daughter broke up with boyfriend over election

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter broke up with her boyfriend mostly because he voted for a different person than she did..
She had no idea he felt the day he did, is it normally to brake up with someone mostly because of politics reasons? She's a 25 year old preschool teacher.

No, it's not normal. You may want to encourage her to learn about tolerance, perhaps even visit a therapist.

Over half of the population did not vote the way she did. Have you thought of getting her therapy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. When you discover that you don't share basic values, that can be a deal breaker. Sometimes you learn that through an election cycle, sometimes during a medical crisis, sometimes during holidays, etc.

My 20-year-old daughter shared a similar story. Delving into politics revealed they had a very different understanding of the world.

She felt he wasn’t willing or didn’t have the capacity to think through how his vote and political choices would have implications on policies and alter how people live day to day.

Hearing his political view and what was important to him also helped her realize he would be the type to skirt the rules whenever it suited him. She realized she didn’t want a relationship with a person who was just in it for himself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter broke up with her boyfriend mostly because he voted for a different person than she did..
She had no idea he felt the day he did, is it normally to brake up with someone mostly because of politics reasons? She's a 25 year old preschool teacher.

No, it's not normal. You may want to encourage her to learn about tolerance, perhaps even visit a therapist.

Over half of the population did not vote the way she did. Have you thought of getting her therapy?

So?

She doesn't need to be with anyone dim enough to vote for Trump.

Also, over half the population DID NOT vote for Trump.

He didn't even hit 50 percent of people who voted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, of course. When you discover that you don't share basic values, that can be a deal breaker. Sometimes you learn that through an election cycle, sometimes during a medical crisis, sometimes during holidays, etc.

My 20-year-old daughter shared a similar story. Delving into politics revealed they had a very different understanding of the world.

She felt he wasn’t willing or didn’t have the capacity to think through how his vote and political choices would have implications on policies and alter how people live day to day.

Hearing his political view and what was important to him also helped her realize he would be the type to skirt the rules whenever it suited him. She realized she didn’t want a relationship with a person who was just in it for himself.

Exactly. Trump voters are very shallow thinkers and innately selfish.