HA! I thought that too! I've always thought dating on the enemy side was more interesting and challenging. Been dating a Californian girl for 1/2 year now, and the wheels started falling off when her therapist convinced her that I wasn't 'nuanced' enough when it came to decisions. Yet, interestingly enough, since I'm from Texas, these open minded calis all know I'm a polluting, foolish Republican that prefers asphalt to wildflowers (yet they don't consider cattle natural) and that I must prefer cormorants to be soaked in spilled crude oil.
It's been interesting, but I don't think there are certain prejudices on either side that can be overcome.
That's the other problem with dating democrats --- their therapists who constanty interfere. It's one thing to have in-laws getting in the way but then add in therapists.
For pete's sake, these people don't know anything about cooking. Cormorants are tough until they've been marinated in oil for at least 24 hours.
That would make a great tag line!
"...and that I must prefer cormorants to be soaked in spilled crude oil."
I would simply reply that I prefered a BBQ sauce with just a hint of jalepeno. And then I'd ask what wine they prefered with their cormorant?