B. I remember in the lead-up to 2016, people talking a LOT about, "I can still be your friend, even if I think your vote is going to destroy our country." At the time, I really struggled to express why I had a problem with that in general, and I think this letter gets at why. I have friends whose political views are very different from mine, and sometimes I struggle with that, but LW's statement that her boyfriend's comment is something that "I do not agree with but see as a valid expression of my boyfriend's values" makes me wonder what it would take for her to actually be bothered by something boyfriend believed/said, not just the context in which he said it.
Kudos to dad for sticking to his guns, btw. I think he's handling this about as well as it can be handled.
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B. I remember in the lead-up to 2016, people talking a LOT about, "I can still be your friend, even if I think your vote is going to destroy our country." At the time, I really struggled to express why I had a problem with that in general, and I think this letter gets at why. I have friends whose political views are very different from mine, and sometimes I struggle with that, but LW's statement that her boyfriend's comment is something that "I do not agree with but see as a valid expression of my boyfriend's values" makes me wonder what it would take for her to actually be bothered by something boyfriend believed/said, not just the context in which he said it.
Kudos to dad for sticking to his guns, btw. I think he's handling this about as well as it can be handled.