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I don't think I could be in a serious relationship with an extreme rightwinger. The views would be to much of a turn-off for me.
Based on several posts like this, your opposite is more likely to have a problem.
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Originally Posted by cpg35223
So? Let's replay the dinner conversation I had the other night with my wife.
She and I had the same basic conversation we've been having for 22 years. She expresses her point of view while I listen, then I express my point of view while she listens. Then we say, "Oh, well, we'll have to agree to disagree." Then we turn to planning our four day weekend in New Orleans where we'll eat well, toodle around Bourbon Street, and hopefully make lotsa whoopie where the kids can't hear.
I mean, how hard could this possibly be for mature adults?
People can belong to different political parties or favor different candidates and still have a healthy relationship, of course. It happens all the time. When you're talking about diametrically opposed views, however, I would imagine that your values would be significantly different enough across the board in all areas of life, to the point that you wouldn't be very compatible. Political views correlate to things like education, intelligence, prejudiced views, SES, religion, views on child-raising, hobbies/interests, etc. People at extreme opposite ends of the political spectrum are likely to have significant differences in some or all of those areas which affect day-to-day life far more than how they vote does.
No. Definitely a deal-breaker. My conservatism is a crucial part of my Christian faith. I could never date, much less marry anyone who didn't share those common beliefs.
You realize that Ron Paul is a member of the GOP, right?
well
He's a Republican since he's in that particular party. As for his political views, he's actually a libertarian(or classical liberal) rather than a typical conservative Republican. Most Republicans and Democrats alike are actually centrist style moderates with a slight lean to the left or right.
Exactly. You could have ended your post right there. That's all I was saying.
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That's all I was saying.
