Oh, no worries. I don't think my reply was written in as combative a tone as it might read. I was just trying to be matter of fact about it. (For the record, I had even given your comment 50 claps at the time. You'll know someone ticked me off when I don't give their comment claps lol)

You know, I don't really have a clear-cut answer for you, because I don't have it for myself. In theory, I don't believe that should be a dealbreaker. But I am so passionate about those interests of mine that it borders on obsession, and I wonder if I don't fall within a class of people who it should be a dealbreaker for.

Like it might not matter for most people whether or not their partner shares their interests in politics, but if you're Barack Obama you're probably going to really want a wife who does--since you live and breath the stuff. You get what I mean?

If you're someone who has a burning passion for something so much so that it's a center point of your life, maybe that should be a dealbreaker for you if it's not something your partner shares--but for most people it's not such an important factor.

Also, it wasn't really the lack of a wide-ranging curiosity that caused our separation. It was a series of disrespectful comments and a refusal to apologize for them. I was reticent in general about the relationship because of the lack of common interests, but I doubt I would've ended it on that basis.