Even if you're not associated with the current administration or a MAGA-hat wearing Trump supporter, it can apparently be hard to lock down a date if you lean right. A reporter for a right-wing media outlet told the Washingtonian he recently went out on a date that crashed and burned once the woman noticed some conservative books on his shelf. Even though the guy told her he didn't vote for Trump and considers himself a moderate conservative, she ended things there.
"She was like, 'I have to get out of here. I canāt see you,' and left," he said. "The policies and these things that are attached to the right, whether or not youāre a supporter of Trump, have been pre-supposed on you, and itās like a black mark."
Other lovelorn Republicans told the Washingtonian they've been getting people to agree to dates by avoiding any mention of their politics or their work at all costs on dating appsāessentially hiding who they really are until they meet someone in person. Some said they've gone out of their way to avoid meeting up with liberals altogetherālike one White House staffer who said she won't match with anyone who went to a small liberal arts school, and sticks to swiping right for dudes from the South.
Conservatives Are Whining Because No One Wants to Date Them
The above article is based on the following article in the Washingtonian:
When she first moved to DC, a former Obama White House staffer who now works at the Aspen Institute was set up on a date with a Republican who worked on Capitol Hill. āWe had a really nice time, but at the end of the date, he told me he didnāt believe in global warming,ā she says. āI started laughing, because Iām from Colorado and didnāt realize people actually didnāt believe in global warming. But he was serious.ā They didnāt go out again.
Republicans say itās liberals who are more likely to turn down someone across the aisle. āDemocrats are usually more vocalā about their opposition, the Trump staffer says, and therefore quicker to demonize all conservatives.
āI feel like they look at me and are like, hereās a tall white dude with brown hair wearing loafers, and he probably has a picture of Reagan and the NRA in his bedroom or something,ā says one of the reporters from the conservative media company. āI just think they have a very hyperbolic view of what a conservative is.ā
Why Itās Hard for Conservatives to Date in DC Right Now | Washingtonian
Or as a dear friend of mine said, "Hi, I belong to a group that believes you cannot make your own decisions about your body, that you should not be paid the same as a man, that you should not be believed when you report sexual abuse, and you should thank the lord when you get raped because it was God's will. Hey, where are you going?"
And now, for my .02 worth. From all indications here on this board, no conservative man or woman would ever date across the aisle. So I'm pretty sure there'd be no hard feelings if I said "Right backatcha, sunshine!"