re: Are you more likely to date someone more or less conservative than you?

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I don't see how a right winger and a progressive could ever marry each other unless one or both just didn't care about politics for the most part. How would you raise your children if you are an avid hunter and she's a member of Peta? Just seems like an unnecessary obstacle in a long term relationship.

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I think you're thinking of those who are really political. In my experience most people just aren't (or maybe I'm just really good at subconsciously avoiding those that are) so even if you fall under a particular ideology by default you don't feel strongly enough to let it get in the way of someone who's otherwise a great match.

I would raise my child to see the world as it is, ask a lot of questions, think critically, and make their own mind. I don't need to raise a carbon copy of myself. I'd just want a kid that's law abiding and feels enabled to pursue their passions.