To be irrationally upset by DH's vote.

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Just found out that DH has voted Tory for the 2nd time now. He's doing it tactically as hates SNP but I'd already pointed out to him this morning that labour came 2nd here last time. I know it's stupid but I feel really upset about this. I always thought we had a similar world view and I hate the thought that he's done the whole cliche of turning from a left wing student into a right wing middle class professional. He's really angry with me now for the way I reacted but I wouldn't be the person be married if I just said. " that's nice dear". Just now I'm feeling pretty disgusted with him though. AIBU?

Do any of you follow your partner into the ballot box and watch them vote? No. Do they do it to you? If so, ltb.

Mind your own business.

DH refuses to tell me even after I told him. (I have my strong suspicions of course).

Even more annoying is that he keeps doing a Jeremy Corbyn High Five - 'if its good enough for Jezza..'

Hmmm

YANBU, it's a big deal. i would cling on to the fact that he only voted for them tactically, so they don't necessarily reflect his values and world view.

It would be about the way you see the world and the society we live in.

Not necessarily. It may mean you have a different view of economics, which is not an exact science. If you're a free marketeer, you may believe that the best way to help the lot of the poorer sections of society is to increase the overall size of the pie we all have to eat from, rather than focusing on who has what percentage.

I'm not a Conservative (FWIW), but the whole Labour = cares about the poor, Tory = doesn't narrative is, frankly, the stuff of the playground. To quote Ed Balls, good economics is what makes good politics. I firmly agree with that.

i have never told my other half how to vote but if he voted tory i would be devastated. actually natalia it is clear from their manifesto that they dont care about the people who are less well off. or the people who have worked all their lives and now get a p!$$ poor pension where they have to choose between heating and eating.... now may wants to tax those very same people for having a illness apparently to pay for their care whoch is a joke because they have been paying for it all their lives in taxes. grenfell tower is another matter entirely....

I sympathise with the OP as I would have also been devastated if my DH had voted for Mr Smug "I don't have to try because I am MP for the safest Tory seat in the land" McSmugface. He voted Libdem in the end.

However, if I lived in Scotland, I'd have held my nose and voted Tory if they were the best option to keep the SNP out where I lived. It is a bit different in Scotland and Ruth Davidson espouses a very different sort of politics to the right wingers running the show in Westminster.

Tactical voting is a product of our voting system, sadly.

Your DH is entitled to vote as he wishes, but I too would be appalled at a Tory vote. Anyone who thinks their policies regarding the poor and disabled are okay needs to give their heads a serious wobble.