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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don't anymore. We used to be able to have a conversation about political issues, but not since 2016.

Civil conversation about anything remotely political is no longer possible in our relationship.[/quote]

"Relationships" like this one stupify me.

[b]How can you share a life with someone who doesn't value anything you value? [/b]Is it just about money? Or what other people think? It is just laziness?

I cannot imagine sharing my life with someone who I couldn't talk to about something as integral to life in America today as politics. Almost everything that matters is political -- unless you literally go through life doing nothing but existing -- eat/sleep/poop/take out the garbage. That is not living.[/quote]

Dp. People like my friend, who has been married for 27 years, didn't find out how their spouse felt *until 2016. What is she supposed to do? She still loves him and he loves her, she now has to integrate the fact that he's a trumpy pos into her reality. They don't talk politics, obviously.[/quote]
Exactly. The reality is people do not remain the same over time. Sometimes the change is unwelcome.

ps would your friend want to start a club? [/quote]

I'm the PP of "We don't anymore. We used to be able to have a conversation about political issues, but not since 2016.

Civil conversation about anything remotely political is no longer possible in our relationship."

My experience is similar to the friend's. It's been pretty miserable, to be honest. My spouse was always on the conservative side, but it was like a switch flipped. It's been jarring. I guess lazy is one word that could be used to describe why I'm still here. Exhausted and depressed are other words.

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