> I don't know how you can be in a relationship with someone that has such differences in core philosophical beliefs on topics like who should have full rights

> I don't know how you can be in a relationship with someone that has such differences in core philosophical beliefs on topics like who should have full rights and citizenship. We discussed and had opinions on these things but they were mostly abstract as far as our marriage was concerned. One exception might have been abortion. Our marriage followed her unexpected pregnancy. Though she was strongly in favor of legalized abortion, she was at least as strong against having one herself. > Back in the day it worked because the gap between Democrats and Republicans was relatively narrow. Can't imagine a marriage where one person is a Trump republican and the other a liberal democrat working out. This is it. I don't think it was narrow before. It's that today the distance is far greater and it's turned into a DMZ where people get shot if they try to cross.