Borderline personality disorder(BPD) can have a major impact on relationships, particularly marriages and romantic relationships.
Relationships in which either or both partners have BPD are often tumultuous, conflict-laden, and dysfunctional.
Healthy communication can help, but getting treatment is also essential.
Jamie Grill/Creative RF/Getty Images
Such relationships are often marked by stress, conflict, and dysfunction.
This can lead to problems maintaining relationships.
Borderline Personality Marriage Statistics
One study found that having BPD symptoms does not predict 10-year divorce rates.
People with BPD do not have higher divorce rates than the general population.
Divorce rates among those with BPD are comparable to the divorce rate for the average U.S. citizen.
However, this does not take into account thequality of the marriageor the satisfaction of the partners.
Unfortunately, there is limited hard research data on the quality of marriages in which one person has BPD.
Another study found that BPD symptoms were linked to poor problem-solving and communication skills in a marriage.
There is more scientific data onromantic relationships and BPDwhich offers some potential insight.
Furthermore, some experts believe the quality depends greatly on the personality of the non-BPD partner.
This phenomenon brings about concerns.
BPD is treatable, and therapy can help manage your symptoms and improve your relationships.
Types of therapythat can be particularly effective includedialectical behavior therapy(DBT) andmentalization-based therapy(MBT).
There are no medications that have been approved to treat borderline personality disorder.
Miano A, Dziobek I, Roepke S.Characterizing couple dysfunction in borderline personality disorder.J Pers Disord.
2019;99(5).
