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The love article felt so reductive to me, especially on the topic of politics. I think most people would say that my partner and I compliment each other- we're both outdoorsy but in different ways, we're both artsy but through different mediums, we both love to read but read different genres, etc. When you really dig though, we're super different. I'm an extrovert, he's an introvert. He struggled through school and I excelled. He has no mental illnesses but mine are a burden on both of us. We are different, as are all people. But at the end of the day, our moral compasses are pretty well aligned. I think that's the point this author missed. Your core ideals have to match up.

When my partner and I met, he had voted for McCain in the previous election and I had voted for Obama. It wasn't a make-or-break issue because politics were different then and neither of us were defined by the core values of those candidates. I could, and still do, call out Obama policies I didn't like. He could, and still does, compliment Obama on things he did like. When I say I could never be with someone who voted for Trump, we're not talking, "I think those taxes could be better allocated," politics here, we're talking fundamental human rights stuff.

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