Ross: Our future depends on couples dating across political lines
Nov 2, 2020, 5:11 AM | Updated: 10:28 am
Dating across political parties has become difficult. (Unsplash)
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The most discouraging story of the past week was a New York Times article that found politics has become a deal-breaker on dating sites.
Prospective dates are being asked up front, “who are you voting for?”
Political affiliation is now stronger than even sexual attraction. This is bad. How can we become a cohesive nation if we sleep exclusively with our political clones?
How can we reach consensus on racism, guns, masks, and vegan meat substitutes unless we’re occasionally forced to discuss those things with the people we love – when we’re motivated to be reasonable, to really listen, and ultimately, earn the makeup sex.
But I did see one ray of hope. On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley found a hetero-political couple in Ohio.
“Randy and Cyndra Cole are Republicans raising four children outside Cleveland,” Pelley explained.
“I’m going to vote for President Trump,” Randy said.
“I’m going to vote for Vice President Biden,” Cyndra said.
And yes, it gets complicated, especially the COVID discussion.
“So, we’re trying not to talk about that as a couple, that’s one area that we tend to disagree,” Cyndra said.
Randy listened with his arms crossed.
But it’s couples like this who can show us the way.
So, if you’re single and lean left, maybe next time, swipe left for the lefty, and right for the righty. And if you’re single and lean right, swipe left for the righty, and right for the lefty.
It’s complicated, I know, but our future depends on it. And their children seem really cute.
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