Can You Really Love Someone Whose Politics You Hate?

If there is one thing we known for sure about the current state of affair is that our country is more divided than ever before. So, it may not be that unlikely that you love someone whose political beliefs and views you find disturbing. Unless you live somewhere where everyone thinks alike, you’ve had to grapple with trying to understand why your loved one has strange ideas just like millions of the rest of us.

It’s difficult enough if the people you disagree with are close friends or family members. But, what if the person’s who opinions shock and sicken you is also someone you are currently dating? Should you cancel all your future dates just because you have different political views or should you continue seeing him?

We Want Partners Who Think Like Us

The bitter divisions in our country are just part of the problem.

The other side of the story has to do with how we feel when someone we love doesn’t agree with us.

You’ve probably experienced this too. When we’re close to another person, we often have a fantasy that they’re going to be just like us. But because that’s not very realistic, problems begin to surface.

If you’ve already had the experience of someone you love not being able to hear you, understand you, or apologize…