Would you date someone of the opposite political party?

[myabe123]

Say you hit it off and you felt sparks? But they have different views than you?

[Potteplante]

Well.

We're I'm at - we've more than two of them and honestly it depends on which party. There are those that simply do not allign with my values and there's one party (that luckily hasn't been elected into the gov.) that wants me out of the country - can't imagine being in a relationship with one who fundamentally believes that I shouldn't be here.

I'm also in a welfare profession, here I can't imagine being in a relationship that votes for removing support & help for the indivuals I work with, that want to make the system for them worse - I want it to be improved, it is what I work for. On a personal note - that would make my work environment better and therefor less stress on me, which again would lead to better care for the indivuals I'm in contact with.

With that being said, I have dated both a conservative and a liberal, while I'm social liberal. (They right - I'm left) Also dated someone who's green - she was a bit to much of a environmentalist for me. 😅

[JHNS98]

For me, I feel the entire spectrum has shifted to the right, so the former Moderates now have formed a government with quite heavy involvment and support from the Nazi/adjacent fachist far/right party, so even a Moderate girl is too much of a stretch for me nowadays.

[BeMuse]

I don't belong to a political party. In ideology I'm a Classical Liberal. That makes me relatively moderate within the American political spectrum being that America was founded on principles of Classical Liberalism. Every real American in some part of their psyche agrees with what I believe in and support. They just often have to experience hard times to get back to their roots. They need to be awakened from their slumber... Americans Conservatives disagree with me a little bit here and there, but they tend to fight to preserve many Classical Liberal values while claiming to hate liberals. When their back is up against the wall though, they will always stand with Classical Liberals like me to hold the line and fight off the Communists, National Socialists, Marxist Socialists, Fascists, Monarchists, and Totalitarian Dictators in the name of Liberty (Liberalism). American Democrats, for the most part are a bunch of confused morons being lead by Nazi Social Democrats, Communists, Socialists that think they are Progressives or Liberals due to brainwashing, but who have never studied Liberalism. The more their leaders tend to push the agenda of Authoritarian Communism, the more they tend to say now wait a minute, this isn't what I signed on for and their ranks crumble. There are many Democrats that do not agree with the Communists, and many Republicans who appreciate Classical Liberal values for the most part. They are more so a member of a political party, because they want to vote in primary elections for members of a party that they might not really even support. I wouldn't automatically reject someone due to their party affiliation, I'd see how they think about politics and economics and then make a judgement about their views.

[Lliam]

I am not politically partisan and probably wouldn't be interested in dealing with someone who was strongly partisan. I prefer people who do research, use logic, think outside the box, and aren't gullible enough to believe politicians or mainstream media.

I''m fine with liberal values as long as the person isn't "woke" or a Democrat.
I'm fine with conservative values as long as the person isn't a loyal Republican.

Even individual issues could cause conflict. I agree with some issues that are supported by liberals and I agree with conservatives at times. I disagree with liberals and conservatives on many issues, too. For example, I support both second amendment rights and women's rights to birth control.

[KittyKat90210]

I would date them as long as they don't make our difference in opinion into a constant argument. I'd want to know why they feel the way they do, and I'd openly share how I feel as well. We can be respectful of each other's opinions without having to agree.

[CAPTAIN-OBVIOUS]

Are you conservative because I’ve never met a liberal woman willing to date conservative lol

[AviatorTom]

Opposites attract, so sure... people of opposite political opinions date

[Moose304]

Sure, I could. Only an insecure person would be that way. The people I don't like being around are those that filter their morality through their political opinion. I see this coming from both sides of the political spectrum and it stinks. With that said, in the end, the less I know about a person's politics the better I feel about them. I could sit in a place and listen to somebody discuss politics and agree 100% with them, but still, wish they would STFU!

[AmyHew1tt]

I might be tempted, but I don't think I'd be able to have a long-term relationship like that. My parents have that situation, and though they have some solid middle ground, it's been a constant conflict in their marriage. I admire them for loving each other and making things work despite, but I don't want that for myself.

[JHNS98]

Ignoring that this is a very US-centered question, the answer is no. The conservative right wing in Sweden - as well as in Europe in general - has become so extreme that I can't even listen to a formerly center-left politician without getting angry, so how could I date someone sharing their values?

[AimeeKyle]

Sure, as long as they were open minded, a good communicator and able to be ok with having conversations where we do not agree. It would probably help both grow a little…. Note: even people with the same political beliefs have to do this…. virtually no two people agree on every topic.

[Weapon77]

Of course. People get all bent out of shape over politics for almost no reason.

There are at least 2 ultra-liberal girls I know right now who would date me in a heartbeat despite me being Libertarian. And one of them literally said she'd fuck me any time I want. Creeps me out, but clearly they don't care about my politics lmao

And I'm interested in a girl I know is really liberal. Maybe it's a bad idea, but that doesn't change me wanting to date her 😅

[Chazmatazz269]

I wouldn’t date someone who HAS a political party. The root problem with political parties in general, but democripps and rebloodlicans in particular, is that having a party means you believe you have an answer to a question that hasn’t even been asked. It’s ignorance in no uncertain terms.

[lucasnabizada]

I would... But I also would want that person to be able to have civil dialogues and speak their mind without demonizing the other side for their own beliefs. And that's quite rare. If the person believes her way of thinking is the only moral way and doesn't reexamine things and never questions herself.. then no

[NostalgiaSenpi]

Considering I hate politics in general, think that the system needs to be completely overhauled, the current people in charge taken out of office, and term limits placed on them all, it's pretty easy to find someone that would be different than I. I would as long as we could discuss it amicably.

[slatyb]

No, the Republican platform is now so extreme, so contra-factual that I could not date anyone who supported it. It's anti-science, racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and regressive.

[blissinanarchy1]

As long as you aren’t a radical, sure. But I wouldn’t date a radical of my own party, either.

[ShellyB]

Yes but I would not want to be with someone who got angry about politics every day, it is not v. important to me and I don't want to talk about it all the time, in either direction or any direction.

[OnTheLevel]

Isn't it amazing how everyone loves diversity until it comes to diversity of thought. We're accepting of every color, race, gender, economic background, etc. but don't you dare think differently or you'll be cancelled.

[Anonymous]

I'm an unaffiliated centrist so this doesn't exactly apply to me. That said, I would be much more inclined to date a conservative woman than a liberal one. For the most part, today's liberal women are useless to men looking for a good life partner.

[KostasKouvalis]

Absolutely not. 15 years ago I could have, but not in this current age of political radicalism, no way! I'm a Moderate Conservative and I'll only date other moderate conservatives or Libertarians, because the other ones are fucking psychotic!

[TacosRAwesome]

So in my opinion the local main parties are very similar. There were differences in the like 80s or 90s but now they're quite similar. It's the smaller parties that are a bit more controversial.

[CheeseMonster]

I couldn't date someone who doesn't respect me as a person, even if we both like cats and puns. 👍

[FilmGuy93]

Probably... the only people I really don't want to date are people who are more lefty than me. And even those people, I would consider dating, as long as they weren't totally unhinged.

[BCA6010]

It depends on what issues she feels strongly about, but it's very unlikely there's a future there if basic values aren't even the same.

[Luopio27]

I dont care about any political party. They are not in my life, they are just faces in media.