Politics and Dating.

MOKELE MBEMBE

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

mikepegg44

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

Currently I am, and it is the best relationship I have ever been in. We balance each other out pretty well. how about you?

MOKELE MBEMBE

I've dated one person who had fairly different political opinions, and really, it never came up. But then, she wasn't the most political person in the world.

I was asking because I'm using an online dating service, and was wondering if someone who was currently reading a Noam Chomsky book would consider dating someone in the military. My question wasn't so specific because I thought I could glean an answer from responses to a more general question.

CH156378

i would say if it's love it will not matter. if it's just dating it might be an issue. look at james carville and mary matlin as an example. he must really love her.

Prince Of Dorkness

Have you ever met a gay Republican?

Because the ones I've met have all been annoying mama's boys. 90% of them cower in the closet like Dorothy Gale hiding from Elphelba and the way they defend Newt Gingrich is a bit too much like the way a battered house wife defends her husband.

I try not to be in close proximity to them, let alone date them.

Although that said, it's amazing the positions a guy can get into when he doesn't have a spine.

BinauralJam

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

Have you ever met a gay Republican?

Because the ones I've met have all been annoying mama's boys. 90% of them cower in the closet like Dorothy Gale hiding from Elphelba and the way they defend Newt Gingrich is a bit too much like the way a battered house wife defends her husband.

I try not to be in close proximity to them, let alone date them.

Although that said, it's amazing the positions a guy can get into when he doesn't have a spine.

Yes, Yes Yes and No.

MOKELE MBEMBE

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

Have you ever met a gay Republican?

Because the ones I've met have all been annoying mama's boys. 90% of them cower in the closet like Dorothy Gale hiding from Elphelba and the way they defend Newt Gingrich is a bit too much like the way a battered house wife defends her husband.

I try not to be in close proximity to them, let alone date them.

Although that said, it's amazing the positions a guy can get into when he doesn't have a spine.

No, I haven't met any gay Republicans, not in person anyway.

And I didn't know Newt had any defenders left, gay or not.

Prince Of Dorkness

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

And I didn't know Newt had any defenders left, gay or not.

oh man... some of the most obvious right-wing scum bag hypocrites have people who'd support them if they were advocating killing everyone's first born son to keep from having to raise taxes on trillionaires.

brianlux

When I first met and married my wife, she was a registered Republican (she is now registered indepedent) and I had recently changed from being a registered Democrat to Green Party. There was nothing conflicting there however because she was old school Republican (i.e. NOT a neo-con or right-winger or Tea Bagger etc.). As long as I have known her, she has been one of the most generous, loving, giving, peace supporting, earth-friendly, and care giving people I've ever known. At the time, she just thought old-school Republican economics made more sense. Since then she has gone independent because she does not care to be labled "right-wing" (which, as you can guess, she is not) and is now more focused on her work in the community than larger-picture politics.

So labels sometimes really suck and often separate us from the badly needed hard cooperative work of patching this poor world back together again.

whygohome

I used to date Ann Coulter, but she ate her peas one at a time............

UpSideDown

I can't even handle dating. Let alone politics.

haffajappa

UpSideDown wrote:

I can't even handle dating. Let alone politics.

MG79478

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

gimmesometruth27

MG79478 wrote:

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

really? that is pretty offensive there...

Prince Of Dorkness

MG79478 wrote:

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

:roll:

rollings

MG79478 wrote:

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

Yeah, but seriously, are you saying you wouldn't WANT to support me?

unsung

My GF is not into politics at all. It's depressing.

If she was a diehard tax and spend Dem we more than likely wouldn't last. If she was a full blown Rick Perry/Mitt Romney neocon I'd have walked out on the first date.

gimmesometruth27

unsung wrote:

My GF is not into politics at all. It's depressing.

If she was a diehard tax and spend Dem we more than likely wouldn't last. If she was a full blown Rick Perry/Mitt Romney neocon I'd have walked out on the first date.

sometimes it is a good thing if your gf is not into politics. unfortunately the intellectual in me requires that in a mate...

catefrances

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

i would never consider dating someone whose views were diametrically opposed to my own. though the make up sex would probably be awesome, it just aint worth the grief and frustration.

haffajappa

i am very different than my bf but although he isn't really into politics we generally agree on the same things politically... maybe not always morally and, shudder, definitely not musically.

polaris_x

LTR - no chance ... FWB - no problem ...

i am hard left ... so, severely in conflict with me is hard right ... would never work ... which is probably why i've never dated anyone who was a hardcore right winger ... LTR or FWB ...

fife

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

Have you ever met a gay Republican?

Because the ones I've met have all been annoying mama's boys. 90% of them cower in the closet like Dorothy Gale hiding from Elphelba and the way they defend Newt Gingrich is a bit too much like the way a battered house wife defends her husband.

I try not to be in close proximity to them, let alone date them.

Although that said, it's amazing the positions a guy can get into when he doesn't have a spine.

I have known many gay conservatives. many of them fought against the government when the same sex marriage debate came up. they believed like many of the liberal gay men i have known that the government should keeps in head out of the bedroom.

blackredyellow

I'd have a hard time dating anyone on either end of the spectrum... or at least someone vocal about it.

My wife really has no interest in politics, and that suits me just fine. I come to places like this to get my political fix, and pretty much leave politics out of my everyday life (at home and at work).

MG79478

unsung wrote:

My GF is not into politics at all. It's depressing.

Is she not in to politics, or doesn't she have an opinion? I think it is OK for someone to have an opinion and not be in to politics, but it's depressing for someone not to have an opinion.

There is also the girl who is says she is in to politics, but isn't really. So it's best you talk about more than just labels. I've dated girls who said they were liberals, which would be an obvious turn off. But if you actually talk about it, she just inherited that label from her parents or TV, and when you discuss her values, she's clearly a conservative.

Prince Of Dorkness

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

MG79478 wrote:

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

really? that is pretty offensive there...

There are a lot of conservative "grenade throwers" who just say dumb-ass crap because they think it makes them look.... Less dumb-ass than they are.

They're wrong.

Jason P

MG79478 wrote:

Is she not in to politics, or doesn't she have an opinion? I think it is OK for someone to have an opinion and not be in to politics, but it's depressing for someone not to have an opinion.

I didn't have a political opinion for over three decades and life was splendid.

Now my friends discuss politics and every political conversation is depressing. :(

Considering that my opinion has little if no effect on political outcomes, which was the better way to conduct life? :think:

MG79478

Jason P wrote:

I didn't have a political opinion for over three decades and life was splendid.

Now my friends discuss politics and every political conversation is depressing. :(

Considering that my opinion has little if no effect on political outcomes, which was the better way to conduct life? :think:

Ignorance is bliss!

MG79478

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

gimmesometruth27 wrote:

MG79478 wrote:

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

really? that is pretty offensive there...

There are a lot of conservative "grenade throwers" who just say dumb-ass crap because they think it makes them look.... Less dumb-ass than they are.

They're wrong.

Grenade Throwers... now it all makes sense! Thanks for clearing that up. :?

LikeAnOcean

MG79478 wrote:

MOKELE MBEMBE wrote:

Here's more of a just for fun topic:

How many of you politically opinionated people would consider dating someone that held political opinions that were severely in conflict with your own? Have you ever dated someone that had a generally different political outlook? How did it work out?

You have to be careful if you date a liberal, you will most likely have to support them.

What does that have to do with anything? I'm pretty liberal and at age 32 I haven't been unemployed one day since I was 15 years old.. What if you are a social liberal? I would think aborting that thing before it spawns would be a good financial move. :twisted:

Prince Of Dorkness

Well and anyone who can read a pie chart knows that per capita, it's usually people from the red states who take more welfare and UI. But hey, who's counting?

LikeAnOcean

Prince Of Dorkness wrote:

Well and anyone who can read a pie chart knows that per capita, it's usually people from the red states who take more welfare and UI. But hey, who's counting?

I know tons of white trash conservatives and very successful, wealthy liberals. Go figure. Liberals are usually better at thinking out of the box and make good entrepreneurs.. The conservatives stick with hunting and nascar hobbies. No offense to conservatives, I'm describing the conservatives on my dad's side of the family, love them, but they aren't exactly the smartest bunch.