A lot of things have kept us from getting some action from our girlfriends: bad attire, putting our feet in our mouths, checking out other women. However, we both realized that the weirdest reason we've had for being in the doghouse has been the undesired results of presidential elections.

Dave's Story:

My girlfriend at the time and I were a regular part of a political social organization called Drinking Liberally in an East Coast state during the 2004 election. We were very involved, but my girlfriend was uber-involved. While I drank and talked about politics, she canvassed, called voters and made signs supporting the Democratic candidate. Well, as we all know, that candidate lost the election. What you may not know is that my girlfriend lost her sex drive. The second the results came in, her libido went into a coma that it never came out of. I dug her passion for politics, but I didn't know it would affect her passion for me. She became depressed, despondent, and adamant about moving to Canada or something. After 6 weeks of not getting any, I ended it. Call me shallow, but I believe in the separation of sex and state.

Steve's Story:

Tuesday night was legendary; we all know that. History was made and it's a good thing, except if you're my girlfriend, who never honestly shared her political beliefs with me until the day after the election. We decided when we got together to take things slow, which included not talking about politics for a while. Of course, the one thing we didn't take slow was our sexual relationship, which was hot and heavy the whole time. As we sat on my couch watching the election results, I noticed her get more and more dejected as the night went on, a fact that made me give a concerted effort to hide my ever-growing smile. Well, turns out my guy won and hers didn't. The unvoiced yet uncomfortable situation subsided in my mind when she got up and went to the bedroom; this is usually a signal that it's Go Time. However, our usual hot and heavy night cap became a cold and light snooze fest. She went right to sleep. The next morning, she asked me who I voted for. I told her. She stared. She left.  That night, she didn't even come over. She's despondent on the phone and keeps telling me she'll get back to me about hanging out again. I think the election ruined my love life.

What we want to say to both of you is this: Your significant other has a few things he or she is passionate about. Find out what they are and hope you are compatible with them. Whether the intensity is political or not, incompatibility in certain integral areas can make or break a love life.  Just keep that in mind.

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Yes! I'm perfectly happy to date my friend's exes. They're exes for a reason.

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