How do you love someone whose politics you hate? | Nichole Flores

Nichole Flores discusses how to maintain relationships with people who hold opposing political views in a new piece for U.S. Catholic.

The discussion follows a May 2026 study from the University of California, Irvine, which found that more than one third of Americans have ended relationships with friends, family members, romantic partners, or coworkers due to political disagreements. Researchers referred to these incidents as political breakups and noted they occurred more frequently within friendships than in other types of relationships.