Bummer about your girlfriend but you did the right thing. A close family member of mine married into a left-wing family and now he is downright miserable. His wife's parents are right out of central casting for left-wing jerks. Her father is a goateed, Birkenstock wearing John Lennon worshipper and the mother is a scary looking Hillary Clinton type. The wife herself becomes more militant every day and I don't even like visiting anymore because she is given to anti-Bush rants and other left-wing lectures. In her house, I am polite but in my house, I let her have it one day and now I don't get invited around very much anymore which is fine with me.
The father hates my guts because one time I told him that my favorite presidents were Ronald Reagan, George Washington and George W. Bush. This look of horror on his face (when he realized I wasn't trying to be funny) was priceless.
So you made the right choice and there are plenty of good women out there who will appreciate your fine taste in kitchen appliances!