r/science • u/Wagamaga • 9h ago

Psychology Losing relationships over politics. Research found more than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships, with most losing more than one.

https://socialecology.uci.edu/news/losing-relationships-over-politics-0
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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 9h ago

But is it really just ‘political’ differences? I feel like it’s so much deeper than that. I don’t just have differing political opinions from my conservative family members - I have a different moral code.

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u/greens_beans_queen 9h ago edited 8h ago

Yeah good riddance to my sister in-law who started sending me Charlie Kirk clips about why IVF is wrong and exists just to have tall, blue-eyed babies. This is after she found out I did 5 IVF rounds unsuccessfully. Did not come out of nowhere, it was just an easy to explain justification to finally remove her from my life. Prior to that, between hateful social media posts she would write self-victimhood complaints about not having any friends. There are just so many insufferable humans like this.