[KKing]

17 years together this Sunday with my Democrat voting wife. She shaves her armpits, doesn't hug trees, and yes even voted for Dukakis. I use to always kid about having to recruit a homeless person to negate her vote. We are both fairly moderate, although we both always vote our parties.

We have great debates with both of us defending our points while trying to understand each others.

In our case, love wins out over politics.

[FITZ]

It depends on the strength of the views --- could you be married to Hillary or Ann Richards or Janet Reno very long?

[GraniteStateConservative]

My wife just wishes the GOP were more enviro-friendly. Other than that, she's mostly onboard.

[Buggman]

I'm glad to hear it. My girlfriend's a Democrat. She's a morally conservative Christian in most respects, but between growing up in a union family and being a teacher, she's been given a lot of biases that I frankly don't hold against her. There's a world of difference between an everyday Dem and a liberal Dem--the latter are evil, the former are just ill-informed.

[novalogic]

Good for you. Mine is also a Dem.
I think as long as you both can discuss politics without getting angry is the key. She's fairly moderate, but she thinks the government has a role to play in helping the old and poor. Her best argument with me is that if it weren't for Social Security, both our mothers would be living in our house, instead of retirement homes.