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" Dear E. Jean: Can a Democrat and a Republican fall in love? Three weeks ago, I met a sweet, funny, good-looking, financially solvent grown-up. Until last night, we&amp;#039;ve been able to laugh off the fact that we perch on extreme opposite ends of the political spectrum. We were cooking together and having a great time when he put on Fox News. A debate quickly ensued (our own), and things got heated. I ended up feeling attacked and overwhelmed. Then, out of sheer frustration, I burst into tears. He immediately felt bad and tried to comfort me. We were able to smile at it, but things just don&amp;#039;t feel right to me now. We haven&amp;#039;t slept together yet, so this is not a done deal. Can it ever work between a bleeding-heart woman and a right-wing man?\u2014Overwhelmed and at a Loss Miss Over, Darling: No. No way. Newt Gingrich will make Hillary Clinton his fourth wife before you and Mr. Right work it out. Any chap\u2014liberal or conservative\u2014who makes you cry in the first three weeks is a man who won&amp;#039;t make you happy. (But I congratulate you on not bonking him. A Republican won&amp;#039;t respect you if you shag on the first date; a Democrat will be disappointed if you don&amp;#039;t. However, once you&amp;#039;re in bed, the Republican will enjoy more orgasms, according to the intriguing results of a Match.com survey of some 6,000 single people, overseen by the illustrious anthropologist Helen Fisher, Ph.D. And while we&amp;#039;re on the subject\u2014my parenthesis split up longer ago than Sonny and Cher\u2014Fisher says your Elephant Man will dislike hearing opinions that are opposite his own. But this strikes me as true for all dudes, left, right, and sideways.) If you wish, however, to give your romance a go (as he is &amp;quot;sweet&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;solvent,&amp;quot; the two most delectable qualities a red-blooded American man can possess), and since everything this election year is being divided Right and Left, here are your Debate Ground Rules: 1. Never let a man win a political argument. The late, great Hunter S. Thompson always said talking politics was &amp;quot;better than sex.&amp;quot; (In fact, he wrote the book\u00A0Better Than Sex.) You understand how sex works, right? He bobs; you weave. 2. Use your emotions. Passion is the most powerful weapon in political fencing. Be cold, be hot, be solemn, be amused, be hopeful, be humble, be hateful, be loving. Delivering your point with a chuckle will agitate your ene\u2014pardon me, your boyfriend. And an agitated boyfriend is a weakened, irrational boyfriend. Attack when he&amp;#039;s unprepared. Retreat when he is prepared. Read widely, take notes, and practice. (Debate clubs are a sexy way of sharpening your wits:\u00A0debateclub.meetup.com.) You know your fellow&amp;#039;s standard arguments, so construct your proofs against each point, lie in wait, and crush him. 3. And, if he&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;overwhelming&amp;quot; you...  Here&amp;#039;s the fastest way to annihilate a man&amp;#039;s ideas: Glance at the top of his head, step back in alarm, and remark on the thickness of his hair. His brain will boil for seven minutes. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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