People Who Are Dating Those Who Don't Align With You Politically, How Do You Handle It?

Due to our recent political climate, where you fall on the line of liberal vs conservative has become a relationship-defining piece of information. From lifelong friends to family members to lovers, relationships have never been more fragile.

So, I wanted to ask the people of the BuzzFeed Community who are in a relationship with someone who has the opposite political beliefs from you, how do you handle it?

Maybe you're a Republican, and you're happily with your liberal-leaning partner because you're both able to look past your varying political beliefs. You're able to learn from each other and have great in-depth discussions about the current state of our country and how both of your beliefs align with it.

Maybe you, as a liberal, and your third-party voting partner, have a strict "no politics" clause. One of those "it doesn't exist if we don't think or talk about it" kind of ordeals, and that's simply how you two have chosen to "handle" it. You love each other too much to let politics end you, but the potential arguing and disagreements would definitely be the end of your relationship.

Maybe there is no "handling it." Maybe as a liberal who once dated someone extremely conservative, you felt uncomfortable bringing your incredibly diverse friend group around, you constantly argued about every piece of information that floated across your screens, and you couldn't find it in yourself to be with someone whose morals and beliefs were so opposite from yours. So you had no choice but to end it.

Whatever your story may be or how you and your partner choose to handle your differences, I would love to know. Feel free to share your story in the comments, or if you'd like to remain anonymous, you can fill out this form. The most detailed responses will be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post.