Does anyone NOT talk politics with their spouse/partner?

[Anonymous]

If so, is it just to avoid arguments? Or are you both just not interested in those topics?

My mother just said that she does not even know if my father is a Republican or a Democrat? Both are in their late 60s and have been married for about 45 years - I just thought this was weird. My mother is a Democrat but I guess just finds other things to talk about (family, etc.).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If so, is it just to avoid arguments? Or are you both just not interested in those topics?

My mother just said that she does not even know if my father is a Republican or a Democrat? Both are in their late 60s and have been married for about 45 years - I just thought this was weird. My mother is a Democrat but I guess just finds other things to talk about (family, etc.).

My ex husband is a Democrat and I’m a Republican. We didn’t talk politics because there were lots of other topics to discuss and we knew it would end in an argument. We argued about a lot of things though, hence the divorce. My current partner and I agree on most political issues but we don’t really talk politics either. We aren’t involved with politics at all and it’s just not that interesting to us. Lots of other things to talk about.

[Anonymous]

DH and I don't talk politics very much because we both agree. There's basically no debating. One might feel more passionately than the other but we both still vote the same way, even locally. We do talk politics when something new is happening (Russian war, for example) or if one of us bumped into a politician and had a chat, then we share.

[Anonymous]

We talk politics. We agree in almost all cases. We've also both gone on an odyssey of shedding our conservative churchy views from our teen years.

I don't think I could be attracted to someone who doesn't care about politics at all because it's like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand . . . it's very important that we all do our part to keep democracy alive. Someone who doesn't care about that couldn't have the same values as I do.

[Anonymous]

I talk politics with everyone BUT my spouse. He isn't interested. I am, at the county, state and federal levels.

[Anonymous]

I love politics and hate discussing it with people, especially those who are “fans” or certain politicians like my spouse is.

[Anonymous]

No. We don’t talk politics. DHs ex used to talk politics all the time and he hated it. She’d try to convince him he was wrong about any issue they disagreed. He’s too scarred from that experience to go down that road again. I care about politics, but don’t feel the need to talk about it.

[Anonymous]

My parents never talked politics. They disagreed (my mother is liberal; my father NDP) but also my mother really didn't care/find it interesting so it wasn't to avoid arguments so much as to ensure the conversation was actually a conversation, not a monologue

[Anonymous]

We do. One of my screening criteria on first dates is political compatibility. Couldn’t really see myself with someone who didn’t agree about values.

[Anonymous]

Don’t talk about it because it doesn’t matter. Too many other important things to discuss

[Anonymous]

We both work in politics so the last thing we do when we get home is talk politics. Work yes but mostly about frustrations not issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t talk about it because it doesn’t matter. Too many other important things to discuss

Enjoy your privilege.

[Anonymous]

I did not know my spouse's party affiliation until many years after were we married. We are currently and have always affiliated with different political parties. We talk about politics occasionally and agree on many if not most issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t talk about it because it doesn’t matter. Too many other important things to discuss

Enjoy your privilege.

+1 So tonedeaf.

[Anonymous]

DH and I prefer to speak about our children, family, work, hobbies, shared interests, and experiences. We see no need to bring politics into the house especially with young children.