We are living in strange times.

[Dawn70]

The ones who don’t need to put it on their profile, are usually the good ones.

BINGO! To me, it is kind of like the boss or manager who loudly and proudly proclaims they are not a micromanager. Every single time I have had someone in a position of authority tell me that, they WERE, in fact, a micromanager. If you spend too much time and energy trying to put forth a specific message, usually you are just trying to hide something. I totally agree with Ginger on this one.

I wouldn't date (or not date) someone who was affiliated only with a certain political party or a certain religion or any other specific thing unless THEY made an issue of it. I can think of several men I know who are staunchly Republican who I would definitely date if Sparky weren't in the picture, but I can also think of a few I wouldn't date because they are so very vocal (to the point of being cruel) about their dislike and distrust of Democrats. It has been my personal experience that both sides of the aisle can be very polarizing to the other side. In my group of contemporaries, both parties are also equally INTOLERANT of the other side. It has also been my personal experience that it is those on the Republican side who are more vocal and divisive about it. I really do think, as I pointed out in an earlier post, that might be geographically driven and I might be surprised if anyone bothered to actually survey these people, so my "evidence" is PURELY anecdotal.