Breathe
By Edelmira Cárdenas
In the last few months the bombardment of electoral information has unhinged the population in general: what if a party, what if the candidate, the colors and songs to connect and influence the vote. It seems that this excessive fervor to choose the course of our country has also permeated our intimacy. What happens when we do not reach an ideological agreement with our partner? Is there an intimate distance due to the difference in the choice of parties? Is sexual desire absent during the electoral period? It seems that politics takes away our ENJOYMENT.
When both are snuggled in the comfort of their TV room to enjoy a family moment or a couple's space, as the Chavo del 8 would say "without wanting to, wanting to", the political topic comes up, at the beginning each one respectfully accompanies their ideas, desires, and points of view, but their discussions get nowhere, each one is placed in their trenches discussing who they believe is the best candidate.
It is not the same to have political differences with the taquero than with your partner. The taquero may think that we are not in times to have a woman president, but if your partner thinks so, that is something else, not only is it no longer funny, but it leads to escalate the conflict to other dimensions, generating discussion and distance. For many couples this situation places them in a feeling of "sleeping with the enemy".
