If I were alive in the 1960s, I would’ve partied with the hippies and voted with the squares. No offense, but those hippies seem like fun — especially in old Polaroid photos (and grainy home movies) that shield you from getting a stiff whiff of their body odor.
“Conservative in the head, liberal in the bed” isn’t the worst life philosophy, you know. Maybe not the best, but definitely not the worst. Okay, sure: It lacks the panache of “Do onto others,” but it’s still a pretty good way to spend a Saturday night.
(This is the kind of philosophy that will get you through college, young Simba. So huddle around the campfire; Uncle Scotty has a story to tell.)
Alas, with hyper-partisanship so entrenched in society, conservatives and liberals don’t date each other anymore. Eighty-four percent of college-educated liberal women deem it a red flag if you’re wearing a red hat. And 71% of single Democrats won’t even consider dating a Trump voter: Their bedroom is a no-fly zone.
For all the clichés about politics making strange bedfellows, the days of Republicans and Democrats sharing the same bed are over.
Liberal women in their 20s and 30s are swearing off conservative men, and then they’re just swearing because they’re now middle-aged and single. Being a “childless cat lady” is kind of funny when you’re 23 or 24, but after you hit the big Four-Oh, its lifestyle allure goes the way of the dodo. There’s a reason why The New York Times ran a story, “Online Dating after 50 Can Be Miserable.” There’s a reason why romcoms are so popular with women. There’s a reason why women purchase 82% of all romance novels: It’s what women want. […]
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