James Carville Doles Out Dating Tips Following ‘Love Is Blind’ Political Blowout – HuffPost

Trends ReporterJames Carville took a brief break from his decadeslong career as a Democratic strategist to offer the public some dating advice. The reason behind this unexpected pivot was rooted in this year’s “Love is Blind” season finale.The popular Netflix show has prospective couples date each other through a wall and get engaged without ever laying eyes on each other to foster relationships built on compatible personalities, rather than appearances. This season, politics played a big role.While contestants Sara Carton and Ben Mezzenga appeared eager to tie the knot, Carton told Mezzenga at the altar during last week’s finale that she can’t — as the church he attends is too “traditional” and he didn’t have a strong opinion on the Black Lives Matter movement.Carville, a lifelong Democrat who has been married to former GOP consultant Mary Matalin for more than 30 years, didn’t mince words when asked by Fox News Digital what he would tell progressives about finding love.“Get over your preening and your moral superiority,” he told the outlet in an interview published Saturday.Carville argued that “what these shows do” is create a false narrative that relationships are built on anything other than romance. He added that “you can’t change people’s minds,” and that two people either love each other or not, regardless of their political ideologies.“It’s become a fact that more and more people, you know, use politics as a reason to date or not date somebody,” Carville said. “In my case, I wasn’t good-looking enough. I had to broaden the base, OK. I just couldn’t concentrate on Democratic women.”Carton said on “Love is Blind” that Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community are too important to her for a potential partner to treat with indifference.While opposed to such stringency when it comes to love, Carville admitted Saturday that he doesn’t have a comprehensive handle on romance, either. He said people have tried to explain it “since the dawn of time,” but haven’t quite been able to.We’re bringing you the exclusives, scoops and hot takes on the news all your friends are talking about. Join our loyalty program to support our work and go ad-free.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.“And you know what?” Carville continued. “No one’s quite got it yet, and that’s the great thing about it. And I don’t think anyone will ever get it.”He asked, “If Shakespeare can’t explain romance, how in the hell can I explain romance?”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you’re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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