Romantic dealbreaker

<img style="width:343px;height:346px;" alt="Getty Images" title="Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/NeLifEbNKWHb/photos/2d5787d92020ee9b66d8fc4ef2d2ec4a/mr_3bc0bc103d1b8a.jpg?ug_____DeMUxFWlC" height="346" width="343"><br> In an appearance on "<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.watchingtheview.com/the-view-october-10th-recap-maggie-gyllenhaal-and-tristan-rogers/">The View</a>," staunch Obama supporter <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/entertainment/maggie-gyllenhaal-on-jake-motherhood-and-missing-heath-ledger-207739/"> Maggie Gyllenhaal</a> famously stated that she could never date a Republican. In this new <em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.yourtango.com/20086659/breaking-up-over-politics">Tango</a></em> essay, a liberal man writes wistfully, and just a tad angrily about the conservative girl he had to break up with. And when I recently wrote that discussing politics is probably a dish best served on a second date and not the first (see "<a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/10-things-not-to-say-on-a-first-date-285893/">10 things NOT to say on a first date</a>"), hundreds of commentators skewered me, "Politics are too important," one reader said, "If we don't share the same views, it's a dealbreaker, period!"<br> <br> What do you think? Could you cast political beliefs aside to date someone who disagreed with you? Or do you feel too strongly about your views? Read More »