Could you date a person who has the complete opposite political views?

good day... why not as long as we can respect each others point of view then there's going to be no problem about it.

Dear friend, As long as she or that person loves or likes to date with without any uncomfortable to me I hope each persons has their own views and opinions and it might her view to express her part to particular political party. I hope that may not effect our relationship. More than that I would consider other thins like loving reach other and trust we have to go on with a smooth happy relationship. Having their own views is subject the possession of an individuals character. I hope until she loves me and trusts me I do carry on my dating if I get one.

Neither my husband nor myself could ever date a person with the total opposite political views. We are of one mind when it comes to politics, which is nice, since I can legally vote in Canadian elections and he can legally vote in American ones. If we agree, and we always do autmoatically, we each have a say in eachother's elections./

I don't think it's a problem. At least it's not my problem. Isn't the political issues much more important than love? If it'll lead to serious fight, then just ignore it and don't talk about it. Political issues aren't something I am interested in. It's silly to spoil your relationship because of it. Sometimes it'll be interesting since we are different from each other. My husband and I have many difference, actually. When we just met, he said Mandarin and I said Cantonese. He said I come from Mars:) I love China

I personally think politics and political views have nothing to do with a relationship,unless you are dating a politician or something,if my fiance had the exact opposite political views then me,I honestly would not care,because it is her choice if she chooses to support the democrats or the republicans,and even though I have always supported the republicans,now I really do not care about either side.

well im a republican, and ive seen my democrat female friends i know have been more emotionable that i get. but they are still friens of mine and we seem to get along just fine as long as we dont get into the politics talk.

First, I am glad that I am no longer dating! But I remember when I was, and I think you raise an interesting question. I do not believe in restricting a person based on their politics. I have friends who are Republican, one who even has a signed photo of "W" in her home, and though I strongly disagree with their politics, I am still able to be friendly with them and just avoid political topics of conversation. My husband's political views are not diametrically opposite of mine, but not identical either, and we get along just fine. I wonder, though, with extreme political differences if not the label of Republican or Democrat would spell the end of the relationship but the inherent differences between the two philosophies would mess things up without labeling anything. I mean, with these friends of mine I am able to just avoid those kinds of conversations. In an intimate relationship I think that too much would have to be excluded to be truly intimate. I'm sure that there are couples who have made it, but I suspect that one or both of them strictly labeled themselves as one party or the other and didn't really feel that strongly about it.

well since I am a liberal I could not marry a many that is a different view we as you say would argue about every thing, and the you are supposed to be marrying a person that is your soul mate or as close to it as you can get.

I think so. Opposites; differences can attract. It is not uncommon for people to be irresistibly drawn to people they would never have dreamed they could ever fall for. Challenging though; especially when the initial honeymoon period wears off.

I certainly could and have. I learned quite a bit that way. I find I am a bit more open minded when I want to rip his clothes off!

If they are against the programs that sustain my life, obviously not. I wouldn't like to either because I need politics in the way some people need air; it's one of my big passions. They could be a republican in name only, but if they were vocal about their beliefs I couldn't date them and I also wouldn't like to date anybody who wasn't strong and vocal in their beliefs either, so we wouldn't get along in any case.

Yes I can date another person who belongs to a complete political party. Since I am hot headed about local politics I would ask her not to discuss politics at home. We are never going to agree and no one is going to "convert" the other party. So it's best to leave the political issues out of the house.

What a great question! I'm not really sure how it would work for me if I hadn't married young and met someone who was a die-hard conservative. I think if two people had opposite political views but politics wasn't a major thing in their life for either of them, it probably could work unless or until something came up in their life that would make it an issue. For me, I met my husband when I was just 16 and he'd just turned 17. I come from a politically engaged family and he did not, although our family backgrounds were similar and his family was for the most part all Democrats, they just didn't eat, drink and sleep it like mine did. We were both still too young to vote when we got married but as soon as the age got lowered my dad went and got us both voter registration cards to sign. After 38 years of marriage I'm still the political junkie in the family but my husband and the rest of his side of the family have gotten more engaged through the years and we all agree on the biggest issues. One couple that absolutely amazes me is James Carville and Mary Matalin. They've been married for years now and it seems like they have a great marriage yet they both earn their livings from being political advisers, him for the Democrats and her for the Republicans and they seem to be on the opposite side of every issue. Annie

Well if we didn't talk about it much.....or if we did and he didn't try to change my views! There are some areas where I am very strong minded when it comes to politics and policies....anyway if we could find a compromise then yes.