There's a great connection between us and we have a lot of things in common. He's like basically the male version of me skewed to the left. Like we have so much in common but we're just different enough it won't get boring. 

The only problem is he lives kinda far away which isn't like a deal breaker for me, it just kinda sucks. And I don't want to go all the way up there and get super into him just to tell him I'm bipolar and him maybe not be interested. I know there's varying opinions on here about when or even if a diagnosis should be disclosed, especially when like me it's completely handled with medication, but I personally prefer to do it after the second date. That isn't really an option here (I mean it is I just don't want to do it in this case) 

We've been talking for about a week now and are planning on setting up a time to meet up after everything with my new job is finalized and I know what my schedule will be, but probably for sure within a month. 

My current plan is to say something like "hey I want to let you know something in case it makes you not interested in a relationship with me anymore. I'm bipolar 1. My highs are very high and the lows are very low. I'm on medication for it and haven't had an episode in over a year but there's never a guarantee the meds will always work, or I might have to switch meds or something and have some flare ups in the meantime. I'm a totally different person than you've gotten to know when I'm manic. When I'm depressed I'm just sad and shit and it's easy for me and everyone else to manage, but if I'm manic it's a whole other level. I read recently that pcp basically mimics mania in the brain and honestly I'm not totally surprised by that if that gives you any indication of what it's like. One time I tried to jump out a third story window because I thought I couldn't break my legs because the universe had lined up for my escape from boring every day life to California and didn't want to go to the psych ward. Basically all rational thought goes out the window and even I don't know why I do the shit I do. And sometimes I see and hear things when manic. I have a plan in place for if I do get manic again- basically go to the psych ward for a bit if my family thinks I can't be managed at home. But anyways I know everyone isn't gonna be on board with dealing with this and I like to let people know as soon as possible to avoid any hurt feelings on either side, and I don't want it to feel like something I'm hiding either. If you wanna ask any questions about it feel free, a lot of people don't know much about bipolar disorder and what they do know comes from the media which doesn't always portray it very accurately. Plus I'm a huge nerd for medical stuff so I'll talk about this or any other disorder all day if you let me" 

I don't know if I should go into more or less detail, or try to be less wordy, or anything else. Any advice?