My girlfriends (I'm single for now) have generally not been too understanding of the PD. They've never thought it a bad thing, or made fun of me (why would I want to be with people like that?), but whenever I've tried to help them using the knowledge I've acquired, they've been relatively un-open to the ideas. I tend to end up with "tough" women, who know how to take care of themselves, and therefore don't really want someone else to tell them how to do it better.
My experience has been that, in general, my girlfriends have respected (and in one case, really loved) the fact that I was so eager to improve my life-- with that said, though, they've never desired to follow me down the rabbit hole. I don't see that as a huge problem; as you said, often your partner is perfect for you in every other way.
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