awaited diagnosis of BPD, and my boyfriend says he needs space because he can't cope with supporting me. What do I do?

If he can't cope with supporting you now, where will he be when it's not just a bpd? It may be in your best interest to just put this one in the past. It's going to be difficult as shit, but anyone who can't support someone with a personality disorder won't be able to support them when they have a serious issue. My girlfriend has kidney disease, her kidney function is at 13% the majority of the time. We found out before we had been together for a year, and now we've been together for 2 and a half and it gets harder and harder for both of us as medical visits become more frequent and the medications she has to take cause her constant pain. But we support one another through everything, and I would never dream of telling her I need space. I would go take a walk alone to clear my mine before I ever considered leaving her. She's always expecting me to get tired of having to deal with all the shit shes going through now, and this is the easy part. She's terrified I'm going to leave when she has to go on dialysis, but love is love, and nothing will separate me from her unless it's a decision she is making for herself. Anything physically wrong with her will never be an obstacle, and it never should be, for anyone. You either A) love someone and want to be with them, B) you're afraid of being alone and bide your time until you've worked up the courage to move on, or C) you're an abusive asshole who needs a reality check. If your guy is wanting to leave, there's no love there, so see options b and c.

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