<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

...which would be my *depression*.

I've been depressed for a long time now, he knows it as well and has helped me on some nights more than he knows. I am getting treated through counseling and seeing a psychiatrist that's going to recommend me to get into intensive therapy soon at a local hospital as an outpatient.

He's a really sweet guy, he can always make me smile and laugh. I really do want to date him but I don't want to feel like I'm putting my burdens on him and end up having a complicated relationship because I know how I can be with my low self-esteem and irrational thinking (I'm aware of how logically flawed my thinking is but it's hard to change in deep thoughts of depression).

He's going to be visiting me soon and I'm wondering if I should talk about the potential for a relationship? We've already discussed that we're both interested in being a couple, it's more-so he's waiting for my response and he's not pressuring me or anything. He's not going to wait around forever and I completely understand. He lives two hours away so the relationship would be long distance if it were to happen as well. Our main means of communication is texting and the occasional skype date.

My previous relationship kind of destroyed me. My ex stood by me through a lot, told me I could depend on him for anything, and then one day said he couldn't take it anymore. I understand I'm difficult, I told him I didn't want to be a burden to him but he insisted that he wanted to hear my problems and be my shoulder to cry on. A couple of his responses while we were breaking up were "you can't date your therapist" and "you're not trying hard enough;" those words still haunt me almost half a year later.

I'd really appreciate some insight, especially those who have dated someone with depression. Am I right to not date him because of my depression? Or am I prolonging my suffering by withholding a relationship I know will make me happy? Feel free to ask questions; I'll do my best to answer what I can. Thanks!
<bot>: I'm really into this guy and I want to pursue a relationship but I don't know if that's the best for the both of us due to my depression possibly causing problems down the road.