AIBU to stop therapy after learning my therapist’s husband is Reform?

When it is public it goes back to the fact there will be potentially be repercussions. I said above I take note of who is vocal about being pro Reform on my local Facebook page and won’t use them if looking for someone to do work on my house or use their shop if they have one as there are alternative options I would rather give my money to. Another poster says she does the same.

Other people I would think would be more likely to use them I would guess so assumably they aren’t out of pocket. If they aren’t vocal about their views I am none the wiser so there isn’t an issue. It’s only when people have put their political views out into the public domain.

DD has counselling. If she found out her counsellor was in the same situation as one in the OP I know she would quickly look for another.

Where did the OP suggest that?

if you stop speaking to everyone who votes reform you’ll lose a lot of friends. The lefties are out of touch.

Seriously? Grow up.

If it's going to make you less able to be open/honest/vulnerable with your therapist then yes it's time to move on. It's a waste of everyone's time to continue in a situation where you don't feel comfortable or safe.

Yeah they said some stuff that allegedly happened 50 years ago. Teenage boys have always said edgy things. You'd find no different today. What matters is how you treat people in actual adult life. Nigel's worry was about Romanian crime gangs and free movement.

You have no idea what issues the OP is bringing to therapy. The repeated suggestions that her political views represent a therapeutic issue are highly unpleasant.

Seriously? Who votes what is not your business. 🤷‍♀️

She clearly shows disappointment from her therapist for married this man. You can disagree on many points but political general beliefs/ life values are pretty essential in a relationship, especially in a marriage.

The Greens stood down their candidate in Makerfield. Farage has publicly renewed support for his, despite Kenyons admittance he is sexist, and his demonstration of such with degrading, demeaning comments about women's abilities and bodies.
I'd have thought you, as someone so concerned with men respecting women that you started your thread accusing Andy Burnham of misogyny for one error in a comment about the trans issue, four years ago; would be highly concerned about what this says of the culture within Reform.
Because rogue candidates slipping through the net happens (Reform do seem to have a particularly loosely woven net, but, it happens to other parties too) its the response that speaks to the culture of the party.
Farage has given a clear message that misogyny is acceptable within Reform.
Does this not give you, who repeatedly frames himself as an advocate for women, pause for thought, and make you doubt your wisdom in being all over MN drumming up support for a party who would find it acceptable to speak about your daughter that way?

It's as if therapists' husbands suddenly "have the power" to majorly impact their partners' clients.

That doesn't really address the question.

Do you think those members (more than half of them) are racist or not?

I'm with you OP. You need to trust your therapist and be vulnerable with them. I don't blame you for not trusting the judgement of someone who chooses to be married to a man that is actively representing a racist and far right party.

😂 Yes!

Here is the problem....

There's a 3rd flag for a military regiment & a small engraved plaque on the fence with the names of his fallen comrades engraved on it. Still "class" or understandable sentiment & respect for people who have given their lives, like he was fully prepared to do (as was I) for this country?

I ask again. Should I be fired?

Then those people should join Restore. Given Reform's policies are not to remove citizens at all.

Are we? I thought Reform were the future and Farage was going to be our next MP? How does that sit with Reform as persecuted potential victims of teachers who suddenly acquire the power to choose which children they teach on the basis of their parents support for Reform?
Choosing to boycott a business or service because you do not want it to profit from your custom on the basis of its political stance is a mainstream and perfectly acceptable personal protest.
Money to the therapist is indirect financial support of the Reform representative.
OP has as much legal and moral right to choose against this as you may have to boycott a company supporting something you disagreed with.
Supporting a highly controversial party will always have consequences. Reform voters can't expect to support things others believe are harmful and have those people carry on lining their pockets as though it was a neutral act or mild 'difference of opinion'.

I think I would question her judgment now so would probably end the agreement and tell her why.

I've already addressed this illogical argument above. People are responsible for their own actions. If they choose to vote for the far right, then that is on them. Not me.

I've spent decades trying to have reasoned, grown-up conversations with people, but I've realised that it's sometimes just a waste of energy - people who are driven by hate and prejudice will never respond to reason. So I can't be arsed any more. I don't need to dignify their bigotry by engaging with it as if it were rational or reasonable. It is not.

The irony is, most of the idiots who vote Reform in will be amongst those who suffer the most as a result. Very few of them will be cr*pto billionaires etc. There is a kind of poetic justice to that, I suppose, but I feel immense pity for those who get dragged along with them into the abyss.

Class

My fiancé has 2 flag poles in his garden. He's flying the Union & St George's cross. Should I be fired?

Yes, you can detect racist tradesmen or businesses and those who would vote Reform.
Yes, I would encourage all to avoid.
Far right views can appear everywhere.
Avoid them all.
Ps Not all other non British builders are Polish.
Also, not all Polish builders are racist.
Racist to assume that.
But then...
Trust u will recognise the reform/ far right racists tradespeople or businesses.
We want our country back and all that.
Too many of them here bla bla.
Avoid giving them your money. Ever.
Let their toothless fanclub hire them if they can afford to.

You have managed to mangle them into some kind of inaccurate list, but you claim you're not a Reform supporters. Mind you, being estranged from the truth seems to be a prerequisite.

I like this post. It lays bare the issue nicely. Minimal understanding and bombastic,, uninformed slurs are all they have. Oh and clown emojis. Let's not forget those.