daughter broke up with boyfriend over election

[Anonymous]

Her relationship and choice.

Good for her!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meh it depends. Reasonable people I know voted for trump. I think they are wrong and will regret it but it’s not like the democrats are perfect by any stretch. Hopefully it wasn’t a knee jerk reaction on her part or she might come to regret it someday.

I see how slavery continued for so long in this country.

Yep, and women did not get the right to open their own bank account until the 1970's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waiting for OP to say DD voted for Trump and he voted for Harris.

Still not a good fit.

Strong political beliefs are not exactly attractive in a woman. OP's daughter will probably replace the bf easily, but the issue is whether the next guy will be an upgrade or downgrade.

Speak for yourself there, bud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS dropped his girlfriend of five years (both in grad school) and informed us of this very casually shortly after the election. We are shocked! They seemed so good together and talked of marriage once school was behind both of them. Of course I asked why even though it’s not something I would normally do. I’m more of the are you okay and let me know if you need anything kind of parent. His answer, I cannot take four years or longer out of my life of being told men are evil and I f g hate them. He said life’s just too short and he just wants to enjoy it, enjoy his work and enjoy his friendships without over analyzing every single moment or person. People really need to stop making politics the center of their personal being. It’s just not healthy.

Troll

Nope, true story. Sorry it upends your world.

[Anonymous]

So one of them believes in rights for all and one does not. Sounds like she made the right call

[Anonymous]

She can do whatever she wants but she should know that once she leaves him, she’s leaving ALL of him- even the good parts that made him good marriage material (if there were any!).

[Anonymous]

Compatibility on these things matter. I have a friend from high school whose Dad beat him for being gay. His mom was quietly supportive of him, but she didn't do anything to stop the Dad and didn't leave him. My friend doesn't speak to either of them anymore.

[Anonymous]

Your daughter needs to grow up. What a stupid reason for a breakup.

[Anonymous]

Eh, nothing wrong with that. People in a relationship should agree on things that are important to them - whether it’s politics, religion or ability to play pickleball three hours a day.

It doesn’t matter if any other poster would break up over how someone voted in an election. Clearly this was important enough to OP’s DD and that’s all that matters. There are many reasons to compromise once one is in a marriage especially with children. But when you are still dating and at 25 at that, there is zero point in compromising on something important to you regardless of whether that issue is important to anyone else or not. Whether she’s a Trump or Kamala voter, she’ll definitely be able to find plenty of men who voted the way she did so not like she’s gonna be single forever if she uses that as a limiter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you're trolling or not, but for many people, this election wasn't just about "politics," it was about core values. I can't imagine a starker difference in values than those that exist between a MAGA voter and an anti-MAGA voter. Why date someone whose core values you don't share?

This.

One of my sons dumped a girl he was dating for voting D. Said he deserved a smarter woman.

I was proud of him for wanting an intelligent woman over just a pretty face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you're trolling or not, but for many people, this election wasn't just about "politics," it was about core values. I can't imagine a starker difference in values than those that exist between a MAGA voter and an anti-MAGA voter. Why date someone whose core values you don't share?

This.

One of my sons dumped a girl he was dating for voting D. Said he deserved a smarter woman.

I was proud of him for wanting an intelligent woman over just a pretty face.

Considering the mean IQ of a Trump
Voter is low…this is of course impossible to believe.

This is a literal answer BTW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your daughter needs to grow up. What a stupid reason for a breakup.

Isn't making this choice acting like a grown up? Knowing what you want and who you want to associate with is part of being mature.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She can do whatever she wants but she should know that once she leaves him, she’s leaving ALL of him- even the good parts that made him good marriage material (if there were any!).

If he was a Trump voter, then there probably weren't any good parts to him. He was just hiding his problems from her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Her relationship and choice.

Good for her!

Good for him!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS dropped his girlfriend of five years (both in grad school) and informed us of this very casually shortly after the election. We are shocked! They seemed so good together and talked of marriage once school was behind both of them. Of course I asked why even though it’s not something I would normally do. I’m more of the are you okay and let me know if you need anything kind of parent. His answer, I cannot take four years or longer out of my life of being told men are evil and I f g hate them. He said life’s just too short and he just wants to enjoy it, enjoy his work and enjoy his friendships without over analyzing every single moment or person. People really need to stop making politics the center of their personal being. It’s just not healthy.

Troll

Nope, true story. Sorry it upends your world.

NP, it doesn't surprise me at all. Lots of men don't want to be bothered with things that don't affect them personally. Your son just wants to enjoy his life, not think about her rights or fears. Unsurprising, but also unflattering and not a story I'd be proud to tell about my kid.