My hubby and I have been married 31 years. I am Jewish and
he was raised Catholic. On one of our very first dates, he
asked if I would answer him honestly about a very serious
philosophical question. I was nervous but I agreed to be
completely honest.
He asked me about my political leanings. “Oy”, I said to myself. We live in Massachusetts, so here comes the end of
what seemed to be a nice relationship. I swallowed and replied, “Republican - strongly republican”. (Keep in mind
this was during the Reagan years and republican wasn’t the uniparty it is today).
His reply, “Excellent!! Great news! So am I and we both know
mixed relationships don’t work!” So 31 years, two wonderful children and two grandbabies later here we are.
We both miss the Reagan GOP though.
We have an interesting case in my family tree where a direct descendant of the Cardinal Woolsey married a nice Jewish girl from Maryland in Kentucky.
I visited the library in Danville a couple of years ago to find out more . . . but not so many records.