To have got “The Ick” 20 mins into date?

[Pacif]

Went on a date yesterday, just lunch. OLD.

We got talking politics to which he proudly announced “It’s UKIP all the way for me!”

I said “Do UKIP still exist??” To which he looked a bit worried and said “Err I’m not sure to be honest? I think so?”

how can you “support” a party that you don’t even know still exists?? So I said “well, did you vote for them last time?” And he said “I think so, I can’t remember to be honest ha!” ???? I said “May elections? Did you vote for them then?” So he dodged the question and asked who I voted for. I told him and he said “oh yes, me too - I remember now”

Everything else went fine but this small snippet of conversation has put me off. AIBU? BIL thinks this was on me for “badgering” him about his political choices but he was the one who brought politics up - as well as who he allegedly supported!

You don't have to follow them to know they exist though.

Was he 85?

Yeah you do. Who has time to know about every single tin pot party with one man and a dog as a member who might field a candidate in a handful of constituencies if they are lucky?

Reform have only been around since 2021... (previously Brexit as I mentioned before). Times move quickly in politics and what was irrelevant yesterday becomes very relevant overnight.

It's pretty unprecedented, certainly highly unusual prior to then. Not many new parties are backed by billionaires and the might of the Russian state.

Rolls eyes

Go back and read the post again.

People can have what requirements they wish in a partner. And that includes political compatibility.
That that may not be one of YOUR requirements does not mean that it’s problematic to have that as requirement. There is nothing wrong with being choosy as to who you share your body and life with.

Life is to short to try to “change” romantic partners.

It’s strange to pledge allegiance to a party CURRENTLY and not know if they even existed.

What are you struggling with? He did not say he “was” a UKIP man.

So he likely supported UKIP 10 years ago when they were popular. He likely doesn't actively follow politics, so that's why he still supports them while being oblivious to the fact that they are not the political force they once were.

I don't understand why you find this confusing.

Omg what a brain dead twat deserves a ghost

No you don't - we had a by-election in May and there was a UKIP candidate on the ballot. I don't follow them. But if you are politically engaged then you will encounter them in one way or another. I don't have time to know about every party, but I take time to know those on the ballot paper.

It might just be that he's not very interested in politics. If everything else is okay I would find out more. Some people just don't understand politics and will just say anything. He might be a wonderful, supportive, kind and caring man. That's still possible!

Don’t mention this to tonight’s date. You’ll give him the ick.

Me too, if politics were brought up 20 minutes into a first date 😁

A wonderful, supportive, kind and caring man…who is also racist and stupid.

#catch 😍

He’s ’not very interested in politics’ and is potentially ‘wonderful, kind and caring’, but he randomly decides to lead the conversation on a first date by declaring his allegiance to UKIP?

And plenty of areas won't have a UKIP candidate on the paper, nor a Monster Raving Loony, nor a Count Binface candidate.

Well only Uxbridge had Count Binface. My point being you don't have to follow them to know they exist if they do stand in your area and UKIP stand almost everywhere, even now. They are not the dying embers people hope they are.

I’ve got second-hand ick now.

That would have given me the ick too. YANBU

If that's who you are and you're not interested in politics, that's fine

But this guy actually said he was "UKIP all the way" and then didn't know himself if they still existed or not. That's just somebody being really stupid. Why would anyone want to date somebody really thick? You don't proudly declare that you're doing something and then be unsure whether the thing you're doing is possible! 😂 isn't that like me saying "I think I played tennis last week, oh wait, no maybe it was padel, oh wait, what's the difference?"

Politics 20 mins into a date is wild 😂

I think you have the right to get the ick for anything on a date.

Why would he say he is a “UKIP man all the way” if not interested in politics.

He said he voted in May.

Why are you talking about “years ago” when he voted in May and should have a clear idea of who he voted for then?

Your misogyny is leading you to write nonsense.

Any thread where a woman dares to comment slightly negatively on a man, regular as clockwork along comes the forum resident misogynist to mansplain to women how they should think.