I never used to be a very interested in politics until I started dating my boyfriend, a political science major. Politics still isn't my strong suit, but every day I understand more as I'm forced to hear more and more about the subject. If you're dating a poli sci major you might recognize some of these things in your relationship, too!
1. They bring up names you've never heard of...
...and then get upset when I tell them I've never heard of them. No, I'm sorry, I don't know who Bob Dole is.
2. Asking for an explanation is a 30-minute conversation
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Okay, I'm sorry, I'm not sure why I asked who Bob Dole was. I thought the answer would be short and simple. Things are never short and simple for poli sci majors, though.
3. You can't have group conversations without politics being involved
Everybody knows they're a poli sci major, so what's the one thing they know they can talk about? Politics. It doesn't matter where we are, politics always comes up when I'm with my significant other. As mentioned before, I'm not that interested in politics, so I usually have no idea what's going on.
4. You don't dominate their social media
While most couples post about each other on their social media, my significant other's is predominantly political. There are more political arguments than there are pictures of us on Facebook.
5. You start to become political
Obviously, I'm going to start picking up some things about politics from them. I may never be as involved or knowledgeable in politics, but I've definitely started to understand a lot of things I never understood before.
6. You lose most of the arguments
Poli sci majors basically study arguing for a living. But, when you're as stubborn as I am, arguments don't really have an end, you'll both just end up kind of mad at each other until someone apologizes.
7. They spend all their time worrying about their next application
Every time you want to hang out they tell you they can't because they have to work on their application for their next scholarship, internship, or fellowship.
8. You treat them like a personal fact-checker
"Hey, I saw this thing on Facebook, is this true?" It usually isn't, but that's why you have to ask. Often times, though, they don't know any more about the topic than you do.
9. People start referring to you as the future First Lady
If someone's a poli sci major, they're automatically the next president. By default, that makes you, their significant other the next First Lady, or First Gentleman. It feels like a lot of pressure, but it's not always a bad thing.
