Does borderline personality disorder affect a marriage?

Many different kinds of close relationships are affected by borderline personality disorder (BPD), but perhaps none more than being married to a person with BPD. More specifically, marriages in which either one or both partners has BPD can be very tumultuous, conflict-laden, and dysfunctional. read more

Borderline Personality Disorder is a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity. Histrionic Personality Disorder is a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking. read more

Marriage can be difficult when one spouse has borderline personality disorder. Here's what you should consider when deciding whether to divorce. Marriage can be difficult when one spouse has borderline personality disorder. read more

A personality disorder is a deeply ingrained and maladaptive pattern of behavior of a specified kind, typically manifest by the time one reaches adolescence and causing long-term difficulties in personal relationships or in functioning in society. read more

On an interesting note, research suggests that people with borderline personality disorder who develop a substantial reduction in their symptoms (defined as recovering from BPD) are more likely than non-recovered people with BPD to marry and become a parent and less likely to divorce or lose custody of a child. read more

Mental illnesses affect the entire family unit. For personality disorders this effect is especially acute, due to the inherent impairments in interpersonal relationships. Family members are typically the most affected people in the lives of those with borderline personality disorder (BPD). read more