With the General Elections underway, conversations about political views and leanings are becoming much more spirited and recurrent. While shouting out your critiques to disembodied talking heads on the television or engaging in heated politics-themed discussions with your friends and co-workers can be entertaining, the implications of harbouring strong political views can be quite far-reaching when it comes to your personal life. A recent survey by the dating app OkCupid found that 54 per cent of the women and 21 per cent of the men surveyed would only consider dating someone who shared their own political beliefs. Dr Nahid Dave, a psychiatrist at Insight Clinic, isn't surprised by these statistics. "Politics can be a divisive and polarising topic, especially in sight of the current state of affairs around the world," she shares. "Like your attitude towards religion, your political views are also indicative of so much more — they reflect your ideals, priorities, belief systems and world view." So, what does it take to forge a healthy, happy relationship with a partner that doesn't see eye-to-eye with you, at least as far as political preferences are concerned? Here's how three couples in the city negotiate this tricky proposition.