Dear Rodger:
My boyfriend and I do not agree on politics. He is for Obama and I am for McCain. That is generally not an issue, we just don’t talk about politics, but today he put an Obama sign in front of our townhouse. So I said to him, “Why did you do that? You know I support McCain.” He sort of smirked and said, “You moved in with me. I own the townhouse.”
Well, he is right technically, but this is still my home too. What should I do?
McCain Fan
Dear McCain Fan ~
Ouch!
I’m having a hard time seeing how this relationship is going to work when your boyfriend “smirked” when talking about making such a strong political statement when he knows you’re in a different camp. He was playing the power card or money card way too publicly for my taste.
How about if you find a McCain sign & plant it right next to his Obama sign? Then the first time you see each other after you’ve put the sign in place, you give him a coy smile—& maybe a wink. My thinking here is that you may be able to break the tension & keep things playful.
If you don’t want to go this route or he doesn’t take your action in the lighthearted way I’m suggesting he might, the only other route I see is that the two of you have a heavy-duty talk not about your differing politics but about the fact that him pushing it in your face that he owns the home you live in is totally unacceptable to you.
Rodger
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I'm not saying I would break up with this guy because of this one incident but he would definitely be spending the night cuddled up in the yard next to his perfect little sign.
Ouch is right. I do not see how anybody could think he could get away with something like that and keep his girlfriend, unless maybe he works for the Obama campaign.
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