Is it possible to date someone with different political views? Americans increasingly say ‘no’

MPR News with Angela Davis

America’s partisan divides are getting deeper. That means there’s a wider gap between what young progressives and young conservatives think.

And that’s playing out in the dating world, where politics have increasingly become a relationship deal-breaker.

Eighty-six percent of Americans think it has become harder to date someone from the opposite political party, according to a 2020 poll from market research firm YouGov.

MPR News host Angela Davis is talked about it as part of our “Talking Sense” series — a yearlong reporting project helping us navigate difficult political conversations.

Guests:

KC Gammage is a Minneapolis-based licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in trauma and family conflict.

Lyz Lenz is an Iowa-based writer and the author of four books, including her latest, ‘This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended my Marriage and Started My Life.’