sister toldjah asks this question:
Would you let someones political affiliation stop you from dating them?
it’s an interesting question, and something that i have wondered about as well. i can’t imagine how a dyed-in-the-wool liberal and a hard-core conservative could co-exist well in a dating relationship. on the other hand, we have the ragin’ cajun james carville (liberal democrat) and mary matalin (conservative republican) who not only have figured out the dating part…they’re married! however, i think this is a unique example. this can’t possibly be common in this country, can it? liberals dating conservatives? conservatives dating liberal, tree-hugging, flag-burners…who are rumored to be kicking puppies in their spare time? i can’t get my mind around that idea.
i think it’s about more than ideology, though. the main consideration in a relationship is shared core values and similar interests. each person has their own view of what that means. to some people, abortion is a deal-breaker. to others, it’s religion. it all depends on what we consider important enough to break up an otherwise great relationship over. that’s the key to deciding whether something like that would ever stand a chance of working for you.
at the end of the day, though, i will agree with sister toldjah, who said that she didn’t mind which side of the aisle he was on, as long as he worshipped her. ditto that.
matt margolis weighs in on this subject as well.