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Dating across the political aisle
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Anonymous
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So last month, WaPo did a piece on the "political mismatch" of dating among millennials and GenZ. I found the article silly, but poignant.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/22/marriage-polarization-dating-trump/ Jumping right into the topic - what are your thoughts? Would you consider dating someone who thinks differently than you, politically? Are you in a mixed-political marriage or LTR? I think I would be open to dating someone outside of my politics, even though I'm pretty firmly on the left. I like to hear others' point of views and I think different ideologies bring different things to the table and expose blind spots of others. While I'm left-leaning on economics and the environment, i appreciate conservative arguments on some cultural issues. I think if a conservative or right-leaning man were interested in dating me, I'd give him a chance. |
Anonymous
| Two words: bodily autonomy. I would never date a republican. |
Anonymous
But a democrat Pfizer exec would be fine. My body, my choice, unless it’s sponsored by Pfizer |
Anonymous
This makes no sense. Are you trying to make an anti-vax statement? |
Anonymous
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I don’t care where a person comes down if they enjoy engaging in fact-based debate without getting upset.
That rules out a lot of people who are partisan on both sides. I hate tribalism most of all. I’m personally liberal though and my DH is close to me so maybe it would bug me more than I think. But I have conservative friends with no problem. Not trumpers though. |
Anonymous
It’s this right here. Once the person declares that you are terrible and wrong and gets pissy about it, then no. Otherwise it’s fine. We are conservative and most of our closest friends are liberal. It’s literally never been a problem because none of us lecture each other. |
Anonymous
| As a black woman, no. That’s something I can’t compromise on. |
Anonymous
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Depends which part of conservative or liberal they are. I could not be with someone longterm who was really into the culture wars on either side. Fiscal conservatism versus quasi-socialism, sure. Debates on health care policy, sure. Debates on abortion or gay marriage or immigration or religious freedom - nope, I know where I stand on those, for moral and cultural/religious reasons, and I am not interested in being with someone whose beliefs are so opposed to mine that we disagree on issues so fundamental to my world view.
I can be friends with folks with diametrically opposing views. Partly by not talking about them. But I couldn't be life partners with such a person, not because I think they're bad people, but because it would drive me crazy every time we talked. |
Anonymous
| Would never happen. Anyone who supports taking away a woman's right to choose and thinks tax cuts for billionaires is sound policy would disgust me. |
Anonymous
| Conservative women and liberal men might make it work. Otherwise no. The misogyny necessary to tolerate current Republicans wouldn’t be a good fit for a woman who doesn’t view herself as being inferior. |
Anonymous
| I get a lot of matches on Hinge and switched my political affiliation to conservative so I don’t have to wade through all the fat blue hairs who want to be called they. |
Anonymous
| A traditional republican yes…..if one exists. A Trump loving Republican hell no. |
Anonymous
| Who they voted for, in the last presidential election, tells it all. |
Anonymous
| Nope. NEVER! |
Anonymous
| Old guard republican, sure. Trumper, not only could I not date them, I couldn’t even have a coffee with them. |