“I felt like, being in conservative politics, there would be more, like, masculine men in the conservative movement,” Housley says, “and I find that a lot of them aren’t as masculine as I would have hoped.”

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    When Morgan Housley, 29, moved to Washington for her job in April, she had some non-negotiables for the conservative man she was looking to date: He had to “love the Lord,” genuinely enjoy going to church, and be able to “provide and protect, emotionally, physically, spiritually, all of those things.” A fit, athletic man she could go on runs with.

    So far, Mr. Right has not materialized. Instead, many of the single MAGA men she’s seen are … “Not fit, workaholics and not taking finding a wife seriously,” Housley says.

    LOL so the only one who responded was Stephen Miller.

    Also, wonder if she meant alcoholics.

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      Also, wonder if she meant alcoholics.

      Or she thinks it’s still 1970 and someone can have a reasonable work-life balance while still providing “emotionally and physically” for a family as the sole breadwinner.

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        Considering she’s moving for her job, she probably does not want the guy to be the sole breadwinner, and that’s also why “workaholic” is a problem. She’s not fully aligned with the conservative ideology here, because she seems to want the God and family bits but not the paternalistic-power-structure-with-one-man-at-the-top bit. Meanwhile, the guys she’s trying to date probably emphasize that last part and are looking for a conservative wife who stays home with the kids all day.

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          If even half of religious conservatives could remove their heads from their own buttholes for two seconds and realize that the only thing genuinely linking G-O-D and G-O-P is propaganda the US would be in a much better place.

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            Nah, Christianity is an inherently patriarchal and heirarchal structure. Of course it attracts and reinforces the central-male-authority demographic.

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      provide and protect, emotionally, physically, spiritually, all of those things.

      1. Okay, what does she bring to the table?
      2. She’s not looking for a mate, she’s looking to be pampered princess-child.
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        She wants a fit dude who goes to church on Sundays and who isn’t a huge fucking baby. That’s not too ridiculous, it’s just that she’s looking for that guy in conservative circles so that just ain’t gunna happen.