Couples often have disagreements on many issues which may sometimes lead to conflicts. But they often get resolved with better communication and little effort from both parties. However, disagreements over politics have the potential to go ugly for a lot of people.
We asked seven young women if dating someone who holds conflicting political beliefs could be a turnoff for them. Here's what they had to say:
“Dating someone with different political views is not a problem, but I would be hesitant to do so. I know that for us Indians, politics is more of an emotional matter, and any conflicts would only add to my already stressful existence. Although I understand that having differing political views is not necessarily a negative thing and only serves to encourage further exploration and growth. Of course, it will lead to a little bit of 'Nok Jhok', but I would definitely avoid doing that with the person I love.”
- Aditi Shrivastava, 23 years old
“I think I will not be able to date a person with different political views to mine or someone who is apolitical. I think politics is completely different from every other thing where your opinions clash and I feel no one can be apolitical. Politics is practically a part of every aspect of your life. And I am a person who delves too deeply into every discussion or argument, therefore I don't think I can get along with someone I will have to fight over everything.Maybe I would be open to dating someone if they are "left, right, and centre," but a "bhakt" is an absolute NOOO.”
- Namrata Ganguly, 26 years old
“Yes, I would be open to dating a person with different political views. Being a good partner, I have to respect his opinions even when I don't agree with them and vice versa. Well, isn't that the beauty of relationships? Someone's morals and personal values are different from their political views. Things obviously won't work if both get mixed up and we argue over petty disagreements”.
- Sayli Dhodapkar, 22 years old
“I am currently dating someone who holds completely different political beliefs from mine, but I really don't mind because our relationship is sailing super smoothly and it is going to be a year now. I believe people should date more people who have different socio-political views than similar ones as this would help to narrow the gap between various ideologies which can help in making the world much more calmer and peaceful.”
- Srishti*, 23 years old
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“I might consider that if we're both not on the extreme ends of the political spectrum. Not saying it's impossible to be with someone on the polar opposite end. Some people with good boundaries can pull that off. For me, I would find it extremely difficult to the point that it might create compatibility issues. Political opinions affect the way you live your life. Whether you wanna live the conservative way or the liberal way, it shouldn't be a constant battle. Being moderate and accommodating is always the sweet spot.”
- Rajnigandha, 27 years old
“For me, political discussions are very challenging because I get into them too deeply and I have my opinions so I don't think I could ever date someone with opposing political viewpoints but definitely he shouldn't support a party blindly, that would make things worse.”
- Shivangani Singh, 22 years old
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“Honestly it depends on how diverging our views are. I’m a liberal so I wouldn’t date a far-right person because we would be incompatible in so many ways—we would always clash, our opinions wouldn’t match, and they could be supporting many fascist groups and ideologies which are harmful in real life and so on. On the other hand, I would not date someone who is a Stalinist (supports Joseph Stalin) or supports the Chinese Communist Party either which is supposedly an extreme left group. In an ideal world, I wouldn’t have to judge people on political views and would date anybody, but unfortunately, we live in a rather unequal world where our opinions have an impact on discourses, policy-making and how people vote.”
- Sammy*, 24 years old
*Names changed upon request for confidentiality
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