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OPPOSING VIEWS IN RELATIONSHIPS

When EYE to EYE …becomes TOE TO TOE

Kristina H
4 min readMar 18, 2018

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Imagine that you have been with your spouse, partner, significant other, best friend, soul mate, or someone else that you truly care about and respect for a long period of time.

Then…. it happens. You wake up and realize that they have a very strong opinion about a belief or ethic that you completely disagree with. Well, fuck.

I am not talking about not changing the roll of toilet paper when its empty, or not putting the lid back on the toothpaste. I am speaking of BIG TICKET items, such as Religion, Racism, Feminism, or even hunting.

WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT IS THE DEAL BREAKER FOR YOU?

> He thinks hunting animals is a sport, and she is a vegan who doesn’t believe in killing food to survive.

> He thinks that people of other races don’t belong in our country, she volunteers with the refugees.

> He believes that women should be the nurturers and stay home with the babies, she is driven by her career.

> He believes that women who dress provocatively are looking to “get laid”, she believes that…

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Kristina H
Kristina H

Written by Kristina H

Writer of relationships / early childhood and mental health . Poetry and fiction dabbler

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