Posted on 10/17/2026 7:21:15 PM PDT by DoodleBob
In 2026, political views are a major indicator of compatibility in dating. But most people aren't exactly disclosing this information on a first date, which means you're often left decoding subtle cues to gauge which side of the aisle someone's on.
This detective work can be exhausting, so we asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share the telltale signs that a man is liberal. If you're tired of reading between the lines, here's your checklist of 27 things to look out for on your next date:
1. "He’s definitely left-leaning if he's not afraid of the word tampons." —Anonymous, 45, Female, Chicago
2. "If a man supports LGBTQIA+ rights. Even better, if he can say another man is hot without fearing people will think he's gay." —Anonymous, 55, Female, Philadelphia
3. "He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date." —Anonymous, Female, Florida
4. "When they ask you a lot of genuine questions to get to know you, and don't try to challenge what you said when you answer. I find that Liberal men usually care more about women as individuals." —Anonymous, 29, Female, Oregon
5. "The biggest blue flag is if he’s in therapy and is comfortable working through his issues and trauma with professionals." —Anonymous, 48, Female, Ohio
7. "It's always a good sign when he has close positive platonic relationships with women. My now husband is very close with a female friend, had a close female mentor at work that he spoke positively about, and spoke with a lot of respect and fondness about multiple female friends."
"He had close guy friends too, but honestly, his close female friendships helped him grow emotionally and communicate well, so it wasn’t expected for me to be the only one to meet all his emotional support needs. When we all hung out, there was never a whisper of anything sexual, and he was always respectful of everyone. He also has a good relationship with his sister and mom." —Anonymous
8. "Stanley Cups scream liberal to me, for some reason." —Anonymous
9. "I think a good indicator that a man is liberal-leaning is if they don't shy away from conversations about women's health, like someone's period. Even better if they're comfortable buying tampons for their girlfriend, wife, daughter, etc. Now, could a person with those qualities also be conservative? Sure, but I have not met any yet. Oh, and attending International Women's Day events in support of their girlfriend, wife, or daughter is also nice." —Anonymous, 33, Female, Canada
10. "He doesn’t get mad at women when you drop hard facts about misogyny and the microaggressions women deal with frequently." —Anonymous
11. "If he wears his sweater around his shoulders, he’s probably liberal." —Anonymous, 45, Female, New Jersey
12. "Some blue flags: Being kind to waitstaff and cashiers, returning your shopping cart to the cart corral at the grocery store, saying please and thank you, not staring at women like they're objects. —Anonymous, 63, Male, Michigan
13. "Literally any complaint about the economy and prices is a blue flag in my opinion. I live with a lot of MAGA who refuse to admit they’re paying almost twice as much for groceries now than they did under Biden. This is how I figured out my neighbors across the street are Democrats, too. They were trying the same litmus test on me, saying, 'Oof, these tariffs are killing me.' I was like, 'YES, THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE.'" "People who aren’t MAGA don’t go on the offense or make excuses for the state of the economy right now. We know Trump is screwing it up and don’t care to save face for him." —Anonymous, 31, Female, Colorado
14. "A big blue flag for me is when I tell a man I’m a mechanical engineer and they don’t act disgusted, or tell me it’s a man’s job, or that I’m too manly. Conservatives never respond positively to the fact that I’m an engineer; liberals always seem genuinely interested, ask questions, and are complimentary. Conservatives turn it into a pissing contest by suddenly asking about cars, machinery, or other random things, and get upset when I know the answers." —Anonymous, 42, Woman, Arizona
15. "Seeing a dentist every 6-9 months gives liberal energy." —Anonymous, 45, Female, Canada
16. "When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal." —Anonymous, Female, Florida
17. "Big blue flag is when he's flattered when a gay man flirts with him because he knows most gay men only pick cute straight men." —Anonymous, 38, Female, US
18. "He knows a few (or more) female professional athletes and their stats — not just that they are beautiful." —Anonymous, 50, Female, Tacoma, WA
19. "He doesn’t ask for your number; he gives you his. No pressure." —Anonymous, 39, Female, Denver, CO
20. "Liberal guys generally try to pronounce uncommon names correctly and go out of their way to do so. This shows that they value people and respect the way they see/identify themselves, and usually this transfers to any person who uses non-traditional pronouns (they/them, etc.) See how often Trump and other Republicans purposely mispronounce the names of people they don't like or respect? It's the same for most conservative men, I find." —Anonymous, 42, Male, San Antonio, TX
21. "My partner is willing and able to discuss his emotions in depth, asks for (and respects) my opinions, shows genuine respect and care towards everyone in his orbit, is kindly curious about everyone he meets, and strives every day to become a better man and person through therapy and self-reflection. He takes in the world around him and thinks about how he can help everyone have a better life experience. It’s not all about him!" —Anonymous, 34, Female, WA
22. "They don't use incel/alpha man language, and actually participate in real conversations that don't reference bodies or sex." —starrcrossd
23. "If a man isn't intimidated by the fact that I have a Ph.D, he's usually liberal." —doctorj
24. "He drives a Subaru and doesn’t care that I make more money than him." —fluffygoose685
25. "The guy I’m dating said something along the lines of, 'Can you believe what that orange f*ck has said lately?' I literally lit up inside! —heroiccan516
26. "Nail polish on men usually indicates a progressive mindset. It’s an expression of self that shouldn’t be reserved for women. It’s also a sign that they are secure enough in themselves to be expressive, not bottling things up until they can’t cope." —chilltable846
27. And finally, "He actually knows what the Bechdel Test is." —chilltable846
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
Ahahahahaha
This is meant to be a dis on conservatives, but just shows you lengths that libs go to justifying their disgusting, immoral behavior….
“3. “He doesn’t ask for a body count within the first few dates. Any conservative or Trump supporter I’ve gone on a date with would ask, without fail, within the first few dates — usually on the first date.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida“
Slut much?
“16. “When a guy says he wants nothing to do with a woman choosing to have a child or not because it’s her choice, he is definitely liberal.” —Anonymous, Female, Florida”
Lyndsey Clancy much?
Libs, especially lib women, are degenerate, evil, reprobate spawns of Satan.
What women say they want, think they want, and what they actually respond to, are three different things.
What the heck happened there?
She sounds like one to run from.
Probably puts "Dr." before her name on her return address labels.
No need to go through that complex series to determine if he is a liberal puke. Simple test is as follows:
Ask, “are you a conservative and believe in The Constitution as written originally? A conservative will answer yes and perhaps ask you on a date, even if you are not hot. If you are hot and liberal, maybe yes or no. A Talarico sticker on your car makes you an automatic no go zone for him. If you are carrying a Colt 45-ACP in an open holster he will pursue down the street professing undying love, particularly if you put a drop of Hopps #9 gun cleaner behind your ears instead of perfume. He is hooked!
All others are liberal pukes.
on of my favorite memory invovles a unremoved tampon at a private japanese onsen.
turn the pool into minestrone soup with the temperature to match.
Oddly when looking at the questions and situations it made me pause to think was this a liberal author or conservative making humor. I really am not sure.
I think I rented an apartment to this guy or his twin. Dumber than a box of rocks. First, he wanted the apartment so much, he raised the rent price. Wasn’t aware rent was due monthly. Needed much hand holding and instruction on how to place a rent check into the rent mailbox or how to throw out garbage. Within 2 weeks he claims apartment is infested with cockroach larvae. At three weeks claims the bathtub has black mold. Wanted only “professionals” to monthly exterminate and clean non existent problems. His girlfriend was as dumb as him. Her harassing texts were all created by AI. They were evicted. The apartment was so filthy! In those nine weeks, they never cleaned anything.
After this experience, I thought an IQ test should be required along with the background check. He is 28 yo. Scary.
Check out their footwear. Birkenstocks are usually a giveaway.
They are easy to detect heck all commies are easy to detect the women all have blue hair have 20 cats and look like they’ve never been laid
That moment when Barbie finds out that Ken is a hard-core liberal
https://img.getfn.io/images/d449f162a666ed527ec6c24b36f277e5a1f5b362e226ef511efeddca3c46ced2_1.jpg
When you mention football all he knows is soccer. When you talk racing he’s thinking bicycles. IF he buys a grill it’s always propane, never charcoal.
If a traffic light’s obviously broken and stuck on red he’s the silly son-of-a-bitch you have to drive around while he waits for it to change. In his hybrid or electric.
I guess he would be a conservative if he doesn’t even understand #3
WTF is a “body count”?
Body count is number of people you’ve had sex with in your life.
what the F is a “body count”?
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