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When Politics are a Relationship Dealbreaker: DemocraticSingles.net

I don’t know how James Carville and Mary Matalin do it. There’s no way I could be in a serious relationship with a Republican. Even if she was hot. A couple well-meaning friends once set me up with a Republican. We had fun until we started talking politics. She wasn’t very passionate about politics, and thought that if we just avoided the topic we’d get along okay. Nope.

When I wrote my profile on Match.com I made it very clear which side of the political fence I stood on, and it was obvious that unless you were willing to walk to the left of that fence, you wouldn’t be walking with me. For the most part, I ignored profiles of women who were politically ambivalent, and conservatives were right out. I even passed on a very attractive woman who was my match in every respect but one…. she was a Rush Limbaugh fan.

When I first saw the love of my life’s profile, the first two words that caught my eye were “quirky” and “liberal.” Recently I stumbled on a site that would have weeded out a lot of unsuitable bachelorettes much sooner and allowed me to hook up with my WIFE much sooner: DemocraticSingles.net.

From the first page of the website, you’re bombarded with pictures of beautiful liberals like the Kennedy brothers, Darryl Hannah, Julia Roberts and… oops… Michael Moore. (He’s beautiful on the inside!) Their mission statement states that a percentage of their proceeds go to crunchy environmental causes, and they have a very impressive links page.

Just for fun, (which I explained to my quirky liberal wife who works right next to me) I cast my hypothetical net, and found three pages of matches. No political deal breakers in that bunch. I couldn’t see profiles without joining. When I went to the sign up page, I found the coolest feature of the site – if you can provide e-mail proof that you’ve made a donation of $20 or more to an environmental group like Greenpeace, your first month’s membership is free!

Then, for fun, I wondered if there was something out there for those on the other side of the political fence. Lo and behold, I found Conservadate.Com. As you can see, there’s no conservative eye candy in their banner.

I think a shot of George Bush in his ranch duds would be very sexy. Or Dick Cheney in his hunting garb. In true conservative fashion, you can’t view potential matches until you sign up for a membership. Surprisingly enough, you can’t schmooze your way in with a hefty campaign contribution, which to me seems anathema to being a loyal republican. Not wanting to give the right wing any more information about me than they probably already have, I didn’t explore further.