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Monday, October 27, 2008
Relationships and politics.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Let’s begin this week’s blogs with a Blanca dating update: “Single, again.” (Consider this Part One of a two-part break-up blog.)
The last fella (for today’s purposes, his name is Steve) bit the dust. It was a gentle parting, the result of me asking after a particularly stressful date: “Steve, do you think this is working out?”
Good thing I asked, because turns out, he didn’t.
Now let’s back up. I had been seeing Steve for about two months. We saw eachother several times a week and I usually felt pretty great around him. He’s much milder than I and thus kind of had a calming effect on me.
In our time together, I noticed a couple differences in our interests and intellectual pursuits. For example, like many people I have been following the election circus fairly closely, but I realized after our first conversation about the race that Steve hadn’t. I’m by no means a politics junkie, but given the historic significance of this year’s race, I was somewhat incredulous by his lack of interest.
Later, we watched a couple of the debates together and had more productive conversations about the election, which I admit made me feel better about our first fruitless chat. In fact, I brushed off that lame political convo as just bad timing and soon forgot the whole thing.
Now back to the break-up. After an awkward dinner date, I asked him if he thought things were working out. He said he had concerns about our compatibility. “Blanca, you’re really cerebral and an intellectual. I’m a sports guy. I don’t talk about politics; that’s just not who I am.”
That wasn’t the only issue (more on that tomorrow), but I found it interesting that he used it as an example of our differences. I don’t really believe politics was our demise, as much as a symbol that something wasn’t clicking on a larger level. That said, I’m wondering how engaged people are in this year’s election and if it has impacted your relationships.
What role, if any, has it played in your dating game this year? Would you chat about politics with a new lover? And could you be with someone with opposing political views, or as I found out, someone who simply doesn’t care?
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