Things have been going well but he's a conservative.

Like full-on "member of the Ontario Young Progressive Conservatives when he was a kid" kind of conservative

But like

It's only economic stuff...

And Canadian conservatives aren't all terrible I guess... I liked John Diefenbaker...

This is hard.

Political beliefs and who you vote for aren't that important in a relationship in my opinion. A much bigger thing is how do your values line up? What are your goals for the relationship, for your family, do you want kids, how do you want to raise them, etc. are much more important.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Political beliefs and who you vote for aren't that important in a relationship in my opinion. A much bigger thing is how do your values line up? What are your goals for the relationship, for your family, do you want kids, how do you want to raise them, etc. are much more important.

political beliefs reflect your values, you goober

Doom_Art posted...

It's only economic stuff

Politics is *only* economic stuff. Hence why leftists and liberals have such a hard time agreeing on things despite having vague social issues that they have a similar feeling about.

Doom_Art posted...

It's only economic stuff...

That's how it starts.

The dealbreaker will be what his favorite kind of soup is.

Did you fuck at least? >_>

Kradek posted...

That's how it starts.

ImAMarvel posted...

"i'm socially liberal but economically conservative"

These. Some red flags. Proceed with caution.

Southernfatman posted...

Proceed with caution.

Doom's dating Caution???

Then things have not been going well.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Political beliefs and who you vote for aren't that important in a relationship in my opinion.

Wrong.

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Political beliefs and who you vote for aren't that important in a relationship in my opinion. A much bigger thing is how do your values line up? What are your goals for the relationship, for your family, do you want kids, how do you want to raise them, etc. are much more important.

Those can tie in with political beliefs, so it's important to actually dig into those questions just to be sure.

I won't have an issue with a person who thinks corporate income tax should be lower or whatever. That's a political believe that doesn't matter for a relationship at all.

But if their conservative belief is that they think that the govt shouldn't have a social welfare system or they have various conspiracy beliefs (which applies for the left as well), then that's different.

People are generally using politics as a proxy for certain beliefs, but if you're going to attempt a relationship it's best to actually ask and assess specific beliefs and come to a conclusion based on that, instead of assuming based on what they say their political party is.

There are also some things where it's just kinda clear that it would lead to differing values.
Like, I think voting for Trump in 2024 does imply negative things that I wouldn't value in a partner.

emblem-man posted...

Those can tie in with political beliefs, so it's important to actually dig into those questions just to be sure.

I won't have an issue with a person who thinks corporate income tax should be lower or whatever. That's a political believe that doesn't matter for a relationship at all.

But if their conservative belief is that they think that the govt shouldn't have a social welfare system or they have various conspiracy beliefs (which applies for the left as well), then that's different.

People are generally using politics as a proxy for certain beliefs, but if you're going to attempt a relationship it's best to actually ask and assess specific beliefs and come to a conclusion based on that, instead of assuming based on what they say their political party is.

There are also some things where it's just kinda clear that it would lead to differing values.
Like, I think voting for Trump in 2024 does imply negative things that I wouldn't value in a partner.

Yeah there is definitely overlap, especially on the extreme ends. The majority of people however are more moderate and share more values than you would expect, I wouldnt totally write someone off just because of their political party.

Doom_Art posted...

Like full-on "member of the Ontario Young Progressive Conservatives when he was a kid" kind of conservative

But like

It's only economic stuff...

And Canadian conservatives aren't all terrible I guess... I liked John Diefenbaker...

This is hard.

Canadian Conservatives have been becoming more and more like American Republicans for years.

Hit and and quit it.

He's not Mr. Right, but that's no reason he can't be Mr. Right Now.