Political views are usually connected to lifestyle.
Therefore, it isn’t simply his political views but how those shape how he lives his life and what he believes that you have to consider.
It’s tempting to ignore the differing political views when there are other interests you both share that are similar.
When you establish a shared connection with him in other areas, such as music, pop culture, history, education, profession, etc., it’s tempting to believe that the differing political views aren’t such a big deal.
Given the similarities in other areas of interest, you are reluctant to believe that a mere difference in political views is all that much of an impediment to a potential relationship.
But dating someone with different political views isn’t something that should be taken lightly, on account of how much you share in common with him in other areas.
As aforementioned, someone with different political views has a lifestyle that would deviate from yours in certain areas.
Oftentimes, the deviation happens in areas like religion, the people he associates with, family members that hold the same views, certain activities he partakes in, etc.
As of now, being that your interaction with him is still fresh, you aren’t privy to this other side of his lifestyle.
So far, you have primarily shared experiences with him that you both have in common.
Even though you are aware that there are different political views, you have not experienced that side of his lifestyle.
This is why it’s tempting to allow yourself to be more influenced by what you have in common with him than what you don’t when considering dating him.
Should you choose to date him and brush aside the differences in political views, it usually ends up haunting you as you become more privy to the other side of his life.
The side that you haven’t been exposed to yet.
As you meet the majority of his friends and family, you will soon realize that they too embrace his political views.
These are people who would be more judgmental of you, given that you are someone who embraces different political views.
Since they aren’t interested in you romantically, they would be less accepting of your political views.
Which means you are likely to clash with them.
Additionally, as you get more access to his life, some of his hobbies won’t agree with you, as they would go against your political views.
All of this means that constant disagreements and arguments will be a staple in your relationship, as you both struggle to find any middle ground with certain beliefs.
Inevitably, all the things that you initially found in common with him no longer carry that much weight as you have gotten more in-depth exposure to his lifestyle.
Although there are couples with differences in political views who manage to make a relationship work, these are the exceptions.
Sadly, relationships between people who have different political views have a tendency to reach an impasse where neither partner is prepared to budge on several political viewpoints, leading to bitter breakups.