I had a date tonight -- 10 pm and I'm already home

[Connonym]

He's a repug. Eww. They should come with a warning label

[AlCzervik]

1. "Warning, this asshole is bigger than he appears"

sorry to hear that but i guess you have to kiss a lot of frogas before you find the right one.

[Haole Girl]

2. Aww...

That's awful!

I guess it's a good thing you started drinking at noon, in that case, huh? ;-)

[cwydro]

10. Hey!

that's what I was going to say!

Thank god it's Saturday and I can too if I want.:hi:

[BlueIris]

3. Ouch. That's my worst nightmare. Biggest worry WRT returning to the world of dating...

Which I am supposed to be doing sometime soon...running into a covert Republican. Someone who is masquerading as a decent man who seems interesting enough, even if he is a tad quiet and shy about his political views. I can see it now...things appear to be going fine...the introductions, the small talk, the establishment of career, educational and relationship status all go smoothly. And then the appetizers arrive...

Me: "It's just, I've decided that being a progressive activist AND a sane person means committing to balance. Some volunteer work, but not enough that it compromises my mental health again, you know?"

Him: "Progressive...activist?"

Me: "Yeah. Eventually I had to embrace that title. It's important to take yourself seriously."

Him: "Uh, I voted for Bush."

[I Have A Dream]

14. I'd like to be a fly on the wall at that point, BlueIris!

I think that you'd probably get up right then and there and leave. Life's too short; right?!!! :)

[BlueIris]

17. Ah, you know me so well.

Yes, I would leave. "Woah, sorry, I forgot--I'm married. Gotta go, bye!"

[huskerlaw]

4. Been there, done that!

Me: Something about being a democrat and hating BushCo.

Him: Oh, yeah, I don't really like him.

Me: That's putting it mildly.

Him: Well, I mean, I voted for him. Both times. But now I kinda don't like him.

Me: You VOTED for HIM????? TWICE?!

Him: I said I don't really like him now.

Me: Well...that's something, I guess...

Him: But you know who I really like?

Me: Who?

Him: Condi Rice. Love her.

Me: Hey waiter, check please!

[wildhorses]

5. that is gross

:puke:

[hfojvt]

7. well she

does have nice legs

Plays piano too and supposed to be smart, but I don't think anybody could have anticipated how stupid she would sound shilling for Bush.

[wildhorses]

6. too bad...

did you at least get a free meal:shrug:

[Connonym]

8. yes because he refused to let me pay for my dinner

"I don't roll that way" he told me. My expectation on a first date is to pay my own way but when my date offers to pay I verify that they're sure and if they insist I think it's rude to challenge them on it. I'm secure enough in my femininity to not take it as an affront to my independence whereas many of them seem to take it as an affront to their masculinity when I offer to pay. What a complex dance it can be and it's only worse when the man is a conservative.

[patricia92243]

9. How do you feel bout dating someone that knows nothing at all about politics? I recently was face

faced with "Do I want a Republic guy or not" - I didn't. But I got to thinking about it, and I believe I could be happy with a guy that just wasn't interested in politics at all.

??? What do you think of this?

[Dervill Crow]

11. I don't understand how anyone could not be interested in politics.

I seem to be the only one in my family who cares, and that makes me crazy. :mad:

[Mr. Blonde]

12. I have a feeling anyone who spends any amount of time on

a Web site like DU is going to quickly politicize someone. I think I if someone wanted to stay with me otherwise just because they would want to know what the hell I was talking about.

[Connonym]

15. That's true and also wouldn't you rather be with someone who cares?

I wonder how anyone can be apathetic about it especially right now. With something that I'm this passionate about I want to be able to share that with the person I love. I still maintain that being a republican indicates a set of values different than my core beliefs and I can't be with someone like that. To be quite blunt, I wouldn't be able to respect their beliefs.

[RetroLounge]

13. That's why I'm only going to date DU'ers

:evilgrin:

RL

[HEyHEY]

16. The internet strikes again!