Politics and dating: New study shows the politics of compatibility [View all]

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/02/politics_and_dating_new_study_shows_compatibility_is_attractive.html

Neil Malhotra, a political economist at Stanford Business School, says he became curious about the question as he watched partisan polarization increase over the past several years. “It seemed like the country was getting more divided,” he says. He kept hearing friends say they would never date someone from across the aisle. One woman ended a relationship that was going well after she discovered the guy was a conservative. “I had a suspicion,” says Malhotra, “this polarization was influencing our lives in ways that went beyond elections.”


I'll be honest, a person's politics to me is a tip off as to their character, and the things I look for in a partner....mainly compassion, openness, etc....I would have a hard time seriously dating a Republican.

Thoughts?