re: Anyone else in a relationship with differing political views? Advice?

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She’s not really a typical liberal. On our first date we discussed the Scott Walker recall efforts and how she had voted for Walker. She absolutely abhors Trump and my love for Trump is very well documented, so basically we haven’t been talking politics in many respects for over 2 years now.

She’s a true fiscal conservative - she is just kind of pie in the sky about education being the answer and bending over backwards during these times to help end this tension. I think it’s fantasy but she has logical examples from her life to justify her feelings, so I respect that.

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I'm probably in a pretty similar situation to this actually. It can work. She hates Trump. I remind her most times that I'm still voting for him for the judge appointments alone.

She's left, and she'll joking use something like "white male privilege," and I'll either respond that "It doesn't exist," or that "I love having it," depending on the day and the mood.

She's fiscally conservative, for the most part, and is level headed, but gets caught up with the bad parts of "doing the right thing,." which usually means championing the down trodden - women, minorities, etc. even when it gets lopsided. She dislikes the USWNT team and that whole thing, and hates FB and FB political posts, regardless of party.

You have to get to a place where you can joke about it. Where the eye rolls are somewhat expected, and even intended, and understand that you are both coming from a well-intentioned place. She knows that with me, even if sometimes that means I'm harsh on people via personal responsibilioty requirements.