How to Avoid Painful Political Discussions with Your Spouse

Trent might be testing new beliefs with Katelyn.

Katelyn’s husband is always trying to launch a conversation about politics, and he wants her to indulge him. Maybe he respects her views—and your husband respects yours—much more than you think. It’s possible that Trent knows he’s changed and is in a different place than Katelyn, and is feeling a little lost. Which could be creating a compulsion to talk things through with someone he does respect. His previous beliefs may not have been firmly rooted. And if so, he could easily be in the sort of crisis of belief that usually happens when kids realize they can hold different views from their parents. Just like a teenager makes strong statements as a way of testing out beliefs—and to process them with a parent—it’s possible that Trent is doing the same thing with Katelyn.