Would you ever fall in love with a Repuke

[Lenape85]

I've heard stories of Dems falling in love with Pubs, so would you ever fall in love with somebody who had everything in common except your political beliefs.

I personally wouldn't, I prefer to date within my own species.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

1. If I were single, the answer would be no. Love the comment about

your own species, btw. LOL!

[GRLMGC]

2. I'm going to say no now

but who knows?

[LudwigVan]

3. maybe

If I could "convert" her... why not? ;)

[Merlot]

27. Because you probably can't convert her

I dated a repub who tried to convert me. When he saw that was going nowhere we stopped talking politics. That's what did it for me - not that he tried to convert me, but that we now had a "no talke zone."

A liberal, eastcoast, jewish, educated democrat friend of mine married a gun-totten, far right guy and they now live in Texas. At first all was fine and dandy but over the past few years I've listened in horror as she tells me of his opinions, how he puts her opinions down, and how he argues every point with her. She's asked him not to talk about politics with her and he won't stop.

I thought inter-political marriage might work, but if these two can't do it, it can't be done!

[eleonora]

4. I couldn't

Been there done that, it doesn't work.

[jellybelly]

5. I already am in love with conservative...

but he doesn't know that he is one:shrug:

[liberalhistorian]

30. ?????????????

Now that you've got our curiousity aroused, care to explain further? (please, oh please, oh pretty please!!!!)

[jellybelly]

36. okay.....

He is very moral, border-line homophobic, very anti-drug, he likes guns and SUVs, doesn't give a damn about the environment, hates pets...especially cats, views America as a white Christian country (he's muslim) and he thinks immigrants should assimilate and speak english....BUT because he's against the war in Iraq, he thinks he's a democrat...YEAH RIGHT, ASSHOLE! That's what I tell him all the time.
We get along, we don't talk about politics...obviously. He's a nice guy underneath all the weirdness...

[liberalhistorian]

39. Now that's interesting!

So, how serious are you, if you don't mind my asking? (I have no love life of my own, so I have to get my "romance" kicks out of everyone else's love life, lol!)

[jellybelly]

40. we've been together for a year and a half

it is very serious...we can have conversations about anything. I can talk to him about things that I'd never be able to tell my own mom. He's all talk when it comes to his views, he's the nicest person in the world.

So why aren't you in a relationship? You should try falling down in front of men. (I'm clumsy.) Men seem to like it, and they sometimes help you up:P

[stepnw1f]

6. Nope

I cannot put aside the actions of a Political Party that does sooo much damage to it's own and the World around them. They talk a big game of morality, but in the end it's a twisted perspective hammered into them. I sure as hell wouldn't trust a republican with my kids. Not after the last 8 years.

[pbartch]

12. no.

thank goodness hubby is a Dem too

[Bok_Tukalo]

7. I fell in love with a Libertarian years ago

You'ld be surprized how unimportant politics can be in certain situations.

[CatholicEdHead]

8. Depends on how extreme

If it is a fense sitter, non-idological moderate then yes. If it is a idological wing nut, no way. Moderates you can talk with and find middle ground, not wing nuts.

[madison2000]

9. perish the thought

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Bouncy Ball]

10. No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

That's a CHARACTER thing. That's a MORAL thing at this point. No. Fortunately I am already married to a flaming liberal, but I cannot IMAGINE not being able to talk to him about this political stuff without him arguing back with me. We bitch about it together. Plus I know he shares my Democratic and democratic values (I hate that the right tried to co-opt that word).

[pres2032]

11. yes, but depends

on everything else about her. like can we hold intelligent, non-political conversations or if politics does come up, can we talk about it and not get pissed at eachother. There was one girl i tried to date who is a repub and we make fun of our respective parties all the time. depends on the girl, really.

[SarahB]

13. It would be difficult.

I've had enough difficulty with someone for whom I was on the same level with politically. Why add more more divisive issue? My values are kind of core to who I am, so it's hard to conceive of. I could tolerate a fiscal conservative, but there are too many other issues that make up the Republican platform I disagree with with I think to make this plausible.

[DS1]

14. It's unlikely

I don't see the two mindsets as compatible, and find many Pubs generally unlikeable.

[Lenape85]

20. Here here

If I found out my girlfriend was puke, I'd kick her to the curb.

[demosincebirth]

15. She would have to be awful rich!

[jellybelly]

16. LOL!

That's how John Kerry managed it:P

[GRLMGC]

17. tsk tsk nt

[jellybelly]

18. well, at least she switched parties...

[GRLMGC]

19. true that nt

[Inland]

25. "Awful", "rich"--sounds like a republican!

[elfin]

21. Already did

Married for over thirty years until his death. Would marry him again - he was what I call a "real" republican - a CPA who despaired over the guns and butter and welfare approach of LBJ. He never signed on to the social/religious aspect of what has contaminated the current Rethug party - and we cancelled each other's vote every election.

I used to call him a "fiscal fascist" every time he lovingly entered EVERY transaction into his beloved spreadsheets and, of course, I would never have receipts for my credit card purchases. He would roll his eyes and smile.

He would be APPALLED at the current economic policies of *, but would nevertheless vote for tax cuts at every opportunity.

During the Reagan years, I subscribed to the New Republic in protest - amazingly, he read it and even took in an article about the Savings and Loan debacle into the office because he agreed with it.

SOME Republicans can be very good people, worth spending your life with, as long as neither party is totally intransigent.

[Inland]

24. Those republicans are all gone, or in hiding, or going along

with the right wing ride.

My dad is one of those republicans--not much in common with the fundies, or big business.

Needless to say, he doesn't have much good to say about Bush.

[BlueJazz]

22. No Way..at least not the current "Crop" of Republicans.

I'm not going to waste my time on a Fool....

[NYC]

23. No.

Impossible.

[Ekirh]

26. Although

I'm good at getting along with Conservative Republicans (Due to just about my entire family falling in that category) not sure if I could fall in love with one (Although that's a lie... I have... but that was back in high school.. me and said girl have had an on and off... kind of tuburlent friendship since... but I'm not going to explain it) A Moderate Republican maybe, because as someone else said... you can find middle ground with them.

I have conservative friends, that I don't hang out with on a frequent basis, but I don't mind chatting with here and there, and if we do discuss politics, it's usually in a light manner, but I don't think I could far in love with a "repuke" anymore.

[sallyseven]

28. I would have to be dead three days

before I could date never mind marry a repuk.

[Catchawave]

29. Not me again....lol

I keep answering these threads with my Liberal-Conservative 35 year marriage brag.....I know you guys are sick of me. BUT, I don't think politics should be the most important trait in choosing a lifelong companion.

Something tells me there's far too many of you not ready for committments :silly:

Ok, think Carville and Matalin :)

[deadparrot]

31. If by Repuke, you mean "Bush-lover," then no.

If you simply meant a conservative, then yes. Real conservatives should be sick with what the Bush administration has done.

[liberalhistorian]

32. I think it's possible.

I don't think politics should trump what could very well be a wonderful relationship. I used to believe otherwise in my twenties (God, listen to me, I just turned 40 and I'm already starting to sound like my mother, ARGGGGHHHH!!) and into my mid-30's, even, but now I'm not so sure.

I've seen inter-political relationships work, sometimes better than same-politics relationships, so I know that it can be done. People are more than what they believe politically. And if they are open to each other and respectful of each other's beliefs, they can even learn from each other. The only way it wouldn't work, for me at least, is if they were too narrow-minded and closed-minded to even consider another viewpoint and if they were always right and everyone else who disagreed was always wrong.

[shuffs]

33. yes but....

not a neocon

[liberalhistorian]

37. Very true,

good point! But I don't know any neocon repubs, frankly, most of the repubs I know are the old-style conservatives who are totally disgusted with Bush.

[Santa Cruz]

34. Never.

I simply do not respect their values, period.

[RevolutionaryActs]

35. I couldn't... I just couldn't. No matter who much I might like them..

I'm very Liberal, and I just couldn't stand someone who wasn't into politics, and if they were into it and a repub.. oh gawd no! Hopefully I'll never have to deal with that.

[msgadget]

38. Only if they're only casually observant

But, if both are campaign volunteers, members of online forums, etc., I don't see how they could overcome their differences once the cuteness of debating the issues with a hotty wore off.