QHow important are political ideas in a couple relationship? In general, quite a lot: the vast majority of people, 67.1%, marry in fact with those who think the same way. But there are some exceptions, in the wake of several pairs of bipartisan politicians. Like Nunzia De Girolamo, former exponent of the People of Freedom first and subsequently of Forza Italia, and Francesco Boccia, deputy of the Democratic Party. Or Laura Ravetto, of Forza Italia, and Dario Ginefra, former member of the Democratic Party, married since 2016 (by Walter Veltroni). But there are more couples united also by politics, from Nilde Iotti to Palmiro Togliatti to Clintons.
Political ideas matter at the altar
On the eve of the general elections on Sunday 25 September to investigate the matter is Wedding.coma reference website in the bridal sector in Italy and part of the international group The Knot Worldwide, which asked couples who are planning their wedding if they are willing to say “Yes, I do” to a person with different political views than their own.
According to the survey, the vast majority (67.1%) of future spouses with a wedding date until 2024 will go to the altar with a partner with the same political views. The main reason? It is considered impossible to be able to form a family with a common life project that it can last and consolidate over time if the political ideas between the partners do not match. A fact that gives the idea of the importance that politics has (still) in our lives.
Only in 3,9% of the cases the political opinions are totally oppositewhich does not seem to affect couples. Then there is a slice of Italians (15%) who believe that one should not necessarily share the same political views to have a happy and peaceful relationship. In most cases they declare that they are independent people and, as such, with their own ideas that should not influence the relationship (40.2%). While others say are not interested in the political ideas of their partner (16.7%) so much so that they have no idea what their respective orientation is or who they vote for (1.2%). The 25.8%instead, he declares himself totally disinterested in the political issue in general.
The wedding to be held on September 25th
September is the most popular month for couples to get married: 24.03% of weddings throughout the year take place in this month. Also, 2.4% of September weddings will fall right on election day. And there are some couples who consider the possibility that it is a problem for the guests. And he found a joint, like Antonella who fixed the “ceremony at 4 pm to allow everyone to be able to go to the vote earlier“.
Politics and love in other countries of the world
Moving our gaze internationally, thanks to surveys launched by the other brands of The Knot Worldwide group, it is noted that the situation is quite similar also in Spain, France, Mexico and Brazil. 77% of Spaniards go to the altar with a partner of similar political ideologies. As for the French, fewer than 1 in 10 couples say they have different political orientations. Similarly, only 12% of Mexican future spouses declare that their better half has different political views than their own. In Brazil well 8 out of 10 people declare that they are married to a partner with the same political ideology.
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