I agree, I have seen families break up over this too - the first time was when I was 17 and my friends Dad had a break down and his wife left him. I was so angry with her (and still am another 17 years later) and maybe that's why when it became obvious that my husband was suffering from Schizophrenia after only 4 1/2 years of marriage (and after 2 1/2 years of severe depression) I was determined to stay with him. One nurse even told me that I would start to resent him, and that only made me more determined to prove her wrong. And one doctor even told me to leave him if I want children (which I do, but it won't be possible now) I'm not saying that it's been easy, but marriage is for life right? And why would you stop loving a person just because they're ill? Ok, it's hard living with him sometimes, but it would be harder to live without him. We'll be celebrating our 9th anniversary this year.