To A( age) S( sex) L( location) add PI, i. e. political inclination. Turns out that in the time of CAA and NPR, whom you vote for, can be adeal breaker
AFTER I wrote about my experience online, a friend contacted me and said that she had gone out for dinner and after the wine was ordered, her date [ whom she was meeting for the first time] announced his political leanings. He was a supporter of the current government and she, a liberal. She said she had to suffer an entire meal. And added that I, at least, was lucky that I found out that a potential partner was a right- wing supporter long before meeting her,u201d says a 34- year- old mediaperson, who moonlights as a stand- up comic.
Yet, love arrives complicated.
F or a 26- year- old writer and entrepreneur, his partner- of- a- yearu2019s views on government policies brought an end to the relationship. u201c We had known each other since college
u201c When you are dating a person, you invariably think about the future. Will s/ he make a good parent? And all I would think of is what kind of upbringing will my children get? I continue to see what she posts on Facebook and I am glad I took the decision I did,u201d he adds.
For the moonlighting standup comic, itu2019s the fights that the opposing political views would have caused that made him put up the u201c no dealu201d sign. u201c The thing is, I get a lot of snarky u2018 Go to Pakistanu2019 comments from family members who support the establishment. Itu2019s constant arguments. And the one place I donu2019t wish to face this in is my romantic life,u201d he adds.
W hen and where does the question of who you support even come up when one is navigating the treacherous alleys of attraction? While apps do allow for you to state your political views and religious affiliations, some people choose to let the world know less subtly. One profile on a popular dating site announces that those who use words like u2018 sickularu2019, u2018 libtardu2019, should swipe left. Another announces that their most irrational fear is that the current government will return to power.
Chennai resident Aishwarya Sampath, 38, a former HR professional and writer, says her parents, now married for 35 years, have never voted for the same party. While one goes with the DMK, the other prefers the AIADMK ( before they joined hands with the BJP). u201c But right
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