An A-student, a striving employee and a loyal friend, Terri Cheney is the sort of person who seems to have it all together. But, beneath her glowing facade, she faced the highs and lows of bipolar disorder. She kept her mental illness separated from her personal and professional lives, but she could not conceal this part of herself when it came to dating. After Terri’s essay, we peek into another story: the romance of Dave and Janelle Funchess. When they met, he knew he wanted to date her. For a while it didn’t happen, because she was with someone else. He was patient and persistent, until she said yes.
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Anna Martin: From The New York Times,
I'm Anna Martin.
This is Modern Love.
Today's essay is from a woman who meets a cute guy
at the grocery store.
They hit it off in the produce aisle.
They're chit–chatting.
He asks her on a date,
which sounds perfect, right?
Except, she has this nagging feeling
that date isn't going to go well.
This essay was also turned into a fabulous episode
of the Modern Love TV show.
It's called
'Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am,'
written by Terri Cheney
and read by Kirsten Potter.
Kirsten Potter: I'm a bipolar woman.
I've lived much of my life in a constant state