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

I've dated liberals and conservatives. Rarely talked politics. Women don't want to talk about serious shite (well unless it's concerning them), they want to have a good time.

Maybe marriage is different but I can't imagine taking politics into account with someone I'm dating.

Well, unfortunately, the rational and moderate voter is being extinct. Every issue isn’t black and white. There is a ton of grey areas where one person in the relationship may not be in line with you. As long as you can be civil with one another and find more important things to have in common, like hobbies and things to do then I don’t see the big deal with having a spouse that you’re not 100% in agreement with everything.

I find it doesn't really matter. Republicans and democrats are both crooked as shite

Wouldn’t date a liberal, but they tend to be easy and up for a good time, so...

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Personally politics doesn’t drive my life and I have more to do and enjoy than constantly think about that.

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Humans tend to think about life, try to understand it and make a better future. Animals just live and do whatever their instincts tell them. ie. enjoy life, often in the short-term to the detriment of the long term. But you do you bruh.

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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.

All these replies mentioning wives and not a pic to be found......

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YOu would think if the parents could balance it in their relationship they could balance that in the raising of a child.

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I'm not overly political. I actually have a decent amount of disdain for politics. But being married and raising children with someone who has a lot of opposing values seems like an unnecessary complication that I personally wouldn't bother with.

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My experience has shown me that there is a trend in dating relationships where one person in the relationship trends to being more conservative than the other.

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Your realization is most couples aren’t the exact same level of conservative? Shocking

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You are saying that you are more conservative than your partner. What is the primary attribute that separates you from your partner? (Age, sex, country of birth, race, socioeconomic upbringing, other)

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She's 10 years younger than me, from Philadelphia, and when we were young it was a lower middle class for both..but then i got money in my late teens. i dont know if I'm more conservative but I believe in capitalism more than socialism or communism.

I dont care about the pandering to select groups, and their never ending complaining. Also feel there are too many dumb laws in the country and not enough common sense. Can't even party anymore.