americanwoman

Can people who have opposing views make a relationship work? Could a neo-con and liberal find true love together or will their political views get in the way of a great relationship? What do you think?

WI Crippler

Just depends on the level of severity of their views. My wife and I have opposing views on some things, but we don't get so worked up about the stuff it interferes with normal day to day life.
If peoples identities are formed along their political views and they cannot accept people with different views, then I don't see it working out so well.

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Stace

Ditto. Hubby and I disagree on a few things, but it's not a major part of our life. We're not so wrapped up in politics that it causes any issues.

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talloulou

My husband and I frequently argue about stuff in the newspaper, on the radio, ect. Politically he's a moderate that often leans to the left. I lean to the right. There have been occasions where we simply just have to drop the issue and agree to disagree or the arguements would never end. The worst is around voting time. I don't care who he votes for but he actually gets really upset if I'm voting for someone he considers to be the "wrong" one. Or if it's an issue where you vote to approve or reject something on the local level he gets a little nuts when we disagree insisting that my vote is cancelling his out.

I don't think I could be married to someone who was far left as that would be too much! But since we're both basically moderates who lean in slightly different directions it keeps things interesting. Too much agreeing might be boring.

FallingPianos

my grandparents were political opposites. they were also the sweetest couple I've ever known.

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1069

My husband and I are both pretty extreme liberals.
As time has gone on, he's become more of a libertarian type liberal, however, and I've become more of a socialist.
I guess we still agree on a lot of the basic things.
Politics aren't as important to him as they are to me; he's not as involved in activism, he doesn't like to debate or discuss politics as much as I do.
Lately, his hobbyhorse has been animal rights issues, to the exclusion of nearly everything else.

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CaptainCourtesy

I think it depends on whether the views transcend and overtake the relationship. If at the end of the day, the relationship trumps the couple's individual political positions, then the views can be dealt with.

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bhkad

I could easily get along with a liberal woman as long as she was pro-life and supported the War on Terror & the GWB.

Otherwise I think my lack of respect for her would grow in time to become real contempt. Or else I would never think of her as my loving partner, just a **** buddy.

I REEEEALLLLLY can't understand some of you who could just put aside the fact that a woman was ok with convenience murders of babies. And I would never support or encourage someone who was so intellectually lacking as to make a mistake about our national security and call Iraq an unnecessary war. To me that would be like someone removing their car's air filter and throwing it away and not replacing it when the old one got clogged with dirt.

You need SOMETHING there to keep the bad stuff from getting where it doesn't belong.

We need a NON-EXTREMIST government in Iraq to keep Iran from taking over and expanding their extremist empire.

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chevydriver1123

I couldnt be with someone who is an evangelical scum bag and believes discrimination against gays is ok.

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mikhail

Argueing about politics for me is more like debating than argueing in a i hate your guts right now way.

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