Does it take one to love one?

With an influx of politics taking precedence on talk radio, the nightly news and in every newspaper,  you can't help but take notice of our nation's newest possibilities. Whether or not you follow politics, you're bound to recognize some of the major names: 

Mitt Romney, 

Michele Bachmann, 

Rick Perry,

 Ron Paul etc.

 And whether or not you follow or even care about politics, you have to wonder, what are their personal lives like??

Do politicians lead romantic lives? And if so, can it only be with someone of the same political orientation? Or do they like to make things spicy every once in a while?

Is it necessary to have the same political beliefs in order for a relationship to really work? 

Is being pro-life or pro-choice a total deal breaker? 

Or is love, simply that, love. Can two people see past whether or not they agree with gay marriage and gun control? Can they see a person for who they are behind their beliefs? Or are the beliefs what make up the person?

Political consultant James Carville, whom you may have seen on TV and who happens to be one of the most liberal guys out there, is married to Mary Matalin, a Republican political consultant. 

Carville worked with Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign and Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign. Matalin assisted  George W. Bush and Dick Cheney until 2003. Can I make it any more obvious how these two are from polar opposites of the political spectrum? Talk about awkward dinner conversations! 

But somehow, the two have been able to make it work since October of 1993. That's not to say they've had some fairytale marriage. I am sure, no almost positive, that they've had their moments where they've not been able to see eye to eye. 

(pun definitely intended)

But maybe, when you find that person, the one who makes your heart skip, your butterflies fly, your smile spread and your eyes bright, maybe it doesn't really matter what they stand for when all's said and done. At the end of the day, maybe people are just people and we have to love them for their faults and assets. 

Now I'm sounding like a PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS liberal hippy! 

But in all seriousness, would you not go on a second date because you found out the guy was from a different political party? Let's say you have all the same interests, love the same food, watch the same movies... Does that all go out the door once he mentions he voted for Obama? 

We all know that Democrats and Republicans will always be butting heads. But maybe, just maybe, love can still find its way!

Happy Voting!

xoxo