Love Across The Aisle: How Couples With Different Politics Make It Work

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🗓️ 27 November 2024

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Imagine you're on a date with someone new. So far, you find them funny, intelligent, and easy to talk to.

But 20 minutes in, the conversation turns to politics. It becomes clear that you don't share the same views. Do you stay on the date? Or do you leave?

Nearly 80 percent of Americans would likely make an excuse and find their way home. Only 21 percent of U.S. marriages are between individuals who don't share the same political party, according to the Institute for Family Studies. That's a 10-percentage point decrease from 2016. And of that 21 percent of politically-mixed couples, only 4 percent are relationships between Democrats and Republicans.

We discuss politically-mixed marriages, and the important role politics plays in our romantic relationships.

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0:39.2	Imagine you're on a date with someone new. So far, you find them funny, intelligent, they're easy to talk to you. But 20 minutes in, the conversation turns to politics. It becomes clear that you don't share the same political views. Do you stay on the date, or do you leave?
0:47.0	Nearly 80% of Americans would likely leave the date. Only 21% of U.S. marriages are between individuals who don't share the same political party. That's according to the Institute for Family Studies.
0:52.0	That's a 10% point decrease from 2016. What does the
0:56.3	decline in politically mixed marriages say about the important role politics plays in our romantic
1:01.5	relationships? And for those who are in politically dissimilar relationships, how do they make
1:06.4	them work? After the break, we bring you our conversation with Maggie and Laura, who we spoke to earlier.
1:13.4	They're a politically mixed couple who live in Georgia. They've been together for 48 years and got
1:17.6	married in 2013. They tell us about their experience and how politics impacts their relationship.
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