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24. You're a better man than I....

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Fri Feb 16, 2018, 10:14 PM

Feb 2018

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Married to a Republican - My wife's response to the Meuller news. [View all] Doodley Feb 2018 OP

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #1

It amazes me how blind people are. LiberalFighter Feb 2018 #2

Russia spent millions to smere Her. That's what the 13 indictments are about. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2018 #55

Thanks for that! I will save that for our next argument - not that they happen very often. Doodley Feb 2018 #57

I'm married to a former Republican. Aristus Feb 2018 #3

Wow! Cha Feb 2018 #18

I'm married (47 years) to a wonderful woman who is the only Democrat in her family. Atticus Feb 2018 #37

Big Hug weissmam Feb 2018 #41

Same here, Atticus. Grammy23 Feb 2018 #78

Similar story here, but he started coming out of GreenPartyVoter Feb 2018 #87

Some are really beyond reason - fact free no doubt. BSdetect Feb 2018 #4

I know a good divorce lawyer lapfog_1 Feb 2018 #5

Neither could I. John Fante Feb 2018 #38

Me neither. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #43

Yeah, sorry, total dealbreaker for me. Neema Feb 2018 #83

I'm really sorry. phylny Feb 2018 #6

Yes...me too - and it's such a great feeling because my husband figured it out Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #19

This made me.. HipChick Feb 2018 #7

How can you tolerate such faulty opinions? sharedvalues Feb 2018 #8

We argued. I asked her to provide one shred of evidence - she said I need to educate myself. Doodley Feb 2018 #11

Does she watch Fox or listen to Limbaugh? sharedvalues Feb 2018 #13

No. Maybe when she visits her mother and I'm not there, or when she is driving. It disgusts me too. Doodley Feb 2018 #60

I'm an atheist too, but... AZ8theist Feb 2018 #9

Hope that other Republicans are thinking this. mia Feb 2018 #10

Good point. Anyone who thinks or hopes Hillary will be indicted is going to be disappointed. Thanks! Doodley Feb 2018 #16

Today, I asked God to deliver us from religion WhiteTara Feb 2018 #12

I believe in God and I've prayed asking for justice for our country and its people. phylny Feb 2018 #22

Well, it's a whole discussion WhiteTara Feb 2018 #28

I absolutely agree! n/t phylny Feb 2018 #88

Wow...admire you. If my banker husband hadn't listened and read and came to Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #14

My husband began to get sucked into the Mariana Feb 2018 #82

I could NOT respect someone like that Skittles Feb 2018 #15

She must be a gem in every other respect! forgotmylogin Feb 2018 #84

Dont think I can be married to a Republican Proud liberal 80 Feb 2018 #17

It isn't easy. She isn't a Trumper and I'm convinced the day will come when she will see the light. Doodley Feb 2018 #21

Yes ! And our circle of acquaintances - I look at their facebook pages and they Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #23

Yep. Soon after we married, I decided to quit Facebook for that reason. Guns, Obama bashing, Doodley Feb 2018 #29

There's hope ! I have lived through Thanksgiving dinners where people were Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2018 #34

Yes, I hope that embarrassment/humiliation for voting for him will be widespread when he is Doodley Feb 2018 #62

I'm married to one too. MontanaMama Feb 2018 #20

Thanks. I thought I was going to die on election night. I went out in the dead of night and Doodley Feb 2018 #25

You're a better man than I.... Glamrock Feb 2018 #24

I'd ask him for a Horizens Feb 2018 #26

What is worrying is that a whole infrastructure of right-wing propaganda is dedicated to helping jimlup Feb 2018 #27

Yes, my heart is very heavy for the country and the world. I am a socialist from England and I feel Doodley Feb 2018 #30

Yes, It would be interesting jimlup Feb 2018 #32

I feel your pain. StarryNite Feb 2018 #31

Well done on keeping Trump away from your children! Doodley Feb 2018 #47

Doodly MFM008 Feb 2018 #33

Thanks. I have been so overwhelmed with health issues - my wife's and her parents that I haven't Doodley Feb 2018 #49

How? vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #35

did you explain to her that she has to be under investigation before she can be indicted? Takket Feb 2018 #36

Yikes! This must be straining a lot of marriages. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #39

That is most of my family too. Willie Pep Feb 2018 #40

You are right. They are hypocrites. Doodley Feb 2018 #77

I'm married to a Republican mountain grammy Feb 2018 #42

If you are married to a Republican who hasn't voted for one since Reagan, janx Feb 2018 #61

I know right? Lazy or stubborn. mountain grammy Feb 2018 #69

Life is too short spike91nz Feb 2018 #44

See post #45 orangecrush Feb 2018 #46

Dated a republican operative orangecrush Feb 2018 #45

Crazy Rorey Feb 2018 #48

Thanks for your reply. We never have Fox. I made it clear early in my marriage that I will never Doodley Feb 2018 #54

I'd Call It Grounds For A Divorce! DoctorJoJo Feb 2018 #50

Divorce isn't an option for me. I love my wife and made a lifetime commitment. Doodley Feb 2018 #56

It is amazing to me... chillfactor Feb 2018 #51

James Carville is married to Mary Matalin Juliusseizure Feb 2018 #52

Doodley that is torture. My sympathies to you! democratisphere Feb 2018 #53

I could never be married to a Republican, Good luck. sarcasmo Feb 2018 #58

How did you end up married to a republican? Blue_true Feb 2018 #59

I married her when I was confident Obama would be president and thought it wasn't going to be Doodley Feb 2018 #66

Well, if you love her and she is overall a decent person. nt Blue_true Feb 2018 #90

Indict Hillary for what? GWC58 Feb 2018 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Liberal In Texas Feb 2018 #64

. . . janx Feb 2018 #68

Glad you liked it, but I thought I should delete as a matter of being sensitive to his plight. Liberal In Texas Feb 2018 #71

Why did you delete it? janx Feb 2018 #75

It was not that bad. n/t janx Feb 2018 #76

She is a victim of brain-washing. Not a good enough reason to leave her. Doodley Feb 2018 #70

um Skittles Feb 2018 #85

I love your commitment to your marriage. femmedem Feb 2018 #92

Is she this irrational and anti-reality in other areas of life? pangaia Feb 2018 #65

Good question. Yes, but I haven't met a Repub who isn't. Doodley Feb 2018 #72

I wish you well and... peace of mind. pangaia Feb 2018 #73

I have relatives who are Republicans and the husband and wife had to install a "no politics" rule grantcart Feb 2018 #67

If my wife watched Fox, I would be in an asylum. That is something I could not tolerate! Doodley Feb 2018 #74

My parents were Goldwater Republicans and never wavered. My dad died young and my mom grantcart Feb 2018 #79

Yeah. Funny how that political switch happened. janx Feb 2018 #81

I have dear friends who are Republicans, and that janx Feb 2018 #80

That is a tough situation. Stay strong. Caliman73 Feb 2018 #86

You are a much stronger person than i. rownesheck Feb 2018 #89

"But...Hillary!" is the last refuge of a Trump supporter. Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #91

Ask her to give up Ilsa Feb 2018 #93

My sympathy wryter2000 Feb 2018 #94