Is it okay to have different political beliefs in a relationship?

[Elena_Stewart]

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Yes at least for reasonable people because if they are political extrememist then it won't work at all.

You just can't expect people are going to share your exact ideas politically and there's much more to life and a relationship than your political beliefs anyways to let politics interfere with the man or woman you like or love.

[TonyMetal___86]

Yes, your love comes 1st so politics do not interfere so much with how you love or treat your so...

[TonyMetal___86]

Tnx for the mho

[Elena_Stewart]

You welcome

[sawno]

Some sure, but it has to be workable.
Imagine this, I am a classical liberal (In the US thats closest to Maga conservative), she is a leftist muslim.
- I Love eating meat and consider meat essential for the male body, she is vegan.
- I have my own defined view of spirituality, she closely follows the Koran.
- I want to own a gun to protect our family (Would if I was American), she wants to abolish gun ownership.
- I think its best if she raises our children with our shared values, she wants to focus on her career and put them in daycare.
- I think its best for a child to let them learn trough mistakes if they insist on making the mistake, she is extremely strict and wants to run the house-hold to the traditional values of her culture.
- I think its best to let a child be born and would raise the child if needed, she is pro abortion.

How'd you ever solve that if she ended up pregnant either on purpose or by accident? I can't imagine that producing a working family unit.

But as long as you can agree on how the family should function different beliefs are fine. Voting for different party's is fine. But at the end of the day you need to be able to respect each others beliefs and have one set of compromises you agreed to follow together.

[TenderFantasy]

I asked something like this in that past.

I think it's okay, though it's just going to be harder in certain respects because politics is a major topic and people get very passionate about their stances/political views and beliefs. It crosses a lot of personal moralities and values. Even more so now, the two major parties are very much divided. Lots of people are either going extreme left or extreme right. They hardly touch in the middle anymore.

With that said, that could definitely create a rift in your relationship and maybe even break them up. I think that was a part of the reason why my recent ex broke it off with me to be honest with you, all those months ago.

[HighValue]

No. Think of it this way, if you have kids and one parent wants to raise their kids normally, but the other wants to kidnap the kid and take it out of state to force hormone blockers and a sex change on the kid in elementary school. Seems like a pretty significant problem. Or one thinks that drugs are okay and the other doesn't. In recent years, a lot of the politics have much more to do with morals than in the past.

[Elena_Stewart]

Yes I agree with you. If there are children, there will be a problem.

[RammyM]

I think you don't have to be on the same page 100% of the time for a relationship to work, ror do I believe i has to 0% and full anarchy. That being said, I don't think it's realistic to assume that you're gonna be able can bridge every gap all the time.

if you can make it work and can create unity, peace and harmony in your lives - then absolutely.

I consider myself a pretty openminded person, but I wouldn't even WANT to bridge a gap if the game was "she's secretly a nazi" or "she kills pets for entertainment" - I'm not THAT flexible.

[NathanDavis]

that would depend on which beliefs...

personally... I could never be with someone that's hateful

if they resent and harbor hatred towards any group of people... then I would not be able to be with them, but other differences I've had them with partners before and that was fine, never was an issue either

[HaveNoName]

Look. Suppose you find your soulmate. You have similar interests and the same political belief, or you support same politicians. You decide to married and then toe the knot. 10 years down the line, your political beliefs start going apart and the too far apart. Will you decide to separate? What if you even had kids?

I think in reality, people manage to get over it. Normal people learn how to tread that fine line.

[Elena_Stewart]

I believe so. But nowadays it is a grown problem between couples especially with everything happening right now.

[PetLover24]

If you're an adult, you'd have no problems with it.

Unfortunately sooo many Americans aren't really adults. If they were, they'd not be so pathetic as to shoot their own relatives over a minor disagreement on politics.

[Elena_Stewart]

You know I read in a poll survey that 86% of Americans think it has grown more difficult to date someone who supports the opposing political party in recent years

[PetLover24]

@elena_stewart - that's because the average American is an uneducated twit who is entertained by simple things (sports, celebs) designed for simple minded people. As proven by how a large % barely knows their own state capital so no way in hell would they be capable of having civil conversations about anything more intelligent than "pass the beer".

The comicality is in other countries such as India or China about 30% of that 86% would've been sterilized. And in some countries like Palestine, etc since that's the big thing now... the other 50% would've been stoned to death. Not because they're stupid though they are. But because they're annoying, ignorant, uneducated, etc. and all in all on par with small village people with no education in these countries.

Pretty pathetic when America's a 1st world country.

[RebelinSteel]

Yes because some places are not full of politically fucked up people. One election you vote Labour, the next conservative, the next liberals, then something different in local elections. Who really cares overly what your partner votes, unless extreme views.

[b_lova]

Depends on if you are going to allow those beliefs to create division in your relationship.

If those political beliefs stem from moral/ethical values then they could mean you are not a good match for a long-term relationship, unless you are willing to agree to disagree. And keep in mind that when it comes time to teach your values to your children that same rule will need to apply.

[NormalBoringGuy]

I prefer to avoid any potential conflicts or disagreements in my relationships. While it's true that differences in political beliefs can bring diversity and new perspectives, I'd rather stick to what I know and what's familiar to me. After all, why complicate things when you can just stare at a picture image of yourself? That way, you'll never have to worry about being challenged or learning anything new.

[normalice]

Yes and no. Normally it is but the right has become so extreme in the US that if you're not all in on christian nationalism you're going to get into arguments if they don't just murder you.

[Elena_Stewart]

Really😳

[normalice]

Yeah, they have weird ideas of what the left is up to and honestly it would be astonishing if they agreed to date a liberal in the first place, considering the right thinks the left is full of pedophiles who want to give kids hormone blockers until they admit they are Trans or whatever nonsense the right wingers are telling each other to keep themselves mad these days..

[normalice]

It's just... if someone actually believed that it's hard to imagine not resorting to extreme violence to stop them, but since it is imaginary the left can't stop doing what they are already not doing, so right wingers will check with their propaganda get their rage fix and to see if it's still going on, which will cheerfully tell them it is, and take it out on their liberal significant other. I can't imagine living with a rage junkie. My mother was like that and I don't even talk to her anymore.

[Elena_Stewart]

I think you are exaggerating🙂

[normalice]

Not really. You shouldn't have to look too far to find a right winger accusing the left of being groomers who want to force kids into a sex change or something. That's like all they talk about.

[LiamJHayden]

Within reason. I am very libertarian, so I can deal with normal Democrats or Republicans, or Greens, etc. But when it gets into racist themes or into full-blown totalitarians like Nazis or commies, that would be a no-fly zone for me.

[LiamJHayden]

But I have been dumped for being too liberal AND for being too conservative because I like unintrusive government.

[Elena_Stewart]

Well, our government is far away from unintrusive one

[Anonymous]

personally i think so, since i don't really see someone for only their political stances.

one of my friends does not, which is why i don't tell her my political beliefs. but she is out here airing out all her political beliefs and saying she is the one with the right opinion. i just smile and wave.

so this is mainly why i protect my political beliefs and which side i'm on. no one really needs to know. and if you're mature, no one should care.

[Anonymous]

Some people make it work, but it's definitely more difficult. I'm alright with having friends of varying political beliefs, but I don't think I could make a romantic relationship work with someone who didn't at least mostly agree with me politically.

[JayBones]

Only if you can prevent the other from voting. It makes no sense to be the man of the house and make all the money and pay all the bills if your wife is out there voting for you to pay more taxes, force businesses to hire less of people that look like you and that's if they aren't also voting to shut the industry you work in down.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Look at James Carville and Mary Matalin. That's about as polar opposite as you get. She's a Libertarian (though she's worked many times with the Republican party) and he's a Democrat. And they been together 31 years.

Though I wouldn't seek out with someone with completely opposite views. It is possible to coexist so long as you can respect the others position.

[strateguy632]

depends if they do cancel culture, say your political opinion so they dump you.

before cancel culture it didn't matter for example 2005-2015, before trump president.

[Kabluie]

It can be, as long as it doesn't include bigotry kind of things. There are non-starter categories but certainly there are those who are more independent and don't believe everything that Ron DeSantis says.

[Berethor]

Not ideal but men tend to be more conservative it just how it is.

[Zestyassmf1997]

Yes. It’s also okay to date outside your race or religion. Some people have a literal cultish mentality about politics. “THEY’RE AN OUTSIDER! A HEATHEN! EVIL!”

[ItsMariusz]

It's fine if you dont take it seriously, but it matters a lot still

[Nikki1989]

I avoid idiots that are obsessed with politics.

[exitseven]

It was never an issue but liberals are so crazy that I would have a hard time coming up with a good enough reason to stay in the relationship.

[Squatting_Slav]

it depends, racism and hate I would always avoid.

Other than that, I think the push and pull that comes with different perspectives would be quite fun

[slatyb]

That's up to the couple. Some people can handle it. I probably could not.

[SpaceGalaxy]

Yes, we are free to have our opinions and if someone loves you , he would understand and respect your beliefs.

[admles]

My wife and I are almost complete opposites when it comes to politics, so yes.

[Kelley1]

Sure! If need be, agree to disagree.

[Akothee005]

Yea I think it's okay

[MrZameer]

Yeah of course
But respectfully and gratefully

[OtterMan68]

yes, why not?

[1Azize1]

hayır