Overnight Open Thread

Do Political Mixed Marriages Work?

Here Neo-neocon reflects on a recent New York Times article on liberal-conservative marriages and notes that pretty much the only ones that work out are the liberal wife-conservative husbands ones. And even then only if the husband is respectful of his wife's beliefs as well as fairly immune to her liberal condescension. Luckily many wives view their husbands as barely functional Neanderthals so it's often not a huge stretch for guys.

“It’s his character, his emotions, his appreciation of me that are important. And he is coherent in his own way. He has legitimate reasons for all the repellent ideas he holds.”

And based on the marriages of friends and my parent's friends I'd say the lefty wife-righty husband is pretty much the only mixed combination that can succeed. And even then it's very hard to maintain a level of mutual respect and civility and keep contempt, the marriage killer, from creeping in.

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The group. Yeah.

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posted by Maetenloch at 09:28 PM

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